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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 91.3 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 2.61% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Brazil vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Moldova
2100 164,294,719 1,175,882
2099 165,504,324 1,186,641
2098 166,724,540 1,197,541
2097 167,957,900 1,208,458
2096 169,198,878 1,219,478
2095 170,447,187 1,230,573
2094 171,702,406 1,241,540
2093 172,959,201 1,252,531
2092 174,226,209 1,263,471
2091 175,495,014 1,274,372
2090 176,771,657 1,285,020
2089 178,046,664 1,295,696
2088 179,329,069 1,306,424
2087 180,613,269 1,317,064
2086 181,900,405 1,327,799
2085 183,185,504 1,338,702
2084 184,470,859 1,349,432
2083 185,757,734 1,360,333
2082 187,047,504 1,371,322
2081 188,336,189 1,382,447
2080 189,617,504 1,393,733
2079 190,892,825 1,405,298
2078 192,160,856 1,417,062
2077 193,420,209 1,429,240
2076 194,668,253 1,441,240
2075 195,904,930 1,453,677
2074 197,131,520 1,466,568
2073 198,346,178 1,479,672
2072 199,541,890 1,493,311
2071 200,718,990 1,507,315
2070 201,872,528 1,522,149
2069 203,003,940 1,537,091
2068 204,112,753 1,552,724
2067 205,191,144 1,568,676
2066 206,245,316 1,584,782
2065 207,268,823 1,601,356
2064 208,258,342 1,618,317
2063 209,219,808 1,635,288
2062 210,147,571 1,652,720
2061 211,035,957 1,670,255
2060 211,887,727 1,688,120
2059 212,703,223 1,705,595
2058 213,475,371 1,722,942
2057 214,208,817 1,740,252
2056 214,897,416 1,757,829
2055 215,547,622 1,775,082
2054 216,155,836 1,792,262
2053 216,720,807 1,809,221
2052 217,240,244 1,825,831
2051 217,710,548 1,842,337
2050 218,139,994 1,858,281
2049 218,529,238 1,874,666
2048 218,862,226 1,890,586
2047 219,144,767 1,906,615
2046 219,374,582 1,922,962
2045 219,555,915 1,939,938
2044 219,680,790 1,956,858
2043 219,751,357 1,974,616
2042 219,767,446 1,992,765
2041 219,726,082 2,011,342
2040 219,627,035 2,030,732
2039 219,488,186 2,051,163
2038 219,300,758 2,071,871
2037 219,070,710 2,093,068
2036 218,795,673 2,114,669
2035 218,478,532 2,136,998
2034 218,116,666 2,159,450
2033 217,714,006 2,182,023
2032 217,266,965 2,204,431
2031 216,776,060 2,227,006
2030 216,239,032 2,250,038
2029 215,655,337 2,272,963
2028 215,029,016 2,295,739
2027 214,352,035 2,318,425
2026 213,629,498 2,341,166
2025 212,848,504 2,373,265
2024 211,998,573 2,402,306
2023 211,140,729 2,457,783
2022 210,306,415 2,528,654
2021 209,550,294 2,595,809
2020 208,660,842 2,635,130
2019 207,455,459 2,664,224
2018 206,107,261 2,707,203
2017 204,703,445 2,755,189
2016 203,218,114 2,803,186
2015 201,675,532 2,835,978
2014 200,085,127 2,857,815
2013 198,478,299 2,859,558
2012 196,876,111 2,860,324
2011 195,284,734 2,860,699
2010 193,701,929 2,862,354
2009 192,079,951 2,865,213
2008 190,367,302 2,868,833
2007 188,552,320 2,874,299
2006 186,653,106 2,880,967
2005 184,688,101 2,888,985
2004 182,675,143 2,896,023
2003 180,622,688 2,903,198
2002 178,503,484 2,911,385
2001 176,301,203 2,918,135
2000 174,018,282 2,924,668
1999 171,641,543 2,930,622
1998 169,159,655 2,935,227
1997 166,661,659 2,936,413
1996 164,202,549 2,947,293
1995 161,735,073 2,953,200
1994 159,265,006 2,966,745
1993 156,794,577 2,975,966
1992 154,275,079 2,980,965
1991 151,724,256 2,981,566
1990 149,143,223 2,977,912
1989 146,502,972 2,970,039
1988 143,826,357 2,948,891
1987 141,104,944 2,916,306
1986 138,336,370 2,883,057
1985 135,515,595 2,850,787
1984 132,658,864 2,820,518
1983 129,790,077 2,791,207
1982 126,923,155 2,763,101
1981 124,063,109 2,735,987
1980 121,207,461 2,708,675
1979 118,380,821 2,683,035
1978 115,600,942 2,656,211
1977 112,875,292 2,626,298
1976 110,213,349 2,596,491
1975 107,619,565 2,566,998
1974 105,089,675 2,538,164
1973 102,600,976 2,510,584
1972 100,146,797 2,484,742
1971 97,739,273 2,460,611
1970 95,375,651 2,437,590
1969 93,045,777 2,408,469
1968 90,741,240 2,373,073
1967 88,446,124 2,337,695
1966 86,139,359 2,301,871
1965 83,817,583 2,265,287
1964 81,488,595 2,228,000
1963 79,164,235 2,188,895
1962 76,865,323 2,147,227
1961 74,605,447 2,103,327
1960 72,388,126 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Moldova
2100 -0.73% -0.91%
2099 -0.73% -0.91%
2098 -0.73% -0.9%
2097 -0.73% -0.9%
2096 -0.73% -0.9%
2095 -0.73% -0.88%
2094 -0.73% -0.88%
2093 -0.73% -0.87%
2092 -0.72% -0.86%
2091 -0.72% -0.83%
2090 -0.72% -0.82%
2089 -0.72% -0.82%
2088 -0.71% -0.81%
2087 -0.71% -0.81%
2086 -0.7% -0.81%
2085 -0.7% -0.8%
2084 -0.69% -0.8%
2083 -0.69% -0.8%
2082 -0.68% -0.8%
2081 -0.68% -0.81%
2080 -0.67% -0.82%
2079 -0.66% -0.83%
2078 -0.65% -0.85%
2077 -0.64% -0.83%
2076 -0.63% -0.86%
2075 -0.62% -0.88%
2074 -0.61% -0.89%
2073 -0.6% -0.91%
2072 -0.59% -0.93%
2071 -0.57% -0.97%
2070 -0.56% -0.97%
2069 -0.54% -1.01%
2068 -0.53% -1.02%
2067 -0.51% -1.02%
2066 -0.49% -1.03%
2065 -0.48% -1.05%
2064 -0.46% -1.04%
2063 -0.44% -1.05%
2062 -0.42% -1.05%
2061 -0.4% -1.06%
2060 -0.38% -1.02%
2059 -0.36% -1.01%
2058 -0.34% -0.99%
2057 -0.32% -1%
2056 -0.3% -0.97%
2055 -0.28% -0.96%
2054 -0.26% -0.94%
2053 -0.24% -0.91%
2052 -0.22% -0.9%
2051 -0.2% -0.86%
2050 -0.18% -0.87%
2049 -0.15% -0.84%
2048 -0.13% -0.84%
2047 -0.1% -0.85%
2046 -0.08% -0.88%
2045 -0.06% -0.86%
2044 -0.03% -0.9%
2043 -0.007% -0.91%
2042 0.02% -0.92%
2041 0.05% -0.95%
2040 0.06% -1%
2039 0.09% -1%
2038 0.11% -1.01%
2037 0.13% -1.02%
2036 0.15% -1.04%
2035 0.17% -1.04%
2034 0.18% -1.03%
2033 0.21% -1.02%
2032 0.23% -1.01%
2031 0.25% -1.02%
2030 0.27% -1.01%
2029 0.29% -0.99%
2028 0.32% -0.98%
2027 0.34% -0.97%
2026 0.37% -1.35%
2025 0.4% -1.21%
2024 0.41% -2.26%
2023 0.4% -2.8%
2022 0.36% -2.59%
2021 0.43% -1.49%
2020 0.58% -1.09%
2019 0.65% -1.59%
2018 0.69% -1.74%
2017 0.73% -1.71%
2016 0.76% -1.16%
2015 0.79% -0.76%
2014 0.81% -0.06%
2013 0.81% -0.03%
2012 0.81% -0.01%
2011 0.82% -0.06%
2010 0.84% -0.1%
2009 0.9% -0.13%
2008 0.96% -0.19%
2007 1.02% -0.23%
2006 1.06% -0.28%
2005 1.1% -0.24%
2004 1.14% -0.25%
2003 1.19% -0.28%
2002 1.25% -0.23%
2001 1.31% -0.22%
2000 1.38% -0.2%
1999 1.47% -0.16%
1998 1.5% -0.04%
1997 1.5% -0.37%
1996 1.53% -0.2%
1995 1.55% -0.46%
1994 1.58% -0.31%
1993 1.63% -0.17%
1992 1.68% -0.02%
1991 1.73% 0.12%
1990 1.8% 0.27%
1989 1.86% 0.72%
1988 1.93% 1.12%
1987 2% 1.15%
1986 2.08% 1.13%
1985 2.15% 1.07%
1984 2.21% 1.05%
1983 2.26% 1.02%
1982 2.31% 0.99%
1981 2.36% 1.01%
1980 2.39% 0.96%
1979 2.4% 1.01%
1978 2.41% 1.14%
1977 2.42% 1.15%
1976 2.41% 1.15%
1975 2.41% 1.14%
1974 2.43% 1.1%
1973 2.45% 1.04%
1972 2.46% 0.98%
1971 2.48% 0.94%
1970 2.5% 1.21%
1969 2.54% 1.49%
1968 2.59% 1.51%
1967 2.68% 1.56%
1966 2.77% 1.61%
1965 2.86% 1.67%
1964 2.94% 1.79%
1963 2.99% 1.94%
1962 3.03% 2.09%
1961 3.06% 2.2%

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

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In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Brazil Moldova
Current population
213824938
2341166
Population rank 7/197 145/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.03%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
9.47 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
19.9 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 -152
Annual growth/decline +857,844 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 196/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -29,766
Net migration rank 186/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -29,766
2024 - -225,510 - -27,088
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -7,007 -18,570
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -6,385 89,154
2021 919,507 -208,581 -13,444 -33,405
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 -7,067 -33,405
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 -3,416 -41,233
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 -961 -36,085
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 1,402 -43,871
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 4,580 -51,642
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 6,049 -59,399
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 7,248 -67,175
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 3,537 -77,571
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 5,581 -81,215
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 5,948 -82,271
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 7,456 -84,039
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 7,492 -83,546
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 5,210 -79,593
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 3,490 -75,734
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 2,406 -72,061
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 2,005 -68,681
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 1,714 -52,491
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 -322 -46,947
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 -1,249 -45,833
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 -718 -45,043
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 -324 -43,854
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 642 -43,111
1998 2,514,728 21,666 2,140 -41,975
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 4,669 -41,743
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 2,655 -33,369
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 5,534 -31,975
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 9,921 -31,616
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 13,886 -31,526
1992 2,547,698 14,394 17,373 -30,136
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 21,127 -29,204
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 25,824 -30,053
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 29,638 -29,307
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 35,608 -4,989
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 40,122 -10,796
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 39,463 -8,769
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 38,060 -10,627
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 38,108 -12,732
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 36,076 -10,543
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 32,814 -8,412
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 31,360 -6,452
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 30,053 -3,693
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 28,322 -6,912
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 27,622 3,483
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 27,707 3,245
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 27,801 2,885
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 27,677 2,355
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 27,219 1,785
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 25,967 1,156
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 24,626 481
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 23,359 -61
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 22,314 606
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 21,768 20,561
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 22,005 19,830
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 22,654 19,175
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 23,720 18,601
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 24,916 18,066
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 25,860 17,509
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 29,382 16,816
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 32,082 15,884
1961 2,240,178 75 35,180 14,818
1960 2,190,392 4,066 36,352 13,697

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/moldova | 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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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