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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 527,799 people in Maldives in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 532,057 in Maldives.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 402 times bigger than Maldives'.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Maldives is the 168th.
  • The countries together account for 2.59% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.006% for Maldives.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.56% in Maldives.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Maldives has grown from 314K to 532K (69.5% growth).

Brazil vs Maldives: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Maldives
2100 164,294,719 476,505
2099 165,504,324 477,920
2098 166,724,540 479,417
2097 167,957,900 481,109
2096 169,198,878 482,965
2095 170,447,187 484,925
2094 171,702,406 487,060
2093 172,959,201 489,462
2092 174,226,209 492,137
2091 175,495,014 494,900
2090 176,771,657 498,054
2089 178,046,664 501,304
2088 179,329,069 504,978
2087 180,613,269 508,740
2086 181,900,405 512,752
2085 183,185,504 516,863
2084 184,470,859 521,065
2083 185,757,734 525,345
2082 187,047,504 529,631
2081 188,336,189 534,118
2080 189,617,504 538,568
2079 190,892,825 543,030
2078 192,160,856 547,552
2077 193,420,209 551,886
2076 194,668,253 556,016
2075 195,904,930 560,031
2074 197,131,520 563,862
2073 198,346,178 567,654
2072 199,541,890 571,178
2071 200,718,990 574,604
2070 201,872,528 577,819
2069 203,003,940 580,792
2068 204,112,753 583,580
2067 205,191,144 586,194
2066 206,245,316 588,512
2065 207,268,823 590,500
2064 208,258,342 592,344
2063 209,219,808 594,011
2062 210,147,571 595,405
2061 211,035,957 596,482
2060 211,887,727 597,051
2059 212,703,223 597,623
2058 213,475,371 597,874
2057 214,208,817 597,811
2056 214,897,416 597,360
2055 215,547,622 596,636
2054 216,155,836 595,832
2053 216,720,807 594,829
2052 217,240,244 593,458
2051 217,710,548 591,942
2050 218,139,994 590,121
2049 218,529,238 587,970
2048 218,862,226 585,592
2047 219,144,767 583,306
2046 219,374,582 580,842
2045 219,555,915 578,160
2044 219,680,790 575,546
2043 219,751,357 572,802
2042 219,767,446 570,020
2041 219,726,082 567,246
2040 219,627,035 564,398
2039 219,488,186 561,546
2038 219,300,758 558,940
2037 219,070,710 556,343
2036 218,795,673 553,839
2035 218,478,532 551,348
2034 218,116,666 548,952
2033 217,714,006 546,465
2032 217,266,965 544,072
2031 216,776,060 541,734
2030 216,239,032 539,556
2029 215,655,337 537,533
2028 215,029,016 535,394
2027 214,352,035 533,401
2026 213,629,498 531,559
2025 212,848,504 529,712
2024 211,998,573 527,799
2023 211,140,729 525,994
2022 210,306,415 524,106
2021 209,550,294 516,154
2020 208,660,842 502,118
2019 207,455,459 487,731
2018 206,107,261 473,099
2017 204,703,445 458,287
2016 203,218,114 443,308
2015 201,675,532 428,154
2014 200,085,127 413,617
2013 198,478,299 400,070
2012 196,876,111 386,818
2011 195,284,734 373,674
2010 193,701,929 360,792
2009 192,079,951 348,275
2008 190,367,302 336,170
2007 188,552,320 324,479
2006 186,653,106 313,851
2005 184,688,101 306,429
2004 182,675,143 301,413
2003 180,622,688 296,491
2002 178,503,484 291,616
2001 176,301,203 286,767
2000 174,018,282 282,019
1999 171,641,543 277,412
1998 169,159,655 272,723
1997 166,661,659 267,707
1996 164,202,549 262,347
1995 161,735,073 256,649
1994 159,265,006 250,822
1993 156,794,577 244,884
1992 154,275,079 238,543
1991 151,724,256 231,802
1990 149,143,223 224,762
1989 146,502,972 217,738
1988 143,826,357 210,885
1987 141,104,944 203,944
1986 138,336,370 196,935
1985 135,515,595 190,169
1984 132,658,864 184,198
1983 129,790,077 179,128
1982 126,923,155 174,333
1981 124,063,109 169,532
1980 121,207,461 164,835
1979 118,380,821 160,360
1978 115,600,942 156,159
1977 112,875,292 151,930
1976 110,213,349 147,525
1975 107,619,565 143,158
1974 105,089,675 138,978
1973 102,600,976 134,952
1972 100,146,797 130,968
1971 97,739,273 127,035
1970 95,375,651 123,219
1969 93,045,777 119,564
1968 90,741,240 116,075
1967 88,446,124 112,528
1966 86,139,359 108,507
1965 83,817,583 104,102
1964 81,488,595 100,662
1963 79,164,235 98,222
1962 76,865,323 95,802
1961 74,605,447 93,450
1960 72,388,126 91,189

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/maldives | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 88,749 people (a 20% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Brazil's population will grow by 2.02% to 218,139,994 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Maldives will increase by 10.9% to 590,121 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 598K people in 2058 for Maldives.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Maldives
2100 -0.73% -0.3%
2099 -0.73% -0.31%
2098 -0.73% -0.35%
2097 -0.73% -0.38%
2096 -0.73% -0.4%
2095 -0.73% -0.44%
2094 -0.73% -0.49%
2093 -0.73% -0.54%
2092 -0.72% -0.56%
2091 -0.72% -0.63%
2090 -0.72% -0.65%
2089 -0.72% -0.73%
2088 -0.71% -0.74%
2087 -0.71% -0.78%
2086 -0.7% -0.8%
2085 -0.7% -0.81%
2084 -0.69% -0.81%
2083 -0.69% -0.81%
2082 -0.68% -0.84%
2081 -0.68% -0.83%
2080 -0.67% -0.82%
2079 -0.66% -0.83%
2078 -0.65% -0.79%
2077 -0.64% -0.74%
2076 -0.63% -0.72%
2075 -0.62% -0.68%
2074 -0.61% -0.67%
2073 -0.6% -0.62%
2072 -0.59% -0.6%
2071 -0.57% -0.56%
2070 -0.56% -0.51%
2069 -0.54% -0.48%
2068 -0.53% -0.45%
2067 -0.51% -0.39%
2066 -0.49% -0.34%
2065 -0.48% -0.31%
2064 -0.46% -0.28%
2063 -0.44% -0.23%
2062 -0.42% -0.18%
2061 -0.4% -0.1%
2060 -0.38% -0.1%
2059 -0.36% -0.04%
2058 -0.34% 0.01%
2057 -0.32% 0.08%
2056 -0.3% 0.12%
2055 -0.28% 0.14%
2054 -0.26% 0.17%
2053 -0.24% 0.23%
2052 -0.22% 0.26%
2051 -0.2% 0.31%
2050 -0.18% 0.37%
2049 -0.15% 0.41%
2048 -0.13% 0.39%
2047 -0.1% 0.42%
2046 -0.08% 0.46%
2045 -0.06% 0.45%
2044 -0.03% 0.48%
2043 -0.007% 0.49%
2042 0.02% 0.49%
2041 0.05% 0.5%
2040 0.06% 0.51%
2039 0.09% 0.47%
2038 0.11% 0.47%
2037 0.13% 0.45%
2036 0.15% 0.45%
2035 0.17% 0.44%
2034 0.18% 0.46%
2033 0.21% 0.44%
2032 0.23% 0.43%
2031 0.25% 0.4%
2030 0.27% 0.38%
2029 0.29% 0.4%
2028 0.32% 0.37%
2027 0.34% 0.35%
2026 0.37% 0.35%
2025 0.4% 0.36%
2024 0.41% 0.34%
2023 0.4% 0.36%
2022 0.36% 1.54%
2021 0.43% 2.8%
2020 0.58% 2.95%
2019 0.65% 3.09%
2018 0.69% 3.23%
2017 0.73% 3.38%
2016 0.76% 3.54%
2015 0.79% 3.51%
2014 0.81% 3.39%
2013 0.81% 3.43%
2012 0.81% 3.52%
2011 0.82% 3.57%
2010 0.84% 3.59%
2009 0.9% 3.6%
2008 0.96% 3.6%
2007 1.02% 3.39%
2006 1.06% 2.42%
2005 1.1% 1.66%
2004 1.14% 1.66%
2003 1.19% 1.67%
2002 1.25% 1.69%
2001 1.31% 1.68%
2000 1.38% 1.66%
1999 1.47% 1.72%
1998 1.5% 1.87%
1997 1.5% 2.04%
1996 1.53% 2.22%
1995 1.55% 2.32%
1994 1.58% 2.42%
1993 1.63% 2.66%
1992 1.68% 2.91%
1991 1.73% 3.13%
1990 1.8% 3.23%
1989 1.86% 3.25%
1988 1.93% 3.4%
1987 2% 3.56%
1986 2.08% 3.56%
1985 2.15% 3.24%
1984 2.21% 2.83%
1983 2.26% 2.75%
1982 2.31% 2.83%
1981 2.36% 2.85%
1980 2.39% 2.79%
1979 2.4% 2.69%
1978 2.41% 2.78%
1977 2.42% 2.99%
1976 2.41% 3.05%
1975 2.41% 3.01%
1974 2.43% 2.98%
1973 2.45% 3.04%
1972 2.46% 3.1%
1971 2.48% 3.1%
1970 2.5% 3.06%
1969 2.54% 3.01%
1968 2.59% 3.15%
1967 2.68% 3.71%
1966 2.77% 4.23%
1965 2.86% 3.42%
1964 2.94% 2.48%
1963 2.99% 2.53%
1962 3.03% 2.52%
1961 3.06% 2.48%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/maldives | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Maldives' population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Brazil Maldives
Current population
213824938
532057
Population rank 7/197 168/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.006%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
4.85 hours
One birth every
12.1 seconds
1.51 hours
One death every
21.1 seconds
7.13 hours
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +5
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +1,805
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 146/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
3.85 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 -2,283
Net migration rank 186/196 101/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 75,099
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 141/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 48/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Maldives
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Maldives
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -2,283
2024 - -225,510 - -2,421
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 4,566 -2,877
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 4,752 -2,674
2021 919,507 -208,581 4,426 9,412
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 4,594 9,642
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 4,886 9,648
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 5,088 9,637
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 5,342 9,555
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 5,652 9,421
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 5,914 9,324
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 6,122 7,700
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 6,307 6,963
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 6,445 6,800
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 6,429 6,611
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 6,350 6,369
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 6,227 6,093
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 5,856 6,035
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 5,324 6,160
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 4,766 5,006
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 4,493 578
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 4,287 668
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 4,316 578
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 4,257 607
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 4,271 560
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 4,372 300
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 4,601 -62
1998 2,514,728 21,666 4,919 -94
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 5,267 -60
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 5,705 -183
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 6,177 -302
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 6,550 -768
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 6,842 -749
1992 2,547,698 14,394 7,096 -522
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 7,295 -378
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 7,444 -271
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 7,472 -610
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 7,414 -564
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 7,300 -265
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 7,153 -175
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 6,944 -382
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 6,680 -1,300
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 6,361 -1,608
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 6,058 -1,220
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 5,778 -1,014
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 5,526 -903
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 5,275 -958
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 4,812 -716
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 4,779 -413
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 4,538 -101
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 4,325 -14
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 4,136 -78
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 3,924 60
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 3,707 269
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 3,549 341
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 3,415 330
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 3,260 313
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 3,150 255
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 3,010 672
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 2,845 1,511
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 2,747 1,709
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 2,660 -227
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 2,567 -125
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 2,475 -80
1961 2,240,178 75 2,354 -44
1960 2,190,392 4,066 2,241 -32

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/maldives | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 89.1% of the population change in Brazil is from natural causes (a gain of 14,004,164 people) and 10.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,708,894 people). In Maldives 42.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,342 people) and 57.3% is from migration (a gain of 68,788 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 75,099 people or 14.2% in Maldives.

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
Maldives
City Population
Male 133K
Hulhumale 50K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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