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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 1.6 times bigger than Mexico's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 4.19% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Brazil vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Mexico
2100 164,294,719 131,182,639
2099 165,504,324 131,943,283
2098 166,724,540 132,700,369
2097 167,957,900 133,455,010
2096 169,198,878 134,204,227
2095 170,447,187 134,949,218
2094 171,702,406 135,687,085
2093 172,959,201 136,415,232
2092 174,226,209 137,127,644
2091 175,495,014 137,833,985
2090 176,771,657 138,527,198
2089 178,046,664 139,208,862
2088 179,329,069 139,874,924
2087 180,613,269 140,530,483
2086 181,900,405 141,174,372
2085 183,185,504 141,805,496
2084 184,470,859 142,415,948
2083 185,757,734 143,009,187
2082 187,047,504 143,579,768
2081 188,336,189 144,138,842
2080 189,617,504 144,677,451
2079 190,892,825 145,195,172
2078 192,160,856 145,691,242
2077 193,420,209 146,165,064
2076 194,668,253 146,616,674
2075 195,904,930 147,046,928
2074 197,131,520 147,455,761
2073 198,346,178 147,841,295
2072 199,541,890 148,201,143
2071 200,718,990 148,534,057
2070 201,872,528 148,848,168
2069 203,003,940 149,134,711
2068 204,112,753 149,395,717
2067 205,191,144 149,630,386
2066 206,245,316 149,842,125
2065 207,268,823 150,029,268
2064 208,258,342 150,187,992
2063 209,219,808 150,319,846
2062 210,147,571 150,424,224
2061 211,035,957 150,502,250
2060 211,887,727 150,555,648
2059 212,703,223 150,577,220
2058 213,475,371 150,569,044
2057 214,208,817 150,535,337
2056 214,897,416 150,475,242
2055 215,547,622 150,384,336
2054 216,155,836 150,263,237
2053 216,720,807 150,110,615
2052 217,240,244 149,923,918
2051 217,710,548 149,705,066
2050 218,139,994 149,450,774
2049 218,529,238 149,166,038
2048 218,862,226 148,836,849
2047 219,144,767 148,478,965
2046 219,374,582 148,081,688
2045 219,555,915 147,647,318
2044 219,680,790 147,173,101
2043 219,751,357 146,667,761
2042 219,767,446 146,123,566
2041 219,726,082 145,543,650
2040 219,627,035 144,931,633
2039 219,488,186 144,286,278
2038 219,300,758 143,601,872
2037 219,070,710 142,883,005
2036 218,795,673 142,138,929
2035 218,478,532 141,359,885
2034 218,116,666 140,554,653
2033 217,714,006 139,713,048
2032 217,266,965 138,843,644
2031 216,776,060 137,947,334
2030 216,239,032 137,023,304
2029 215,655,337 136,071,720
2028 215,029,016 135,090,755
2027 214,352,035 134,081,337
2026 213,629,498 133,042,003
2025 212,848,504 131,970,909
2024 211,998,573 130,861,007
2023 211,140,729 129,739,759
2022 210,306,415 128,613,117
2021 209,550,294 127,648,148
2020 208,660,842 126,799,054
2019 207,455,459 125,762,982
2018 206,107,261 124,573,711
2017 204,703,445 123,400,057
2016 203,218,114 122,251,351
2015 201,675,532 121,072,306
2014 200,085,127 119,784,261
2013 198,478,299 118,343,573
2012 196,876,111 116,818,208
2011 195,284,734 115,243,504
2010 193,701,929 113,623,895
2009 192,079,951 111,999,721
2008 190,367,302 110,374,288
2007 188,552,320 108,774,360
2006 186,653,106 107,253,666
2005 184,688,101 105,811,504
2004 182,675,143 104,394,131
2003 180,622,688 102,978,515
2002 178,503,484 101,548,624
2001 176,301,203 100,099,099
2000 174,018,282 98,625,552
1999 171,641,543 97,115,707
1998 169,159,655 95,575,245
1997 166,661,659 94,021,207
1996 164,202,549 92,452,702
1995 161,735,073 90,862,455
1994 159,265,006 89,259,205
1993 156,794,577 87,653,807
1992 154,275,079 86,044,809
1991 151,724,256 84,430,572
1990 149,143,223 82,820,170
1989 146,502,972 81,247,182
1988 143,826,357 79,695,531
1987 141,104,944 78,136,651
1986 138,336,370 76,585,637
1985 135,515,595 75,043,414
1984 132,658,864 73,506,846
1983 129,790,077 71,971,240
1982 126,923,155 70,433,260
1981 124,063,109 68,892,108
1980 121,207,461 67,300,334
1979 118,380,821 65,648,865
1978 115,600,942 63,979,046
1977 112,875,292 62,308,493
1976 110,213,349 60,645,512
1975 107,619,565 58,982,400
1974 105,089,675 57,320,149
1973 102,600,976 55,667,284
1972 100,146,797 54,030,168
1971 97,739,273 52,412,558
1970 95,375,651 50,814,953
1969 93,045,777 49,233,194
1968 90,741,240 47,668,303
1967 88,446,124 46,129,608
1966 86,139,359 44,629,106
1965 83,817,583 43,174,477
1964 81,488,595 41,772,049
1963 79,164,235 40,424,065
1962 76,865,323 39,129,200
1961 74,605,447 37,890,118
1960 72,388,126 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Mexico
2100 -0.73% -0.58%
2099 -0.73% -0.57%
2098 -0.73% -0.57%
2097 -0.73% -0.56%
2096 -0.73% -0.55%
2095 -0.73% -0.54%
2094 -0.73% -0.53%
2093 -0.73% -0.52%
2092 -0.72% -0.51%
2091 -0.72% -0.5%
2090 -0.72% -0.49%
2089 -0.72% -0.48%
2088 -0.71% -0.47%
2087 -0.71% -0.46%
2086 -0.7% -0.45%
2085 -0.7% -0.43%
2084 -0.69% -0.41%
2083 -0.69% -0.4%
2082 -0.68% -0.39%
2081 -0.68% -0.37%
2080 -0.67% -0.36%
2079 -0.66% -0.34%
2078 -0.65% -0.32%
2077 -0.64% -0.31%
2076 -0.63% -0.29%
2075 -0.62% -0.28%
2074 -0.61% -0.26%
2073 -0.6% -0.24%
2072 -0.59% -0.22%
2071 -0.57% -0.21%
2070 -0.56% -0.19%
2069 -0.54% -0.17%
2068 -0.53% -0.16%
2067 -0.51% -0.14%
2066 -0.49% -0.12%
2065 -0.48% -0.11%
2064 -0.46% -0.09%
2063 -0.44% -0.07%
2062 -0.42% -0.05%
2061 -0.4% -0.04%
2060 -0.38% -0.01%
2059 -0.36% 0.005%
2058 -0.34% 0.02%
2057 -0.32% 0.04%
2056 -0.3% 0.06%
2055 -0.28% 0.08%
2054 -0.26% 0.1%
2053 -0.24% 0.12%
2052 -0.22% 0.15%
2051 -0.2% 0.17%
2050 -0.18% 0.19%
2049 -0.15% 0.22%
2048 -0.13% 0.24%
2047 -0.1% 0.27%
2046 -0.08% 0.29%
2045 -0.06% 0.32%
2044 -0.03% 0.34%
2043 -0.007% 0.37%
2042 0.02% 0.4%
2041 0.05% 0.42%
2040 0.06% 0.45%
2039 0.09% 0.48%
2038 0.11% 0.5%
2037 0.13% 0.52%
2036 0.15% 0.55%
2035 0.17% 0.57%
2034 0.18% 0.6%
2033 0.21% 0.63%
2032 0.23% 0.65%
2031 0.25% 0.67%
2030 0.27% 0.7%
2029 0.29% 0.73%
2028 0.32% 0.75%
2027 0.34% 0.78%
2026 0.37% 0.81%
2025 0.4% 0.85%
2024 0.41% 0.86%
2023 0.4% 0.88%
2022 0.36% 0.76%
2021 0.43% 0.67%
2020 0.58% 0.82%
2019 0.65% 0.95%
2018 0.69% 0.95%
2017 0.73% 0.94%
2016 0.76% 0.97%
2015 0.79% 1.08%
2014 0.81% 1.22%
2013 0.81% 1.31%
2012 0.81% 1.37%
2011 0.82% 1.43%
2010 0.84% 1.45%
2009 0.9% 1.47%
2008 0.96% 1.47%
2007 1.02% 1.42%
2006 1.06% 1.36%
2005 1.1% 1.36%
2004 1.14% 1.37%
2003 1.19% 1.41%
2002 1.25% 1.45%
2001 1.31% 1.49%
2000 1.38% 1.55%
1999 1.47% 1.61%
1998 1.5% 1.65%
1997 1.5% 1.7%
1996 1.53% 1.75%
1995 1.55% 1.8%
1994 1.58% 1.83%
1993 1.63% 1.87%
1992 1.68% 1.91%
1991 1.73% 1.94%
1990 1.8% 1.94%
1989 1.86% 1.95%
1988 1.93% 2%
1987 2% 2.03%
1986 2.08% 2.06%
1985 2.15% 2.09%
1984 2.21% 2.13%
1983 2.26% 2.18%
1982 2.31% 2.24%
1981 2.36% 2.37%
1980 2.39% 2.52%
1979 2.4% 2.61%
1978 2.41% 2.68%
1977 2.42% 2.74%
1976 2.41% 2.82%
1975 2.41% 2.9%
1974 2.43% 2.97%
1973 2.45% 3.03%
1972 2.46% 3.09%
1971 2.48% 3.14%
1970 2.5% 3.21%
1969 2.54% 3.28%
1968 2.59% 3.34%
1967 2.68% 3.36%
1966 2.77% 3.37%
1965 2.86% 3.36%
1964 2.94% 3.33%
1963 2.99% 3.31%
1962 3.03% 3.27%
1961 3.06% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Brazil Mexico
Current population
213824938
133323134
Population rank 7/197 11/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 1.61%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
28.1 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
15.5 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 110/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -108,037
Net migration rank 186/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -108,037
2024 - -225,510 - -104,581
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 919,507 -208,581 936,682 -122,791
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 2,514,728 21,666 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 2,547,698 14,394 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 2,240,178 75 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 2,190,392 4,066 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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