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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 24,478,595 people in Mali in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 26,143,152 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 8.18 times bigger than Mali's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
  • The countries together account for 2.9% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.32% for Mali.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +3.12% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.1M (86.9% growth).

Brazil vs Mali: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Mali
2100 164,294,719 80,371,693
2099 165,504,324 80,051,982
2098 166,724,540 79,712,985
2097 167,957,900 79,363,373
2096 169,198,878 78,996,636
2095 170,447,187 78,611,169
2094 171,702,406 78,201,275
2093 172,959,201 77,780,277
2092 174,226,209 77,346,576
2091 175,495,014 76,892,849
2090 176,771,657 76,418,075
2089 178,046,664 75,924,551
2088 179,329,069 75,413,374
2087 180,613,269 74,882,872
2086 181,900,405 74,339,859
2085 183,185,504 73,778,163
2084 184,470,859 73,197,940
2083 185,757,734 72,596,727
2082 187,047,504 71,983,705
2081 188,336,189 71,348,537
2080 189,617,504 70,707,220
2079 190,892,825 70,044,626
2078 192,160,856 69,367,218
2077 193,420,209 68,675,750
2076 194,668,253 67,972,574
2075 195,904,930 67,256,565
2074 197,131,520 66,523,454
2073 198,346,178 65,776,035
2072 199,541,890 65,016,928
2071 200,718,990 64,239,726
2070 201,872,528 63,457,636
2069 203,003,940 62,664,074
2068 204,112,753 61,857,029
2067 205,191,144 61,042,577
2066 206,245,316 60,222,511
2065 207,268,823 59,400,594
2064 208,258,342 58,567,263
2063 209,219,808 57,727,308
2062 210,147,571 56,880,111
2061 211,035,957 56,026,848
2060 211,887,727 55,166,339
2059 212,703,223 54,304,533
2058 213,475,371 53,437,711
2057 214,208,817 52,565,517
2056 214,897,416 51,691,907
2055 215,547,622 50,813,138
2054 216,155,836 49,936,085
2053 216,720,807 49,053,898
2052 217,240,244 48,167,179
2051 217,710,548 47,280,403
2050 218,139,994 46,390,999
2049 218,529,238 45,505,968
2048 218,862,226 44,617,075
2047 219,144,767 43,730,396
2046 219,374,582 42,840,806
2045 219,555,915 41,951,176
2044 219,680,790 41,061,960
2043 219,751,357 40,172,937
2042 219,767,446 39,286,024
2041 219,726,082 38,406,403
2040 219,627,035 37,525,963
2039 219,488,186 36,652,557
2038 219,300,758 35,772,629
2037 219,070,710 34,902,845
2036 218,795,673 34,036,236
2035 218,478,532 33,178,665
2034 218,116,666 32,328,037
2033 217,714,006 31,486,276
2032 217,266,965 30,655,886
2031 216,776,060 29,833,522
2030 216,239,032 29,028,860
2029 215,655,337 28,235,559
2028 215,029,016 27,456,170
2027 214,352,035 26,690,187
2026 213,629,498 25,940,320
2025 212,848,504 25,201,616
2024 211,998,573 24,478,595
2023 211,140,729 23,769,127
2022 210,306,415 23,072,640
2021 209,550,294 22,388,630
2020 208,660,842 21,713,836
2019 207,455,459 21,068,405
2018 206,107,261 20,442,030
2017 204,703,445 19,813,011
2016 203,218,114 19,191,289
2015 201,675,532 18,593,022
2014 200,085,127 18,020,267
2013 198,478,299 17,459,615
2012 196,876,111 16,957,033
2011 195,284,734 16,469,049
2010 193,701,929 15,945,198
2009 192,079,951 15,435,539
2008 190,367,302 14,940,782
2007 188,552,320 14,457,775
2006 186,653,106 13,990,139
2005 184,688,101 13,538,647
2004 182,675,143 13,102,409
2003 180,622,688 12,684,955
2002 178,503,484 12,288,050
2001 176,301,203 11,912,158
2000 174,018,282 11,559,290
1999 171,641,543 11,227,415
1998 169,159,655 10,919,573
1997 166,661,659 10,646,495
1996 164,202,549 10,407,278
1995 161,735,073 10,185,365
1994 159,265,006 9,967,031
1993 156,794,577 9,754,786
1992 154,275,079 9,553,540
1991 151,724,256 9,362,888
1990 149,143,223 9,178,830
1989 146,502,972 8,999,938
1988 143,826,357 8,833,996
1987 141,104,944 8,681,164
1986 138,336,370 8,531,277
1985 135,515,595 8,374,663
1984 132,658,864 8,208,599
1983 129,790,077 8,034,400
1982 126,923,155 7,860,194
1981 124,063,109 7,692,766
1980 121,207,461 7,530,515
1979 118,380,821 7,375,266
1978 115,600,942 7,229,651
1977 112,875,292 7,090,979
1976 110,213,349 6,960,979
1975 107,619,565 6,837,261
1974 105,089,675 6,715,436
1973 102,600,976 6,597,106
1972 100,146,797 6,483,726
1971 97,739,273 6,377,944
1970 95,375,651 6,276,472
1969 93,045,777 6,177,704
1968 90,741,240 6,082,979
1967 88,446,124 5,990,906
1966 86,139,359 5,902,204
1965 83,817,583 5,815,487
1964 81,488,595 5,730,125
1963 79,164,235 5,646,605
1962 76,865,323 5,563,917
1961 74,605,447 5,482,283
1960 72,388,126 5,402,550

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/mali | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Mali's population increased by 6,951,863 people (a 36.2% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th 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 Mali will increase by 77.4% to 46,390,999 people and rank change from 58th to 46th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 80.4M people in 2100 for Mali.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Mali
2100 -0.73% 0.4%
2099 -0.73% 0.43%
2098 -0.73% 0.44%
2097 -0.73% 0.46%
2096 -0.73% 0.49%
2095 -0.73% 0.52%
2094 -0.73% 0.54%
2093 -0.73% 0.56%
2092 -0.72% 0.59%
2091 -0.72% 0.62%
2090 -0.72% 0.65%
2089 -0.72% 0.68%
2088 -0.71% 0.71%
2087 -0.71% 0.73%
2086 -0.7% 0.76%
2085 -0.7% 0.79%
2084 -0.69% 0.83%
2083 -0.69% 0.85%
2082 -0.68% 0.89%
2081 -0.68% 0.91%
2080 -0.67% 0.95%
2079 -0.66% 0.98%
2078 -0.65% 1.01%
2077 -0.64% 1.03%
2076 -0.63% 1.06%
2075 -0.62% 1.1%
2074 -0.61% 1.14%
2073 -0.6% 1.17%
2072 -0.59% 1.21%
2071 -0.57% 1.23%
2070 -0.56% 1.27%
2069 -0.54% 1.3%
2068 -0.53% 1.33%
2067 -0.51% 1.36%
2066 -0.49% 1.38%
2065 -0.48% 1.42%
2064 -0.46% 1.46%
2063 -0.44% 1.49%
2062 -0.42% 1.52%
2061 -0.4% 1.56%
2060 -0.38% 1.59%
2059 -0.36% 1.62%
2058 -0.34% 1.66%
2057 -0.32% 1.69%
2056 -0.3% 1.73%
2055 -0.28% 1.76%
2054 -0.26% 1.8%
2053 -0.24% 1.84%
2052 -0.22% 1.88%
2051 -0.2% 1.92%
2050 -0.18% 1.94%
2049 -0.15% 1.99%
2048 -0.13% 2.03%
2047 -0.1% 2.08%
2046 -0.08% 2.12%
2045 -0.06% 2.17%
2044 -0.03% 2.21%
2043 -0.007% 2.26%
2042 0.02% 2.29%
2041 0.05% 2.35%
2040 0.06% 2.38%
2039 0.09% 2.46%
2038 0.11% 2.49%
2037 0.13% 2.55%
2036 0.15% 2.58%
2035 0.17% 2.63%
2034 0.18% 2.67%
2033 0.21% 2.71%
2032 0.23% 2.76%
2031 0.25% 2.77%
2030 0.27% 2.81%
2029 0.29% 2.84%
2028 0.32% 2.87%
2027 0.34% 2.89%
2026 0.37% 2.93%
2025 0.4% 2.95%
2024 0.41% 2.98%
2023 0.4% 3.02%
2022 0.36% 3.06%
2021 0.43% 3.11%
2020 0.58% 3.06%
2019 0.65% 3.06%
2018 0.69% 3.17%
2017 0.73% 3.24%
2016 0.76% 3.22%
2015 0.79% 3.18%
2014 0.81% 3.21%
2013 0.81% 2.96%
2012 0.81% 2.96%
2011 0.82% 3.29%
2010 0.84% 3.3%
2009 0.9% 3.31%
2008 0.96% 3.34%
2007 1.02% 3.34%
2006 1.06% 3.33%
2005 1.1% 3.33%
2004 1.14% 3.29%
2003 1.19% 3.23%
2002 1.25% 3.16%
2001 1.31% 3.05%
2000 1.38% 2.96%
1999 1.47% 2.82%
1998 1.5% 2.56%
1997 1.5% 2.3%
1996 1.53% 2.18%
1995 1.55% 2.19%
1994 1.58% 2.18%
1993 1.63% 2.11%
1992 1.68% 2.04%
1991 1.73% 2.01%
1990 1.8% 1.99%
1989 1.86% 1.88%
1988 1.93% 1.76%
1987 2% 1.76%
1986 2.08% 1.87%
1985 2.15% 2.02%
1984 2.21% 2.17%
1983 2.26% 2.22%
1982 2.31% 2.18%
1981 2.36% 2.15%
1980 2.39% 2.1%
1979 2.4% 2.01%
1978 2.41% 1.96%
1977 2.42% 1.87%
1976 2.41% 1.81%
1975 2.41% 1.81%
1974 2.43% 1.79%
1973 2.45% 1.75%
1972 2.46% 1.66%
1971 2.48% 1.62%
1970 2.5% 1.6%
1969 2.54% 1.56%
1968 2.59% 1.54%
1967 2.68% 1.5%
1966 2.77% 1.49%
1965 2.86% 1.49%
1964 2.94% 1.48%
1963 2.99% 1.49%
1962 3.03% 1.49%
1961 3.06% 1.48%

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/mali | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Mali's population grew by 2.98%.

Live population counters

Brazil Mali
Current population
213824938
26143152
Population rank 7/197 58/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.32%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
44.5 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
33.1 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
2.56 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +709,468
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.98%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 15/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
11 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -48,019
Net migration rank 186/196 173/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 545,323
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 76/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 131/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Mali
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Mali
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -48,019
2024 - -225,510 - -46,880
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 746,398 -39,953
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 726,465 -39,951
2021 919,507 -208,581 703,674 -22,210
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 683,053 -14,962
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 667,110 -44,373
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 670,723 -40,710
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 661,973 -33,942
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 645,652 -30,251
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 630,006 -48,872
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 614,419 -50,068
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 597,887 -40,951
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 588,748 -140,507
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 570,899 -43,160
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 554,447 -34,483
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 533,730 -34,383
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 514,665 -24,509
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 495,800 -19,945
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 477,665 -18,247
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 460,964 -17,413
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 439,717 -10,796
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 417,766 -11,768
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 396,732 -8,914
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 376,472 -12,507
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 359,159 -17,395
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 343,705 -21,702
1998 2,514,728 21,666 323,940 -30,255
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 308,429 -55,978
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 293,953 -67,974
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 285,598 -67,763
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 282,356 -63,533
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 274,480 -68,816
1992 2,547,698 14,394 267,605 -70,789
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 261,656 -77,172
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 252,308 -68,668
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 249,929 -75,771
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 245,682 -87,952
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 238,871 -90,940
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 233,799 -81,970
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 224,734 -63,347
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 218,078 -47,331
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 211,795 -34,132
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 204,892 -34,140
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 198,227 -34,130
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 190,560 -30,156
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 182,449 -32,353
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 172,652 -31,520
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 165,071 -28,853
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 157,778 -33,999
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 150,222 -26,572
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 142,448 -22,449
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 135,801 -19,137
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 129,687 -19,594
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 123,591 -22,127
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 118,952 -17,479
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 114,361 -18,302
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 111,403 -18,015
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 107,650 -16,900
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 103,684 -17,032
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 100,451 -13,662
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 97,166 -13,226
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 95,055 -11,951
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 93,101 -10,821
1961 2,240,178 75 91,115 -10,139
1960 2,190,392 4,066 88,802 -10,314

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/mali | 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 Mali 94.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,749,473 people) and 5.13% is from migration (a loss of 365,292 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 545,323 people or 2.2% in Mali.

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
Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 214K
Segou 134K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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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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