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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 5,505,206 in Mauritania.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 38.8 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 122nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.65% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Mauritania has grown from 3.01M to 5.51M (82.7% growth).

Brazil vs Mauritania: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Mauritania
2100 164,294,719 17,309,980
2099 165,504,324 17,202,690
2098 166,724,540 17,090,030
2097 167,957,900 16,975,270
2096 169,198,878 16,857,252
2095 170,447,187 16,739,240
2094 171,702,406 16,617,272
2093 172,959,201 16,492,589
2092 174,226,209 16,366,098
2091 175,495,014 16,235,771
2090 176,771,657 16,103,700
2089 178,046,664 15,969,059
2088 179,329,069 15,831,339
2087 180,613,269 15,690,143
2086 181,900,405 15,547,605
2085 183,185,504 15,403,967
2084 184,470,859 15,257,740
2083 185,757,734 15,108,271
2082 187,047,504 14,958,279
2081 188,336,189 14,805,332
2080 189,617,504 14,651,508
2079 190,892,825 14,496,397
2078 192,160,856 14,337,117
2077 193,420,209 14,175,812
2076 194,668,253 14,013,255
2075 195,904,930 13,849,027
2074 197,131,520 13,684,146
2073 198,346,178 13,517,681
2072 199,541,890 13,349,376
2071 200,718,990 13,178,237
2070 201,872,528 13,007,812
2069 203,003,940 12,835,311
2068 204,112,753 12,662,862
2067 205,191,144 12,487,379
2066 206,245,316 12,311,503
2065 207,268,823 12,136,616
2064 208,258,342 11,958,955
2063 209,219,808 11,783,144
2062 210,147,571 11,606,044
2061 211,035,957 11,428,738
2060 211,887,727 11,251,427
2059 212,703,223 11,072,236
2058 213,475,371 10,892,076
2057 214,208,817 10,713,858
2056 214,897,416 10,536,935
2055 215,547,622 10,358,532
2054 216,155,836 10,179,658
2053 216,720,807 9,999,712
2052 217,240,244 9,819,098
2051 217,710,548 9,639,209
2050 218,139,994 9,461,249
2049 218,529,238 9,283,353
2048 218,862,226 9,104,299
2047 219,144,767 8,926,851
2046 219,374,582 8,748,845
2045 219,555,915 8,572,397
2044 219,680,790 8,397,189
2043 219,751,357 8,222,194
2042 219,767,446 8,048,139
2041 219,726,082 7,876,803
2040 219,627,035 7,706,696
2039 219,488,186 7,537,689
2038 219,300,758 7,369,184
2037 219,070,710 7,202,472
2036 218,795,673 7,036,729
2035 218,478,532 6,871,981
2034 218,116,666 6,708,364
2033 217,714,006 6,546,168
2032 217,266,965 6,385,827
2031 216,776,060 6,227,564
2030 216,239,032 6,070,865
2029 215,655,337 5,916,516
2028 215,029,016 5,764,060
2027 214,352,035 5,613,919
2026 213,629,498 5,464,898
2025 212,848,504 5,317,228
2024 211,998,573 5,169,395
2023 211,140,729 5,022,441
2022 210,306,415 4,875,637
2021 209,550,294 4,734,874
2020 208,660,842 4,600,131
2019 207,455,459 4,467,708
2018 206,107,261 4,337,685
2017 204,703,445 4,210,600
2016 203,218,114 4,086,657
2015 201,675,532 3,965,959
2014 200,085,127 3,848,514
2013 198,478,299 3,734,318
2012 196,876,111 3,619,034
2011 195,284,734 3,502,811
2010 193,701,929 3,390,965
2009 192,079,951 3,284,448
2008 190,367,302 3,183,269
2007 188,552,320 3,093,059
2006 186,653,106 3,013,660
2005 184,688,101 2,939,059
2004 182,675,143 2,868,664
2003 180,622,688 2,802,046
2002 178,503,484 2,738,655
2001 176,301,203 2,678,760
2000 174,018,282 2,613,441
1999 171,641,543 2,541,698
1998 169,159,655 2,474,651
1997 166,661,659 2,411,306
1996 164,202,549 2,358,188
1995 161,735,073 2,312,017
1994 159,265,006 2,249,454
1993 156,794,577 2,174,328
1992 154,275,079 2,088,135
1991 151,724,256 2,009,738
1990 149,143,223 1,951,878
1989 146,502,972 1,903,048
1988 143,826,357 1,855,859
1987 141,104,944 1,803,014
1986 138,336,370 1,751,835
1985 135,515,595 1,702,107
1984 132,658,864 1,653,693
1983 129,790,077 1,606,746
1982 126,923,155 1,561,176
1981 124,063,109 1,516,877
1980 121,207,461 1,474,043
1979 118,380,821 1,432,758
1978 115,600,942 1,392,713
1977 112,875,292 1,353,768
1976 110,213,349 1,315,336
1975 107,619,565 1,277,330
1974 105,089,675 1,240,188
1973 102,600,976 1,203,838
1972 100,146,797 1,168,355
1971 97,739,273 1,133,702
1970 95,375,651 1,099,806
1969 93,045,777 1,066,754
1968 90,741,240 1,034,739
1967 88,446,124 1,003,843
1966 86,139,359 974,157
1965 83,817,583 945,838
1964 81,488,595 918,955
1963 79,164,235 893,423
1962 76,865,323 869,184
1961 74,605,447 846,167
1960 72,388,126 824,298

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/mauritania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Mauritania gained 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Mauritania was ranked 132nd in 2006 and ranked 122nd 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 Mauritania will increase by 71.9% to 9,461,249 people and rank change from 122nd to 102nd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 17.3M people in 2100 for Mauritania.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Mauritania
2100 -0.73% 0.62%
2099 -0.73% 0.66%
2098 -0.73% 0.68%
2097 -0.73% 0.7%
2096 -0.73% 0.7%
2095 -0.73% 0.73%
2094 -0.73% 0.76%
2093 -0.73% 0.77%
2092 -0.72% 0.8%
2091 -0.72% 0.82%
2090 -0.72% 0.84%
2089 -0.72% 0.87%
2088 -0.71% 0.9%
2087 -0.71% 0.92%
2086 -0.7% 0.93%
2085 -0.7% 0.96%
2084 -0.69% 0.99%
2083 -0.69% 1%
2082 -0.68% 1.03%
2081 -0.68% 1.05%
2080 -0.67% 1.07%
2079 -0.66% 1.11%
2078 -0.65% 1.14%
2077 -0.64% 1.16%
2076 -0.63% 1.19%
2075 -0.62% 1.2%
2074 -0.61% 1.23%
2073 -0.6% 1.26%
2072 -0.59% 1.3%
2071 -0.57% 1.31%
2070 -0.56% 1.34%
2069 -0.54% 1.36%
2068 -0.53% 1.41%
2067 -0.51% 1.43%
2066 -0.49% 1.44%
2065 -0.48% 1.49%
2064 -0.46% 1.49%
2063 -0.44% 1.53%
2062 -0.42% 1.55%
2061 -0.4% 1.58%
2060 -0.38% 1.62%
2059 -0.36% 1.65%
2058 -0.34% 1.66%
2057 -0.32% 1.68%
2056 -0.3% 1.72%
2055 -0.28% 1.76%
2054 -0.26% 1.8%
2053 -0.24% 1.84%
2052 -0.22% 1.87%
2051 -0.2% 1.88%
2050 -0.18% 1.92%
2049 -0.15% 1.97%
2048 -0.13% 1.99%
2047 -0.1% 2.03%
2046 -0.08% 2.06%
2045 -0.06% 2.09%
2044 -0.03% 2.13%
2043 -0.007% 2.16%
2042 0.02% 2.18%
2041 0.05% 2.21%
2040 0.06% 2.24%
2039 0.09% 2.29%
2038 0.11% 2.31%
2037 0.13% 2.36%
2036 0.15% 2.4%
2035 0.17% 2.44%
2034 0.18% 2.48%
2033 0.21% 2.51%
2032 0.23% 2.54%
2031 0.25% 2.58%
2030 0.27% 2.61%
2029 0.29% 2.64%
2028 0.32% 2.67%
2027 0.34% 2.73%
2026 0.37% 2.78%
2025 0.4% 2.86%
2024 0.41% 2.93%
2023 0.4% 3.01%
2022 0.36% 2.97%
2021 0.43% 2.93%
2020 0.58% 2.96%
2019 0.65% 3%
2018 0.69% 3.02%
2017 0.73% 3.03%
2016 0.76% 3.04%
2015 0.79% 3.05%
2014 0.81% 3.06%
2013 0.81% 3.19%
2012 0.81% 3.32%
2011 0.82% 3.3%
2010 0.84% 3.24%
2009 0.9% 3.18%
2008 0.96% 2.92%
2007 1.02% 2.63%
2006 1.06% 2.54%
2005 1.1% 2.45%
2004 1.14% 2.38%
2003 1.19% 2.31%
2002 1.25% 2.24%
2001 1.31% 2.5%
2000 1.38% 2.82%
1999 1.47% 2.71%
1998 1.5% 2.63%
1997 1.5% 2.25%
1996 1.53% 2%
1995 1.55% 2.78%
1994 1.58% 3.46%
1993 1.63% 4.13%
1992 1.68% 3.9%
1991 1.73% 2.96%
1990 1.8% 2.57%
1989 1.86% 2.54%
1988 1.93% 2.93%
1987 2% 2.92%
1986 2.08% 2.92%
1985 2.15% 2.93%
1984 2.21% 2.92%
1983 2.26% 2.92%
1982 2.31% 2.92%
1981 2.36% 2.91%
1980 2.39% 2.88%
1979 2.4% 2.88%
1978 2.41% 2.88%
1977 2.42% 2.92%
1976 2.41% 2.98%
1975 2.41% 2.99%
1974 2.43% 3.02%
1973 2.45% 3.04%
1972 2.46% 3.06%
1971 2.48% 3.08%
1970 2.5% 3.1%
1969 2.54% 3.09%
1968 2.59% 3.08%
1967 2.68% 3.05%
1966 2.77% 2.99%
1965 2.86% 2.93%
1964 2.94% 2.86%
1963 2.99% 2.79%
1962 3.03% 2.72%
1961 3.06% 2.65%

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/mauritania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Mauritania's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Brazil Mauritania
Current population
213824938
5505206
Population rank 7/197 122/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.07%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
3.58 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
3.04 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
19 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +403
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +146,954
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 17/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.74 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 -5,044
Net migration rank 186/196 115/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 195,937
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 113/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 107/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Mauritania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Mauritania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -5,044
2024 - -225,510 - -2,185
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 145,164 2,999
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 142,451 2,999
2021 919,507 -208,581 137,557 -1,483
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 134,899 -1,483
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 134,460 -3,019
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 131,584 -2,987
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 128,562 -3,001
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 125,342 -3,008
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 122,092 -3,019
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 118,792 -2,980
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 115,558 -2,987
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 113,489 4,515
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 111,165 3,272
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 108,121 1,128
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 105,273 -1,481
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 102,432 -3,860
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 98,895 -17,048
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 94,991 -18,033
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 90,940 -18,693
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 87,578 -19,042
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 83,804 -19,104
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 80,993 -18,903
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 78,769 -21,067
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 75,929 -2,997
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 73,554 -2,999
1998 2,514,728 21,666 72,045 -8,504
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 71,327 -8,187
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 71,939 -28,840
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 72,244 -22,997
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 70,570 5,304
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 68,167 6,217
1992 2,547,698 14,394 63,501 34,505
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 61,782 -2,997
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 59,934 -3,000
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 58,666 -17,941
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 56,654 -2,997
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 55,037 -2,998
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 53,313 -2,998
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 52,125 -2,998
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 50,705 -2,998
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 49,187 -2,998
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 47,947 -2,998
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 46,641 -2,998
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 45,026 -2,997
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 43,537 -2,997
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 42,539 -2,998
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 41,352 -2,999
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 40,149 -1,645
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 38,975 -1,472
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 38,106 -1,321
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 37,122 -1,201
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 36,184 -1,139
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 35,279 -1,014
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 34,382 -855
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 33,252 -688
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 32,029 -565
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 30,853 -514
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 29,502 -466
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 28,028 -434
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 26,565 -390
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 25,250 -362
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 23,927 -342
1961 2,240,178 75 22,781 -332
1960 2,190,392 4,066 21,604 -318

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

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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 Mauritania 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,320,903 people) and 1.12% is from migration (a loss of 14,982 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 195,937 people or 3.8% in Mauritania.

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
Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K

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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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