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Population in Brazil compared to New Zealand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 5,374,272 in New Zealand.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 39.8 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 2.64% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.37M (28.4% growth).

Brazil vs New Zealand: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil New Zealand
2100 164,294,719 5,918,837
2099 165,504,324 5,923,132
2098 166,724,540 5,927,206
2097 167,957,900 5,930,263
2096 169,198,878 5,932,907
2095 170,447,187 5,934,847
2094 171,702,406 5,936,183
2093 172,959,201 5,938,804
2092 174,226,209 5,939,085
2091 175,495,014 5,940,665
2090 176,771,657 5,941,752
2089 178,046,664 5,944,871
2088 179,329,069 5,945,635
2087 180,613,269 5,948,586
2086 181,900,405 5,951,745
2085 183,185,504 5,955,275
2084 184,470,859 5,959,115
2083 185,757,734 5,963,613
2082 187,047,504 5,966,943
2081 188,336,189 5,968,511
2080 189,617,504 5,971,082
2079 190,892,825 5,972,331
2078 192,160,856 5,972,928
2077 193,420,209 5,971,804
2076 194,668,253 5,971,386
2075 195,904,930 5,970,985
2074 197,131,520 5,969,834
2073 198,346,178 5,968,506
2072 199,541,890 5,964,548
2071 200,718,990 5,964,493
2070 201,872,528 5,963,811
2069 203,003,940 5,962,551
2068 204,112,753 5,960,918
2067 205,191,144 5,958,438
2066 206,245,316 5,954,539
2065 207,268,823 5,950,378
2064 208,258,342 5,946,851
2063 209,219,808 5,944,910
2062 210,147,571 5,940,838
2061 211,035,957 5,939,601
2060 211,887,727 5,936,094
2059 212,703,223 5,931,426
2058 213,475,371 5,925,816
2057 214,208,817 5,919,823
2056 214,897,416 5,913,287
2055 215,547,622 5,904,352
2054 216,155,836 5,894,795
2053 216,720,807 5,884,875
2052 217,240,244 5,876,162
2051 217,710,548 5,864,176
2050 218,139,994 5,852,896
2049 218,529,238 5,844,165
2048 218,862,226 5,833,178
2047 219,144,767 5,822,035
2046 219,374,582 5,809,860
2045 219,555,915 5,795,785
2044 219,680,790 5,780,884
2043 219,751,357 5,764,579
2042 219,767,446 5,746,528
2041 219,726,082 5,727,253
2040 219,627,035 5,708,874
2039 219,488,186 5,690,018
2038 219,300,758 5,669,959
2037 219,070,710 5,650,253
2036 218,795,673 5,630,126
2035 218,478,532 5,609,155
2034 218,116,666 5,588,315
2033 217,714,006 5,565,507
2032 217,266,965 5,542,488
2031 216,776,060 5,517,391
2030 216,239,032 5,491,320
2029 215,655,337 5,462,926
2028 215,029,016 5,432,752
2027 214,352,035 5,399,898
2026 213,629,498 5,364,771
2025 212,848,504 5,327,462
2024 211,998,573 5,287,500
2023 211,140,729 5,200,000
2022 210,306,415 5,081,700
2021 209,550,294 5,084,600
2020 208,660,842 5,072,400
2019 207,455,459 4,970,300
2018 206,107,261 4,900,600
2017 204,703,445 4,813,600
2016 203,218,114 4,714,100
2015 201,675,532 4,609,400
2014 200,085,127 4,516,500
2013 198,478,299 4,442,100
2012 196,876,111 4,408,100
2011 195,284,734 4,384,000
2010 193,701,929 4,350,700
2009 192,079,951 4,302,600
2008 190,367,302 4,259,800
2007 188,552,320 4,223,800
2006 186,653,106 4,184,600
2005 184,688,101 4,133,900
2004 182,675,143 4,087,500
2003 180,622,688 4,027,200
2002 178,503,484 3,948,500
2001 176,301,203 3,880,500
2000 174,018,282 3,857,700
1999 171,641,543 3,835,100
1998 169,159,655 3,815,000
1997 166,661,659 3,781,300
1996 164,202,549 3,732,000
1995 161,735,073 3,673,400
1994 159,265,006 3,620,000
1993 156,794,577 3,572,200
1992 154,275,079 3,531,700
1991 151,724,256 3,495,100
1990 149,143,223 3,329,800
1989 146,502,972 3,299,200
1988 143,826,357 3,283,400
1987 141,104,944 3,274,400
1986 138,336,370 3,246,300
1985 135,515,595 3,247,100
1984 132,658,864 3,227,100
1983 129,790,077 3,199,300
1982 126,923,155 3,156,100
1981 124,063,109 3,124,900
1980 121,207,461 3,112,900
1979 118,380,821 3,109,000
1978 115,600,942 3,121,200
1977 112,875,292 3,120,200
1976 110,213,349 3,110,500
1975 107,619,565 3,083,100
1974 105,089,675 3,023,700
1973 102,600,976 2,961,300
1972 100,146,797 2,903,900
1971 97,739,273 2,853,000
1970 95,375,651 2,810,700
1969 93,045,777 2,772,800
1968 90,741,240 2,748,100
1967 88,446,124 2,724,100
1966 86,139,359 2,675,900
1965 83,817,583 2,628,400
1964 81,488,595 2,585,400
1963 79,164,235 2,531,800
1962 76,865,323 2,482,000
1961 74,605,447 2,419,700
1960 72,388,126 2,371,800

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/new-zealand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 660,172 people (a 14% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.91% to 5,852,896 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 5.97M people in 2078 for New Zealand.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil New Zealand
2100 -0.73% -0.07%
2099 -0.73% -0.07%
2098 -0.73% -0.05%
2097 -0.73% -0.04%
2096 -0.73% -0.03%
2095 -0.73% -0.02%
2094 -0.73% -0.04%
2093 -0.73% -0.005%
2092 -0.72% -0.03%
2091 -0.72% -0.02%
2090 -0.72% -0.05%
2089 -0.72% -0.01%
2088 -0.71% -0.05%
2087 -0.71% -0.05%
2086 -0.7% -0.06%
2085 -0.7% -0.06%
2084 -0.69% -0.08%
2083 -0.69% -0.06%
2082 -0.68% -0.03%
2081 -0.68% -0.04%
2080 -0.67% -0.02%
2079 -0.66% -0.01%
2078 -0.65% 0.02%
2077 -0.64% 0.007%
2076 -0.63% 0.007%
2075 -0.62% 0.02%
2074 -0.61% 0.02%
2073 -0.6% 0.07%
2072 -0.59% 0.001%
2071 -0.57% 0.01%
2070 -0.56% 0.02%
2069 -0.54% 0.03%
2068 -0.53% 0.04%
2067 -0.51% 0.07%
2066 -0.49% 0.07%
2065 -0.48% 0.06%
2064 -0.46% 0.03%
2063 -0.44% 0.07%
2062 -0.42% 0.02%
2061 -0.4% 0.06%
2060 -0.38% 0.08%
2059 -0.36% 0.09%
2058 -0.34% 0.1%
2057 -0.32% 0.11%
2056 -0.3% 0.15%
2055 -0.28% 0.16%
2054 -0.26% 0.17%
2053 -0.24% 0.15%
2052 -0.22% 0.2%
2051 -0.2% 0.19%
2050 -0.18% 0.15%
2049 -0.15% 0.19%
2048 -0.13% 0.19%
2047 -0.1% 0.21%
2046 -0.08% 0.24%
2045 -0.06% 0.26%
2044 -0.03% 0.28%
2043 -0.007% 0.31%
2042 0.02% 0.34%
2041 0.05% 0.32%
2040 0.06% 0.33%
2039 0.09% 0.35%
2038 0.11% 0.35%
2037 0.13% 0.36%
2036 0.15% 0.37%
2035 0.17% 0.37%
2034 0.18% 0.41%
2033 0.21% 0.42%
2032 0.23% 0.45%
2031 0.25% 0.47%
2030 0.27% 0.52%
2029 0.29% 0.56%
2028 0.32% 0.61%
2027 0.34% 0.65%
2026 0.37% 0.7%
2025 0.4% 0.76%
2024 0.41% 1.68%
2023 0.4% 2.33%
2022 0.36% -0.06%
2021 0.43% 0.24%
2020 0.58% 2.05%
2019 0.65% 1.42%
2018 0.69% 1.81%
2017 0.73% 2.11%
2016 0.76% 2.27%
2015 0.79% 2.06%
2014 0.81% 1.67%
2013 0.81% 0.77%
2012 0.81% 0.55%
2011 0.82% 0.77%
2010 0.84% 1.12%
2009 0.9% 1%
2008 0.96% 0.85%
2007 1.02% 0.94%
2006 1.06% 1.23%
2005 1.1% 1.14%
2004 1.14% 1.5%
2003 1.19% 1.99%
2002 1.25% 1.75%
2001 1.31% 0.59%
2000 1.38% 0.59%
1999 1.47% 0.53%
1998 1.5% 0.89%
1997 1.5% 1.32%
1996 1.53% 1.6%
1995 1.55% 1.48%
1994 1.58% 1.34%
1993 1.63% 1.15%
1992 1.68% 1.05%
1991 1.73% 4.96%
1990 1.8% 0.93%
1989 1.86% 0.48%
1988 1.93% 0.27%
1987 2% 0.87%
1986 2.08% -0.02%
1985 2.15% 0.62%
1984 2.21% 0.87%
1983 2.26% 1.37%
1982 2.31% 1%
1981 2.36% 0.39%
1980 2.39% 0.13%
1979 2.4% -0.39%
1978 2.41% 0.03%
1977 2.42% 0.31%
1976 2.41% 0.89%
1975 2.41% 1.96%
1974 2.43% 2.11%
1973 2.45% 1.98%
1972 2.46% 1.78%
1971 2.48% 1.5%
1970 2.5% 1.37%
1969 2.54% 0.9%
1968 2.59% 0.88%
1967 2.68% 1.8%
1966 2.77% 1.81%
1965 2.86% 1.66%
1964 2.94% 2.12%
1963 2.99% 2.01%
1962 3.03% 2.57%
1961 3.06% 2.02%

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 New Zealand's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

Brazil New Zealand
Current population
213824938
5374272
Population rank 7/197 124/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.06%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
6.01 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
9.31 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +240
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +87,500
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 65/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
30.3 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +17,403
Net migration rank 186/196 35/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 1,467,989
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 28.2%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
New Zealand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil New Zealand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 17,403
2024 - -225,510 - 18,766
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 18,876 21,404
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 20,123 21,404
2021 919,507 -208,581 23,644 -14,944
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 24,905 42,124
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 25,299 69,770
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 24,797 59,139
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 26,282 68,349
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 28,237 75,512
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 29,408 70,870
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 26,196 57,974
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 29,096 26,385
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 31,077 -1,015
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 31,302 -2,196
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 35,458 6,722
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 33,560 12,700
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 35,143 4,804
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 35,480 3,053
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 30,924 14,542
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 30,674 19,212
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 29,634 24,521
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 28,150 42,456
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 25,941 48,195
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 27,939 17,793
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 29,897 -6,604
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 28,916 -7,634
1998 2,514,728 21,666 29,146 -1,387
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 30,137 12,040
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 28,997 25,169
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 29,828 26,743
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 30,372 20,420
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 31,685 12,638
1992 2,547,698 14,394 32,067 6,460
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 33,518 31,156
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 33,298 70,432
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 30,749 -8,818
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 29,846 -17,005
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 27,603 -7,631
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 25,549 -10,234
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 24,126 -13,462
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 26,043 -901
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 24,315 11,464
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 24,207 7,982
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 25,374 -7,606
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 23,658 -15,423
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 26,675 -26,694
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 26,156 -28,783
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 28,020 -22,697
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 29,456 -9,138
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 31,355 13,196
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 33,896 27,580
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 35,239 28,261
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 38,244 17,779
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 40,000 7,547
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 37,101 4,511
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 38,098 -5,212
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 37,594 -11,853
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 37,974 -2,289
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 36,151 9,161
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 36,982 9,245
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 39,375 9,806
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 42,027 10,226
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 42,865 12,697
1961 2,240,178 75 43,482 10,689
1960 2,190,392 4,066 41,791 3,846

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 New Zealand 34.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 247,767 people) and 65.6% is from migration (a gain of 471,602 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 1,467,989 people or 28.2% in New Zealand.

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
New Zealand
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
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K

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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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