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Population in Brazil compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 18,252,623 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 11.7 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.8% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.3M (11.7% growth).

Brazil vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Netherlands
2100 164,294,719 17,359,081
2099 165,504,324 17,392,412
2098 166,724,540 17,425,508
2097 167,957,900 17,459,827
2096 169,198,878 17,495,124
2095 170,447,187 17,532,593
2094 171,702,406 17,571,051
2093 172,959,201 17,610,792
2092 174,226,209 17,649,611
2091 175,495,014 17,688,532
2090 176,771,657 17,730,570
2089 178,046,664 17,770,380
2088 179,329,069 17,809,825
2087 180,613,269 17,845,820
2086 181,900,405 17,885,001
2085 183,185,504 17,921,302
2084 184,470,859 17,957,639
2083 185,757,734 17,994,232
2082 187,047,504 18,029,404
2081 188,336,189 18,063,233
2080 189,617,504 18,093,703
2079 190,892,825 18,124,294
2078 192,160,856 18,152,738
2077 193,420,209 18,181,372
2076 194,668,253 18,206,864
2075 195,904,930 18,227,791
2074 197,131,520 18,245,652
2073 198,346,178 18,263,765
2072 199,541,890 18,280,443
2071 200,718,990 18,295,700
2070 201,872,528 18,311,141
2069 203,003,940 18,326,509
2068 204,112,753 18,341,711
2067 205,191,144 18,356,770
2066 206,245,316 18,374,904
2065 207,268,823 18,396,018
2064 208,258,342 18,417,894
2063 209,219,808 18,441,434
2062 210,147,571 18,464,922
2061 211,035,957 18,492,436
2060 211,887,727 18,520,315
2059 212,703,223 18,548,786
2058 213,475,371 18,577,700
2057 214,208,817 18,608,370
2056 214,897,416 18,638,918
2055 215,547,622 18,666,514
2054 216,155,836 18,692,598
2053 216,720,807 18,718,268
2052 217,240,244 18,741,740
2051 217,710,548 18,768,309
2050 218,139,994 18,789,481
2049 218,529,238 18,809,886
2048 218,862,226 18,827,655
2047 219,144,767 18,844,635
2046 219,374,582 18,855,920
2045 219,555,915 18,867,286
2044 219,680,790 18,877,101
2043 219,751,357 18,882,735
2042 219,767,446 18,885,839
2041 219,726,082 18,885,255
2040 219,627,035 18,879,571
2039 219,488,186 18,870,248
2038 219,300,758 18,855,512
2037 219,070,710 18,837,172
2036 218,795,673 18,811,873
2035 218,478,532 18,783,312
2034 218,116,666 18,750,125
2033 217,714,006 18,708,101
2032 217,266,965 18,662,054
2031 216,776,060 18,609,452
2030 216,239,032 18,549,634
2029 215,655,337 18,481,269
2028 215,029,016 18,404,195
2027 214,352,035 18,320,644
2026 213,629,498 18,227,403
2025 212,848,504 18,118,662
2024 211,998,573 17,993,485
2023 211,140,729 17,877,117
2022 210,306,415 17,700,982
2021 209,550,294 17,533,044
2020 208,660,842 17,441,500
2019 207,455,459 17,344,874
2018 206,107,261 17,231,624
2017 204,703,445 17,131,296
2016 203,218,114 17,030,314
2015 201,675,532 16,939,923
2014 200,085,127 16,865,008
2013 198,478,299 16,804,432
2012 196,876,111 16,754,962
2011 195,284,734 16,693,074
2010 193,701,929 16,615,394
2009 192,079,951 16,530,388
2008 190,367,302 16,445,593
2007 188,552,320 16,381,696
2006 186,653,106 16,346,101
2005 184,688,101 16,319,868
2004 182,675,143 16,281,779
2003 180,622,688 16,225,302
2002 178,503,484 16,148,929
2001 176,301,203 16,046,180
2000 174,018,282 15,925,513
1999 171,641,543 15,812,088
1998 169,159,655 15,707,209
1997 166,661,659 15,610,650
1996 164,202,549 15,530,498
1995 161,735,073 15,459,006
1994 159,265,006 15,382,838
1993 156,794,577 15,290,368
1992 154,275,079 15,184,166
1991 151,724,256 15,069,798
1990 149,143,223 14,951,510
1989 146,502,972 14,848,907
1988 143,826,357 14,760,094
1987 141,104,944 14,665,037
1986 138,336,370 14,572,278
1985 135,515,595 14,491,632
1984 132,658,864 14,424,211
1983 129,790,077 14,367,070
1982 126,923,155 14,312,690
1981 124,063,109 14,247,208
1980 121,207,461 14,149,800
1979 118,380,821 14,038,270
1978 115,600,942 13,941,700
1977 112,875,292 13,856,185
1976 110,213,349 13,774,037
1975 107,619,565 13,666,335
1974 105,089,675 13,545,056
1973 102,600,976 13,439,322
1972 100,146,797 13,328,593
1971 97,739,273 13,194,497
1970 95,375,651 13,038,526
1969 93,045,777 12,877,984
1968 90,741,240 12,729,721
1967 88,446,124 12,598,201
1966 86,139,359 12,456,251
1965 83,817,583 12,294,732
1964 81,488,595 12,127,120
1963 79,164,235 11,965,966
1962 76,865,323 11,805,689
1961 74,605,447 11,638,712
1960 72,388,126 11,486,631

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Netherlands
2100 -0.73% -0.19%
2099 -0.73% -0.19%
2098 -0.73% -0.2%
2097 -0.73% -0.2%
2096 -0.73% -0.21%
2095 -0.73% -0.22%
2094 -0.73% -0.23%
2093 -0.73% -0.22%
2092 -0.72% -0.22%
2091 -0.72% -0.24%
2090 -0.72% -0.22%
2089 -0.72% -0.22%
2088 -0.71% -0.2%
2087 -0.71% -0.22%
2086 -0.7% -0.2%
2085 -0.7% -0.2%
2084 -0.69% -0.2%
2083 -0.69% -0.2%
2082 -0.68% -0.19%
2081 -0.68% -0.17%
2080 -0.67% -0.17%
2079 -0.66% -0.16%
2078 -0.65% -0.16%
2077 -0.64% -0.14%
2076 -0.63% -0.11%
2075 -0.62% -0.1%
2074 -0.61% -0.1%
2073 -0.6% -0.09%
2072 -0.59% -0.08%
2071 -0.57% -0.08%
2070 -0.56% -0.08%
2069 -0.54% -0.08%
2068 -0.53% -0.08%
2067 -0.51% -0.1%
2066 -0.49% -0.11%
2065 -0.48% -0.12%
2064 -0.46% -0.13%
2063 -0.44% -0.13%
2062 -0.42% -0.15%
2061 -0.4% -0.15%
2060 -0.38% -0.15%
2059 -0.36% -0.16%
2058 -0.34% -0.16%
2057 -0.32% -0.16%
2056 -0.3% -0.15%
2055 -0.28% -0.14%
2054 -0.26% -0.14%
2053 -0.24% -0.13%
2052 -0.22% -0.14%
2051 -0.2% -0.11%
2050 -0.18% -0.11%
2049 -0.15% -0.09%
2048 -0.13% -0.09%
2047 -0.1% -0.06%
2046 -0.08% -0.06%
2045 -0.06% -0.05%
2044 -0.03% -0.03%
2043 -0.007% -0.02%
2042 0.02% 0.003%
2041 0.05% 0.03%
2040 0.06% 0.05%
2039 0.09% 0.08%
2038 0.11% 0.1%
2037 0.13% 0.13%
2036 0.15% 0.15%
2035 0.17% 0.18%
2034 0.18% 0.22%
2033 0.21% 0.25%
2032 0.23% 0.28%
2031 0.25% 0.32%
2030 0.27% 0.37%
2029 0.29% 0.42%
2028 0.32% 0.46%
2027 0.34% 0.51%
2026 0.37% 0.6%
2025 0.4% 0.7%
2024 0.41% 0.65%
2023 0.4% 1%
2022 0.36% 0.96%
2021 0.43% 0.52%
2020 0.58% 0.56%
2019 0.65% 0.66%
2018 0.69% 0.59%
2017 0.73% 0.59%
2016 0.76% 0.53%
2015 0.79% 0.44%
2014 0.81% 0.36%
2013 0.81% 0.3%
2012 0.81% 0.37%
2011 0.82% 0.47%
2010 0.84% 0.51%
2009 0.9% 0.52%
2008 0.96% 0.39%
2007 1.02% 0.22%
2006 1.06% 0.16%
2005 1.1% 0.23%
2004 1.14% 0.35%
2003 1.19% 0.47%
2002 1.25% 0.64%
2001 1.31% 0.76%
2000 1.38% 0.72%
1999 1.47% 0.67%
1998 1.5% 0.62%
1997 1.5% 0.52%
1996 1.53% 0.46%
1995 1.55% 0.5%
1994 1.58% 0.6%
1993 1.63% 0.7%
1992 1.68% 0.76%
1991 1.73% 0.79%
1990 1.8% 0.69%
1989 1.86% 0.6%
1988 1.93% 0.65%
1987 2% 0.64%
1986 2.08% 0.56%
1985 2.15% 0.47%
1984 2.21% 0.4%
1983 2.26% 0.38%
1982 2.31% 0.46%
1981 2.36% 0.69%
1980 2.39% 0.79%
1979 2.4% 0.69%
1978 2.41% 0.62%
1977 2.42% 0.6%
1976 2.41% 0.79%
1975 2.41% 0.9%
1974 2.43% 0.79%
1973 2.45% 0.83%
1972 2.46% 1.02%
1971 2.48% 1.2%
1970 2.5% 1.25%
1969 2.54% 1.16%
1968 2.59% 1.04%
1967 2.68% 1.14%
1966 2.77% 1.31%
1965 2.86% 1.38%
1964 2.94% 1.35%
1963 2.99% 1.36%
1962 3.03% 1.43%
1961 3.06% 1.32%

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 the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Brazil Netherlands
Current population
213824938
18252623
Population rank 7/197 72/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.22%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
4.52 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
3.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +319
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +116,368
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.65%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 121/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +104,681
Net migration rank 186/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 104,681
2024 - -225,510 - 121,628
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -5,363 144,558
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -1,770 224,472
2021 919,507 -208,581 7,014 106,416
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 0 67,598
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 17,345 109,003
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 15,508 87,197
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 18,844 86,332
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 23,843 88,743
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 23,716 55,585
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 35,417 36,591
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 30,248 19,973
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 35,186 14,861
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 45,072 31,224
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 48,184 33,703
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 51,244 39,832
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 49,337 32,406
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 49,145 -304
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 49,038 -25,401
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 50,592 -22,496
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 56,987 -9,230
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 58,411 7,937
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 59,751 28,824
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 62,580 56,096
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 66,887 59,308
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 60,086 47,179
1998 2,514,728 21,666 61,258 52,058
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 56,198 31,302
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 51,251 21,792
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 54,106 15,056
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 61,532 20,193
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 58,103 44,514
1992 2,547,698 14,394 66,811 50,148
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 69,321 51,670
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 68,777 53,564
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 59,396 31,165
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 61,993 31,026
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 64,526 39,559
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 59,746 30,380
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 55,069 27,356
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 54,812 12,902
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 51,722 11,007
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 54,388 7,644
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 62,688 17,643
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 66,504 54,010
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 63,172 42,772
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 61,344 26,639
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 63,739 19,809
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 63,361 18,774
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 64,232 68,569
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 75,853 31,645
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 84,668 18,705
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 101,297 17,470
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 116,112 32,756
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 129,082 32,438
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 139,082 21,850
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 132,389 7,243
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 138,580 -10,673
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 138,265 20,740
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 146,308 19,444
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 157,653 15,014
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 154,361 -21
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 153,474 18,024
1961 2,240,178 75 159,450 8,258
1960 2,190,392 4,066 151,623 -13,235

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 the Netherlands 11.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

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
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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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