The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 5,338,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,415,080 people compared to 5,406,623 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- Brazil's population is 39.5 times bigger than New Zealand's.
- Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
- The countries together account for 2.65% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.07% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +1.69% in New Zealand.
- Since 2005, the population of Brazil has increased from 185M people to 213M (15.6% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.13M to 5.41M (30.8% growth).
- Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 219M people compared to the peak of 6.01M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
Brazil vs New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
213415080
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5406623
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| Population rank | 7/197 | 124/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.58% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
36.8 seconds
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5.62 minutes
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| One birth every |
12.1 seconds
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9.23 minutes
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| One death every |
21.1 seconds
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13.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.33 minutes
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28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -225,510 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,350 | +256 |
| Annual growth/decline | +857,844 | +93,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.41% | +1.78% |
| Population growth rate rank | 141/197 | 63/197 |
Brazil and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 72,388,126 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 74,605,447 | 2,419,700 | 3.06% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 76,865,323 | 2,482,000 | 3.03% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 79,164,235 | 2,531,800 | 2.99% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 81,488,595 | 2,585,400 | 2.94% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 83,817,583 | 2,628,400 | 2.86% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 86,139,359 | 2,675,900 | 2.77% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 88,446,124 | 2,724,100 | 2.68% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 90,741,240 | 2,748,100 | 2.59% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 93,045,777 | 2,772,800 | 2.54% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 95,375,651 | 2,810,700 | 2.5% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 97,739,273 | 2,853,000 | 2.48% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 100,146,797 | 2,903,900 | 2.46% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 102,600,976 | 2,961,300 | 2.45% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 105,089,675 | 3,023,700 | 2.43% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 107,619,565 | 3,083,100 | 2.41% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 110,213,349 | 3,110,500 | 2.41% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 112,875,292 | 3,120,200 | 2.42% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 115,600,942 | 3,121,200 | 2.41% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 118,380,821 | 3,109,000 | 2.4% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 121,207,461 | 3,112,900 | 2.39% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 124,063,109 | 3,124,900 | 2.36% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 126,923,155 | 3,156,100 | 2.31% | 1% |
| 1983 | 129,790,077 | 3,199,300 | 2.26% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 132,658,864 | 3,227,100 | 2.21% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 135,515,595 | 3,247,100 | 2.15% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 138,336,370 | 3,246,300 | 2.08% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 141,104,944 | 3,274,400 | 2% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 143,826,357 | 3,283,400 | 1.93% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 146,502,972 | 3,299,200 | 1.86% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 149,143,223 | 3,329,800 | 1.8% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 151,724,256 | 3,495,100 | 1.73% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 154,275,079 | 3,531,700 | 1.68% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 156,794,577 | 3,572,200 | 1.63% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 159,265,006 | 3,620,000 | 1.58% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 161,735,073 | 3,673,400 | 1.55% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 164,202,549 | 3,732,000 | 1.53% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 166,661,659 | 3,781,300 | 1.5% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 169,159,655 | 3,815,000 | 1.5% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 171,641,543 | 3,835,100 | 1.47% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 174,018,282 | 3,857,700 | 1.38% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 176,301,203 | 3,880,500 | 1.31% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 178,503,484 | 3,948,500 | 1.25% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 180,622,688 | 4,027,200 | 1.19% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 182,675,143 | 4,087,500 | 1.14% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 184,688,101 | 4,133,900 | 1.1% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 186,653,106 | 4,184,600 | 1.06% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 188,552,320 | 4,223,800 | 1.02% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 190,367,302 | 4,259,800 | 0.96% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 192,079,951 | 4,302,600 | 0.9% | 1% |
| 2010 | 193,701,929 | 4,350,700 | 0.84% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 195,284,734 | 4,384,000 | 0.82% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 196,876,111 | 4,408,100 | 0.81% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 198,478,299 | 4,442,100 | 0.81% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 200,085,127 | 4,516,500 | 0.81% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 201,675,532 | 4,609,400 | 0.79% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 203,218,114 | 4,714,100 | 0.76% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 204,703,445 | 4,813,600 | 0.73% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 206,107,261 | 4,900,600 | 0.69% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 207,455,459 | 4,979,200 | 0.65% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 208,660,842 | 5,090,200 | 0.58% | 2.23% |
| 2021 | 209,550,294 | 5,111,300 | 0.43% | 0.41% |
| 2022 | 210,306,415 | 5,117,100 | 0.36% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 211,140,729 | 5,245,000 | 0.4% | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 211,998,573 | 5,338,500 | 0.41% | 1.78% |
| 2025 | 212,812,405 | 5,377,360 | 0.38% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 213,562,674 | 5,413,790 | 0.35% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 214,261,037 | 5,447,979 | 0.33% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 214,911,388 | 5,479,675 | 0.3% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 215,515,178 | 5,509,133 | 0.28% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 216,074,424 | 5,536,522 | 0.26% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 216,587,355 | 5,562,256 | 0.24% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 217,055,392 | 5,586,456 | 0.22% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 217,479,394 | 5,609,501 | 0.2% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 217,860,892 | 5,631,457 | 0.18% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 218,199,715 | 5,652,480 | 0.16% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 218,495,215 | 5,673,146 | 0.14% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 218,747,246 | 5,693,185 | 0.12% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 218,955,573 | 5,713,185 | 0.1% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 219,118,385 | 5,732,750 | 0.07% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 219,237,085 | 5,751,482 | 0.05% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 219,307,158 | 5,770,413 | 0.03% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 219,319,771 | 5,789,187 | 0.006% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 219,276,528 | 5,806,468 | -0.02% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 219,179,002 | 5,822,166 | -0.04% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 219,026,208 | 5,836,730 | -0.07% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 218,821,045 | 5,849,932 | -0.09% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 218,565,379 | 5,861,661 | -0.12% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 218,258,225 | 5,872,796 | -0.14% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 217,897,833 | 5,882,711 | -0.17% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 217,489,309 | 5,892,766 | -0.19% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brazil increased by 16,987,431 people (a 9.2% growth), while New Zealand gained 475,500 people (a 11.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brazil gained 11,739,548 (a 5.82% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 797,223 (a 17.3% growth).
Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2005 and is 7th in 2025. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2005 and ranked 124th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Brazil's population will grow by 1.91% to 217,489,309 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of New Zealand will increase by 8.99% to 5,892,766 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Sao Paulo | 11.5M |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6.21M |
| Brasilia | 2.82M |
| Fortaleza | 2.43M |
| Salvador | 2.42M |
| Belo Horizonte | 2.32M |
| Manaus | 2.06M |
| Curitiba | 1.77M |
| Recife | 1.49M |
| Goiania | 1.44M |
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| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between Brazil and New Zealand
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| Life expectancy | 76.2 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 36.3 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 35.4 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.62 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 65.7 ppl/mi² | 52.5 ppl/mi² |
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