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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 5.79 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 3.03% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Brazil vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Mozambique
2100 164,294,719 105,684,658
2099 165,504,324 105,291,198
2098 166,724,540 104,859,475
2097 167,957,900 104,428,679
2096 169,198,878 103,962,668
2095 170,447,187 103,480,514
2094 171,702,406 102,989,197
2093 172,959,201 102,464,565
2092 174,226,209 101,929,545
2091 175,495,014 101,410,418
2090 176,771,657 100,829,728
2089 178,046,664 100,211,758
2088 179,329,069 99,594,130
2087 180,613,269 98,943,096
2086 181,900,405 98,288,529
2085 183,185,504 97,609,760
2084 184,470,859 96,926,143
2083 185,757,734 96,193,441
2082 187,047,504 95,449,095
2081 188,336,189 94,708,064
2080 189,617,504 93,957,824
2079 190,892,825 93,171,561
2078 192,160,856 92,350,666
2077 193,420,209 91,530,198
2076 194,668,253 90,699,125
2075 195,904,930 89,848,943
2074 197,131,520 88,999,187
2073 198,346,178 88,113,398
2072 199,541,890 87,210,961
2071 200,718,990 86,283,286
2070 201,872,528 85,349,704
2069 203,003,940 84,361,565
2068 204,112,753 83,400,997
2067 205,191,144 82,437,397
2066 206,245,316 81,437,030
2065 207,268,823 80,446,244
2064 208,258,342 79,433,801
2063 209,219,808 78,430,632
2062 210,147,571 77,376,597
2061 211,035,957 76,274,806
2060 211,887,727 75,197,384
2059 212,703,223 74,082,771
2058 213,475,371 72,958,774
2057 214,208,817 71,828,186
2056 214,897,416 70,677,889
2055 215,547,622 69,542,373
2054 216,155,836 68,419,331
2053 216,720,807 67,306,817
2052 217,240,244 66,163,407
2051 217,710,548 65,032,770
2050 218,139,994 63,898,302
2049 218,529,238 62,731,532
2048 218,862,226 61,579,833
2047 219,144,767 60,424,101
2046 219,374,582 59,273,421
2045 219,555,915 58,132,244
2044 219,680,790 56,969,604
2043 219,751,357 55,814,906
2042 219,767,446 54,633,120
2041 219,726,082 53,476,191
2040 219,627,035 52,305,805
2039 219,488,186 51,136,087
2038 219,300,758 49,973,820
2037 219,070,710 48,827,661
2036 218,795,673 47,668,628
2035 218,478,532 46,520,419
2034 218,116,666 45,358,645
2033 217,714,006 44,229,218
2032 217,266,965 43,102,655
2031 216,776,060 41,993,535
2030 216,239,032 40,901,742
2029 215,655,337 39,818,379
2028 215,029,016 38,748,841
2027 214,352,035 37,696,739
2026 213,629,498 36,660,958
2025 212,848,504 35,650,681
2024 211,998,573 34,631,766
2023 211,140,729 33,635,160
2022 210,306,415 32,656,246
2021 209,550,294 31,707,800
2020 208,660,842 30,783,688
2019 207,455,459 29,884,380
2018 206,107,261 29,018,644
2017 204,703,445 28,166,393
2016 203,218,114 27,337,105
2015 201,675,532 26,547,572
2014 200,085,127 25,788,475
2013 198,478,299 25,051,611
2012 196,876,111 24,337,846
2011 195,284,734 23,649,039
2010 193,701,929 22,999,235
2009 192,079,951 22,391,745
2008 190,367,302 21,819,036
2007 188,552,320 21,287,635
2006 186,653,106 20,787,087
2005 184,688,101 20,304,569
2004 182,675,143 19,840,313
2003 180,622,688 19,392,475
2002 178,503,484 18,958,338
2001 176,301,203 18,537,729
2000 174,018,282 18,129,653
1999 171,641,543 17,734,506
1998 169,159,655 17,340,464
1997 166,661,659 16,949,982
1996 164,202,549 16,492,480
1995 161,735,073 15,960,530
1994 159,265,006 15,033,853
1993 156,794,577 14,051,192
1992 154,275,079 13,613,316
1991 151,724,256 13,352,090
1990 149,143,223 13,094,537
1989 146,502,972 12,906,842
1988 143,826,357 12,800,558
1987 141,104,944 12,822,574
1986 138,336,370 12,770,578
1985 135,515,595 12,548,949
1984 132,658,864 12,315,954
1983 129,790,077 12,073,822
1982 126,923,155 11,824,370
1981 124,063,109 11,568,127
1980 121,207,461 11,336,221
1979 118,380,821 11,028,809
1978 115,600,942 10,618,250
1977 112,875,292 10,224,975
1976 110,213,349 9,867,209
1975 107,619,565 9,540,817
1974 105,089,675 9,236,093
1973 102,600,976 8,954,242
1972 100,146,797 8,692,935
1971 97,739,273 8,456,317
1970 95,375,651 8,250,506
1969 93,045,777 8,066,951
1968 90,741,240 7,892,613
1967 88,446,124 7,724,550
1966 86,139,359 7,562,990
1965 83,817,583 7,406,421
1964 81,488,595 7,255,061
1963 79,164,235 7,109,828
1962 76,865,323 6,969,364
1961 74,605,447 6,834,936
1960 72,388,126 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Mozambique
2100 -0.73% 0.37%
2099 -0.73% 0.41%
2098 -0.73% 0.41%
2097 -0.73% 0.45%
2096 -0.73% 0.47%
2095 -0.73% 0.48%
2094 -0.73% 0.51%
2093 -0.73% 0.52%
2092 -0.72% 0.51%
2091 -0.72% 0.58%
2090 -0.72% 0.62%
2089 -0.72% 0.62%
2088 -0.71% 0.66%
2087 -0.71% 0.67%
2086 -0.7% 0.7%
2085 -0.7% 0.71%
2084 -0.69% 0.76%
2083 -0.69% 0.78%
2082 -0.68% 0.78%
2081 -0.68% 0.8%
2080 -0.67% 0.84%
2079 -0.66% 0.89%
2078 -0.65% 0.9%
2077 -0.64% 0.92%
2076 -0.63% 0.95%
2075 -0.62% 0.95%
2074 -0.61% 1.01%
2073 -0.6% 1.03%
2072 -0.59% 1.08%
2071 -0.57% 1.09%
2070 -0.56% 1.17%
2069 -0.54% 1.15%
2068 -0.53% 1.17%
2067 -0.51% 1.23%
2066 -0.49% 1.23%
2065 -0.48% 1.27%
2064 -0.46% 1.28%
2063 -0.44% 1.36%
2062 -0.42% 1.44%
2061 -0.4% 1.43%
2060 -0.38% 1.5%
2059 -0.36% 1.54%
2058 -0.34% 1.57%
2057 -0.32% 1.63%
2056 -0.3% 1.63%
2055 -0.28% 1.64%
2054 -0.26% 1.65%
2053 -0.24% 1.73%
2052 -0.22% 1.74%
2051 -0.2% 1.78%
2050 -0.18% 1.86%
2049 -0.15% 1.87%
2048 -0.13% 1.91%
2047 -0.1% 1.94%
2046 -0.08% 1.96%
2045 -0.06% 2.04%
2044 -0.03% 2.07%
2043 -0.007% 2.16%
2042 0.02% 2.16%
2041 0.05% 2.24%
2040 0.06% 2.29%
2039 0.09% 2.33%
2038 0.11% 2.35%
2037 0.13% 2.43%
2036 0.15% 2.47%
2035 0.17% 2.56%
2034 0.18% 2.55%
2033 0.21% 2.61%
2032 0.23% 2.64%
2031 0.25% 2.67%
2030 0.27% 2.72%
2029 0.29% 2.76%
2028 0.32% 2.79%
2027 0.34% 2.83%
2026 0.37% 2.83%
2025 0.4% 2.94%
2024 0.41% 2.96%
2023 0.4% 3%
2022 0.36% 2.99%
2021 0.43% 3%
2020 0.58% 3.01%
2019 0.65% 2.98%
2018 0.69% 3.03%
2017 0.73% 3.03%
2016 0.76% 2.97%
2015 0.79% 2.94%
2014 0.81% 2.94%
2013 0.81% 2.93%
2012 0.81% 2.91%
2011 0.82% 2.83%
2010 0.84% 2.71%
2009 0.9% 2.62%
2008 0.96% 2.5%
2007 1.02% 2.41%
2006 1.06% 2.38%
2005 1.1% 2.34%
2004 1.14% 2.31%
2003 1.19% 2.29%
2002 1.25% 2.27%
2001 1.31% 2.25%
2000 1.38% 2.23%
1999 1.47% 2.27%
1998 1.5% 2.3%
1997 1.5% 2.77%
1996 1.53% 3.33%
1995 1.55% 6.16%
1994 1.58% 6.99%
1993 1.63% 3.22%
1992 1.68% 1.96%
1991 1.73% 1.97%
1990 1.8% 1.45%
1989 1.86% 0.83%
1988 1.93% -0.17%
1987 2% 0.41%
1986 2.08% 1.77%
1985 2.15% 1.89%
1984 2.21% 2.01%
1983 2.26% 2.11%
1982 2.31% 2.22%
1981 2.36% 2.05%
1980 2.39% 2.79%
1979 2.4% 3.87%
1978 2.41% 3.85%
1977 2.42% 3.63%
1976 2.41% 3.42%
1975 2.41% 3.3%
1974 2.43% 3.15%
1973 2.45% 3.01%
1972 2.46% 2.8%
1971 2.48% 2.49%
1970 2.5% 2.28%
1969 2.54% 2.21%
1968 2.59% 2.18%
1967 2.68% 2.14%
1966 2.77% 2.11%
1965 2.86% 2.09%
1964 2.94% 2.04%
1963 2.99% 2.02%
1962 3.03% 1.97%
1961 3.06% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Brazil Mozambique
Current population
213824938
36941128
Population rank 7/197 43/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.45%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
25 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 16/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -65,573
Net migration rank 186/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -65,573
2024 - -225,510 - -38,940
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 919,507 -208,581 951,234 -23,103
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 945,952 -25,864
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 927,581 -49,080
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 903,176 -50,224
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 876,594 -25,043
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 850,430 -43,398
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 824,435 -52,374
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 799,778 -53,625
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 784,641 -57,067
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 763,088 -63,131
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 741,303 -63,638
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 719,025 -97,079
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 693,673 -100,625
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 654,920 -102,534
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 610,913 -100,490
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 586,009 -95,333
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 570,132 -95,770
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 554,973 -100,824
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 540,992 -99,484
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 529,867 -103,102
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 519,594 -105,130
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 506,162 -104,476
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 491,814 -103,223
1998 2,514,728 21,666 474,453 -74,952
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 461,209 -79,732
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 442,559 90,975
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 421,630 108,751
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 384,821 938,163
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 369,518 272,829
1992 2,547,698 14,394 362,373 -128,960
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 357,676 -68,644
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 353,290 -127,215
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 348,833 -199,509
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 349,480 -286,247
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 334,438 -441,710
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 332,609 -121,350
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 307,625 -75,642
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 304,524 -70,532
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 324,158 -73,899
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 321,493 -72,852
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 322,207 -58,347
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 349,586 -149,650
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 331,162 83,699
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 310,403 95,859
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 289,193 91,082
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 273,924 61,326
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 257,984 59,562
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 240,665 51,238
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 226,847 44,951
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 215,793 35,023
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 211,137 11,297
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 207,385 -18,197
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 202,174 -24,251
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 197,623 -26,872
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 193,044 -27,672
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 189,218 -31,462
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 185,931 -30,538
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 182,334 -35,005
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 180,867 -37,738
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 176,297 -38,504
1961 2,240,178 75 171,236 -40,181
1960 2,190,392 4,066 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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