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Population in Brazil compared to Malaysia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 35,977,838 people in Malaysia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 36,600,906 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 5.85 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 3.02% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +1.45% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.6M (38.5% growth).

Brazil vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Malaysia
2100 164,266,855 44,342,183
2099 165,476,254 44,456,013
2098 166,696,264 44,568,480
2097 167,929,414 44,684,459
2096 169,170,182 44,803,334
2095 170,418,279 44,920,823
2094 171,673,285 45,035,868
2093 172,929,867 45,153,485
2092 174,196,660 45,267,003
2091 175,465,250 45,378,303
2090 176,741,676 45,489,767
2089 178,016,467 45,598,290
2088 179,298,655 45,706,098
2087 180,582,637 45,811,274
2086 181,869,555 45,914,874
2085 183,154,436 46,008,880
2084 184,439,572 46,099,604
2083 185,726,230 46,190,377
2082 187,015,781 46,272,999
2081 188,304,247 46,347,751
2080 189,585,345 46,423,514
2079 190,860,450 46,484,118
2078 192,128,265 46,537,169
2077 193,387,405 46,582,178
2076 194,635,237 46,607,029
2075 195,871,705 46,631,092
2074 197,098,086 46,646,324
2073 198,312,538 46,658,819
2072 199,508,048 46,658,396
2071 200,684,948 46,648,409
2070 201,838,290 46,633,600
2069 202,969,511 46,611,221
2068 204,078,136 46,588,049
2067 205,156,343 46,557,261
2066 206,210,336 46,518,384
2065 207,233,670 46,469,909
2064 208,223,021 46,405,405
2063 209,184,325 46,338,727
2062 210,111,930 46,260,178
2061 211,000,165 46,166,190
2060 211,851,790 46,064,001
2059 212,667,148 45,946,872
2058 213,439,165 45,825,593
2057 214,172,487 45,695,432
2056 214,860,969 45,554,612
2055 215,511,064 45,407,246
2054 216,119,176 45,241,331
2053 216,684,051 45,057,472
2052 217,203,400 44,862,361
2051 217,673,624 44,657,253
2050 218,102,997 44,434,221
2049 218,492,176 44,206,196
2048 218,825,106 43,963,591
2047 219,107,600 43,701,058
2046 219,337,375 43,427,087
2045 219,518,678 43,146,785
2044 219,643,532 42,855,667
2043 219,714,087 42,546,972
2042 219,730,173 42,229,093
2041 219,688,816 41,911,573
2040 219,589,786 41,587,509
2039 219,450,960 41,260,315
2038 219,263,564 40,918,517
2037 219,033,555 40,574,312
2036 218,758,565 40,223,758
2035 218,441,478 39,866,097
2034 218,079,673 39,505,672
2033 217,677,081 39,141,994
2032 217,230,117 38,762,420
2031 216,739,295 38,376,399
2030 216,202,357 37,985,824
2029 215,618,762 37,597,060
2028 214,992,547 37,198,261
2027 214,315,680 36,797,098
2026 213,593,266 36,393,693
2025 212,812,405 35,977,838
2024 211,998,573 35,557,673
2023 211,140,729 35,126,298
2022 210,306,415 34,695,493
2021 209,550,294 34,282,399
2020 208,660,842 33,889,558
2019 207,455,459 33,440,596
2018 206,107,261 32,910,967
2017 204,703,445 32,355,644
2016 203,218,114 31,789,685
2015 201,675,532 31,232,798
2014 200,085,127 30,696,137
2013 198,478,299 30,174,265
2012 196,876,111 29,662,831
2011 195,284,734 29,162,039
2010 193,701,929 28,655,776
2009 192,079,951 28,124,778
2008 190,367,302 27,570,059
2007 188,552,320 26,998,389
2006 186,653,106 26,417,909
2005 184,688,101 25,836,071
2004 182,675,143 25,256,772
2003 180,622,688 24,679,602
2002 178,503,484 24,102,477
2001 176,301,203 23,526,538
2000 174,018,282 22,967,816
1999 171,641,543 22,435,531
1998 169,159,655 21,906,713
1997 166,661,659 21,375,218
1996 164,202,549 20,850,087
1995 161,735,073 20,330,599
1994 159,265,006 19,820,446
1993 156,794,577 19,322,664
1992 154,275,079 18,834,572
1991 151,724,256 18,342,464
1990 149,143,223 17,833,171
1989 146,502,972 17,314,997
1988 143,826,357 16,796,605
1987 141,104,944 16,276,737
1986 138,336,370 15,760,419
1985 135,515,595 15,252,258
1984 132,658,864 14,759,009
1983 129,790,077 14,285,907
1982 126,923,155 13,832,798
1981 124,063,109 13,399,203
1980 121,207,461 12,983,363
1979 118,380,821 12,627,862
1978 115,600,942 12,328,157
1977 112,875,292 12,035,713
1976 110,213,349 11,750,097
1975 107,619,565 11,471,914
1974 105,089,675 11,200,906
1973 102,600,976 10,935,621
1972 100,146,797 10,676,835
1971 97,739,273 10,423,453
1970 95,375,651 10,178,802
1969 93,045,777 9,947,597
1968 90,741,240 9,725,281
1967 88,446,124 9,507,099
1966 86,139,359 9,284,688
1965 83,817,583 9,056,408
1964 81,488,595 8,828,406
1963 79,164,235 8,602,160
1962 76,865,323 8,380,172
1961 74,605,447 8,164,443
1960 72,388,126 7,956,197

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Brazil's population will grow by 1.93% to 218,102,997 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Malaysia will increase by 21.4% to 44,434,221 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Malaysia
2100 -0.73% -0.26%
2099 -0.73% -0.25%
2098 -0.73% -0.26%
2097 -0.73% -0.27%
2096 -0.73% -0.26%
2095 -0.73% -0.26%
2094 -0.73% -0.26%
2093 -0.73% -0.25%
2092 -0.72% -0.25%
2091 -0.72% -0.25%
2090 -0.72% -0.24%
2089 -0.72% -0.24%
2088 -0.71% -0.23%
2087 -0.71% -0.23%
2086 -0.7% -0.2%
2085 -0.7% -0.2%
2084 -0.69% -0.2%
2083 -0.69% -0.18%
2082 -0.68% -0.16%
2081 -0.68% -0.16%
2080 -0.67% -0.13%
2079 -0.66% -0.11%
2078 -0.65% -0.1%
2077 -0.64% -0.05%
2076 -0.63% -0.05%
2075 -0.62% -0.03%
2074 -0.61% -0.03%
2073 -0.6% 0.001%
2072 -0.59% 0.02%
2071 -0.57% 0.03%
2070 -0.56% 0.05%
2069 -0.54% 0.05%
2068 -0.53% 0.07%
2067 -0.51% 0.08%
2066 -0.49% 0.1%
2065 -0.48% 0.14%
2064 -0.46% 0.14%
2063 -0.44% 0.17%
2062 -0.42% 0.2%
2061 -0.4% 0.22%
2060 -0.38% 0.25%
2059 -0.36% 0.26%
2058 -0.34% 0.28%
2057 -0.32% 0.31%
2056 -0.3% 0.32%
2055 -0.28% 0.37%
2054 -0.26% 0.41%
2053 -0.24% 0.43%
2052 -0.22% 0.46%
2051 -0.2% 0.5%
2050 -0.18% 0.52%
2049 -0.15% 0.55%
2048 -0.13% 0.6%
2047 -0.1% 0.63%
2046 -0.08% 0.65%
2045 -0.06% 0.68%
2044 -0.03% 0.73%
2043 -0.007% 0.75%
2042 0.02% 0.76%
2041 0.05% 0.78%
2040 0.06% 0.79%
2039 0.09% 0.84%
2038 0.11% 0.85%
2037 0.13% 0.87%
2036 0.15% 0.9%
2035 0.17% 0.91%
2034 0.18% 0.93%
2033 0.21% 0.98%
2032 0.23% 1.01%
2031 0.25% 1.03%
2030 0.27% 1.03%
2029 0.29% 1.07%
2028 0.32% 1.09%
2027 0.34% 1.11%
2026 0.37% 1.16%
2025 0.38% 1.18%
2024 0.41% 1.23%
2023 0.4% 1.24%
2022 0.36% 1.2%
2021 0.43% 1.16%
2020 0.58% 1.34%
2019 0.65% 1.61%
2018 0.69% 1.72%
2017 0.73% 1.78%
2016 0.76% 1.78%
2015 0.79% 1.75%
2014 0.81% 1.73%
2013 0.81% 1.72%
2012 0.81% 1.72%
2011 0.82% 1.77%
2010 0.84% 1.89%
2009 0.9% 2.01%
2008 0.96% 2.12%
2007 1.02% 2.2%
2006 1.06% 2.25%
2005 1.1% 2.29%
2004 1.14% 2.34%
2003 1.19% 2.39%
2002 1.25% 2.45%
2001 1.31% 2.43%
2000 1.38% 2.37%
1999 1.47% 2.41%
1998 1.5% 2.49%
1997 1.5% 2.52%
1996 1.53% 2.56%
1995 1.55% 2.57%
1994 1.58% 2.58%
1993 1.63% 2.59%
1992 1.68% 2.68%
1991 1.73% 2.86%
1990 1.8% 2.99%
1989 1.86% 3.09%
1988 1.93% 3.19%
1987 2% 3.28%
1986 2.08% 3.33%
1985 2.15% 3.34%
1984 2.21% 3.31%
1983 2.26% 3.28%
1982 2.31% 3.24%
1981 2.36% 3.2%
1980 2.39% 2.82%
1979 2.4% 2.43%
1978 2.41% 2.43%
1977 2.42% 2.43%
1976 2.41% 2.42%
1975 2.41% 2.42%
1974 2.43% 2.43%
1973 2.45% 2.42%
1972 2.46% 2.43%
1971 2.48% 2.4%
1970 2.5% 2.32%
1969 2.54% 2.29%
1968 2.59% 2.29%
1967 2.68% 2.4%
1966 2.77% 2.52%
1965 2.86% 2.58%
1964 2.94% 2.63%
1963 2.99% 2.65%
1962 3.03% 2.64%
1961 3.06% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.38%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.18%.

Live population counters

Brazil Malaysia
Current population
213964342
36600906
Population rank 7/197 45/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.44%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
1.25 minutes
One birth every
12.3 seconds
1.2 minutes
One death every
21 seconds
2.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,230 +1,151
Annual growth/decline +813,832 +420,165
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 89/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +166,615
Net migration rank 186/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 166,615
2024 1,073,773 -225,510 252,068 174,770
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 254,806 181,071
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 237,560 188,154
2021 919,507 -208,581 212,002 188,506
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 283,282 101,907
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 309,426 203,284
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 324,568 221,965
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 336,434 227,677
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 345,681 222,141
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 358,302 187,663
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 367,587 159,791
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 366,738 149,637
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 371,497 134,975
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 372,836 122,269
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 360,260 157,164
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 366,157 178,410
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 362,380 202,481
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 348,711 229,784
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 349,509 232,971
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 355,324 225,864
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 365,138 212,278
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 377,425 199,510
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 381,084 196,227
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 400,939 173,613
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 417,371 125,499
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 432,355 89,335
1998 2,514,728 21,666 436,316 99,639
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 447,768 79,266
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 450,174 73,040
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 443,349 72,393
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 437,873 66,685
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 429,910 61,079
1992 2,547,698 14,394 418,900 66,286
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 401,938 97,111
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 384,518 135,020
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 373,277 143,544
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 386,507 133,478
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 381,999 137,759
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 385,799 127,081
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 383,243 120,215
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 376,797 106,248
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 365,290 97,862
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 353,138 89,942
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 339,991 84,142
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 326,947 80,617
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 317,439 -13,980
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 311,027 -15,059
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 305,515 -16,601
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 300,615 -18,316
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 294,541 -20,480
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 289,880 -21,919
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 284,611 -21,995
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 276,263 -21,305
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 272,323 -20,535
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 269,341 -31,839
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 264,327 -39,420
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 260,705 -40,996
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 258,764 -42,108
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 262,162 -33,993
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 264,836 -36,456
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 266,406 -38,785
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 265,815 -40,952
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 262,140 -43,033
1961 2,240,178 75 257,270 -44,916
1960 2,190,392 4,066 251,090 -46,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 88.2% of the population change in Brazil is from natural causes (a gain of 13,319,989 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,788,672 people). In Malaysia 60.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,914,129 people) and 39.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,897,138 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

Biggest cities by population

Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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