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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 27,917,831 people in Niger in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 29,294,628 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 7.3 times bigger than Niger's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.93% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +3.45% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.3M (105.3% growth).

Brazil vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Niger
2100 164,266,855 92,119,820
2099 165,476,254 91,758,864
2098 166,696,264 91,380,105
2097 167,929,414 90,979,507
2096 169,170,182 90,560,194
2095 170,418,279 90,121,433
2094 171,673,285 89,665,016
2093 172,929,867 89,186,290
2092 174,196,660 88,687,247
2091 175,465,250 88,169,255
2090 176,741,676 87,632,134
2089 178,016,467 87,075,435
2088 179,298,655 86,497,532
2087 180,582,637 85,901,116
2086 181,869,555 85,285,801
2085 183,154,436 84,648,237
2084 184,439,572 83,990,034
2083 185,726,230 83,310,768
2082 187,015,781 82,611,309
2081 188,304,247 81,895,814
2080 189,585,345 81,159,765
2079 190,860,450 80,409,054
2078 192,128,265 79,639,286
2077 193,387,405 78,852,089
2076 194,635,237 78,045,772
2075 195,871,705 77,223,494
2074 197,098,086 76,387,922
2073 198,312,538 75,535,687
2072 199,508,048 74,667,410
2071 200,684,948 73,784,579
2070 201,838,290 72,888,455
2069 202,969,511 71,975,811
2068 204,078,136 71,050,594
2067 205,156,343 70,111,034
2066 206,210,336 69,159,115
2065 207,233,670 68,199,397
2064 208,223,021 67,226,153
2063 209,184,325 66,242,857
2062 210,111,930 65,249,357
2061 211,000,165 64,246,142
2060 211,851,790 63,236,587
2059 212,667,148 62,219,239
2058 213,439,165 61,193,260
2057 214,172,487 60,161,411
2056 214,860,969 59,126,596
2055 215,511,064 58,084,470
2054 216,119,176 57,038,192
2053 216,684,051 55,989,073
2052 217,203,400 54,940,685
2051 217,673,624 53,889,624
2050 218,102,997 52,841,076
2049 218,492,176 51,793,560
2048 218,825,106 50,746,939
2047 219,107,600 49,703,518
2046 219,337,375 48,661,960
2045 219,518,678 47,622,548
2044 219,643,532 46,586,941
2043 219,714,087 45,557,790
2042 219,730,173 44,531,886
2041 219,688,816 43,511,370
2040 219,589,786 42,494,381
2039 219,450,960 41,482,338
2038 219,263,564 40,472,234
2037 219,033,555 39,463,944
2036 218,758,565 38,459,660
2035 218,441,478 37,458,584
2034 218,079,673 36,465,688
2033 217,677,081 35,476,260
2032 217,230,117 34,497,489
2031 216,739,295 33,527,117
2030 216,202,357 32,563,547
2029 215,618,762 31,610,576
2028 214,992,547 30,670,274
2027 214,315,680 29,741,014
2026 213,593,266 28,823,166
2025 212,812,405 27,917,831
2024 211,998,573 27,032,412
2023 211,140,729 26,159,867
2022 210,306,415 25,311,973
2021 209,550,294 24,502,140
2020 208,660,842 23,717,613
2019 207,455,459 22,947,757
2018 206,107,261 22,188,069
2017 204,703,445 21,435,446
2016 203,218,114 20,685,753
2015 201,675,532 19,939,498
2014 200,085,127 19,215,909
2013 198,478,299 18,519,898
2012 196,876,111 17,836,769
2011 195,284,734 17,176,283
2010 193,701,929 16,548,835
2009 192,079,951 15,943,675
2008 190,367,302 15,361,915
2007 188,552,320 14,803,610
2006 186,653,106 14,268,581
2005 184,688,101 13,756,192
2004 182,675,143 13,265,836
2003 180,622,688 12,796,984
2002 178,503,484 12,349,144
2001 176,301,203 11,920,647
2000 174,018,282 11,509,630
1999 171,641,543 11,117,411
1998 169,159,655 10,741,413
1997 166,661,659 10,383,969
1996 164,202,549 10,044,852
1995 161,735,073 9,714,529
1994 159,265,006 9,398,258
1993 156,794,577 9,100,789
1992 154,275,079 8,817,633
1991 151,724,256 8,546,900
1990 149,143,223 8,286,059
1989 146,502,972 8,034,780
1988 143,826,357 7,793,748
1987 141,104,944 7,561,150
1986 138,336,370 7,335,811
1985 135,515,595 7,118,457
1984 132,658,864 6,909,971
1983 129,790,077 6,708,644
1982 126,923,155 6,512,732
1981 124,063,109 6,322,006
1980 121,207,461 6,135,971
1979 118,380,821 5,955,556
1978 115,600,942 5,782,932
1977 112,875,292 5,619,716
1976 110,213,349 5,464,962
1975 107,619,565 5,317,019
1974 105,089,675 5,174,953
1973 102,600,976 5,037,865
1972 100,146,797 4,904,845
1971 97,739,273 4,776,225
1970 95,375,651 4,650,275
1969 93,045,777 4,525,725
1968 90,741,240 4,403,637
1967 88,446,124 4,283,590
1966 86,139,359 4,165,544
1965 83,817,583 4,049,695
1964 81,488,595 3,935,814
1963 79,164,235 3,823,873
1962 76,865,323 3,714,520
1961 74,605,447 3,608,162
1960 72,388,126 3,505,050

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,608,875 people (a 41.6% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Brazil's population will grow by 1.93% to 218,102,997 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Niger will increase by 80.4% to 52,841,076 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 92.1M people in 2100 for Niger.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Niger
2100 -0.73% 0.39%
2099 -0.73% 0.41%
2098 -0.73% 0.44%
2097 -0.73% 0.46%
2096 -0.73% 0.49%
2095 -0.73% 0.51%
2094 -0.73% 0.54%
2093 -0.73% 0.56%
2092 -0.72% 0.59%
2091 -0.72% 0.61%
2090 -0.72% 0.64%
2089 -0.72% 0.67%
2088 -0.71% 0.69%
2087 -0.71% 0.72%
2086 -0.7% 0.75%
2085 -0.7% 0.78%
2084 -0.69% 0.82%
2083 -0.69% 0.85%
2082 -0.68% 0.87%
2081 -0.68% 0.91%
2080 -0.67% 0.93%
2079 -0.66% 0.97%
2078 -0.65% 1%
2077 -0.64% 1.03%
2076 -0.63% 1.06%
2075 -0.62% 1.09%
2074 -0.61% 1.13%
2073 -0.6% 1.16%
2072 -0.59% 1.2%
2071 -0.57% 1.23%
2070 -0.56% 1.27%
2069 -0.54% 1.3%
2068 -0.53% 1.34%
2067 -0.51% 1.38%
2066 -0.49% 1.41%
2065 -0.48% 1.45%
2064 -0.46% 1.48%
2063 -0.44% 1.52%
2062 -0.42% 1.56%
2061 -0.4% 1.6%
2060 -0.38% 1.64%
2059 -0.36% 1.68%
2058 -0.34% 1.72%
2057 -0.32% 1.75%
2056 -0.3% 1.79%
2055 -0.28% 1.83%
2054 -0.26% 1.87%
2053 -0.24% 1.91%
2052 -0.22% 1.95%
2051 -0.2% 1.98%
2050 -0.18% 2.02%
2049 -0.15% 2.06%
2048 -0.13% 2.1%
2047 -0.1% 2.14%
2046 -0.08% 2.18%
2045 -0.06% 2.22%
2044 -0.03% 2.26%
2043 -0.007% 2.3%
2042 0.02% 2.35%
2041 0.05% 2.39%
2040 0.06% 2.44%
2039 0.09% 2.5%
2038 0.11% 2.55%
2037 0.13% 2.61%
2036 0.15% 2.67%
2035 0.17% 2.72%
2034 0.18% 2.79%
2033 0.21% 2.84%
2032 0.23% 2.89%
2031 0.25% 2.96%
2030 0.27% 3.01%
2029 0.29% 3.07%
2028 0.32% 3.12%
2027 0.34% 3.18%
2026 0.37% 3.24%
2025 0.38% 3.28%
2024 0.41% 3.34%
2023 0.4% 3.35%
2022 0.36% 3.31%
2021 0.43% 3.31%
2020 0.58% 3.35%
2019 0.65% 3.42%
2018 0.69% 3.51%
2017 0.73% 3.62%
2016 0.76% 3.74%
2015 0.79% 3.77%
2014 0.81% 3.76%
2013 0.81% 3.83%
2012 0.81% 3.85%
2011 0.82% 3.79%
2010 0.84% 3.8%
2009 0.9% 3.79%
2008 0.96% 3.77%
2007 1.02% 3.75%
2006 1.06% 3.72%
2005 1.1% 3.7%
2004 1.14% 3.66%
2003 1.19% 3.63%
2002 1.25% 3.59%
2001 1.31% 3.57%
2000 1.38% 3.53%
1999 1.47% 3.5%
1998 1.5% 3.44%
1997 1.5% 3.38%
1996 1.53% 3.4%
1995 1.55% 3.37%
1994 1.58% 3.27%
1993 1.63% 3.21%
1992 1.68% 3.17%
1991 1.73% 3.15%
1990 1.8% 3.13%
1989 1.86% 3.09%
1988 1.93% 3.08%
1987 2% 3.07%
1986 2.08% 3.05%
1985 2.15% 3.02%
1984 2.21% 3%
1983 2.26% 3.01%
1982 2.31% 3.02%
1981 2.36% 3.03%
1980 2.39% 3.03%
1979 2.4% 2.99%
1978 2.41% 2.9%
1977 2.42% 2.83%
1976 2.41% 2.78%
1975 2.41% 2.75%
1974 2.43% 2.72%
1973 2.45% 2.71%
1972 2.46% 2.69%
1971 2.48% 2.71%
1970 2.5% 2.75%
1969 2.54% 2.77%
1968 2.59% 2.8%
1967 2.68% 2.83%
1966 2.77% 2.86%
1965 2.86% 2.89%
1964 2.94% 2.93%
1963 2.99% 2.94%
1962 3.03% 2.95%
1961 3.06% 2.94%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/niger | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.38%, while Niger's population grew by 3.28%.

Live population counters

Brazil Niger
Current population
213964342
29294628
Population rank 7/197 53/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.35%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
35.7 seconds
One birth every
12.3 seconds
28.2 seconds
One death every
21 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,230 +2,426
Annual growth/decline +813,832 +885,419
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% +3.28%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 9/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 -7,704
Net migration rank 186/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -7,704
2024 1,073,773 -225,510 883,987 -4,041
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 864,139 995
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 829,651 995
2021 919,507 -208,581 793,428 -4,405
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 784,437 -4,402
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 775,474 -15,778
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 763,536 -3,830
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 752,384 -6,830
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 738,999 14,833
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 721,630 17,051
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 704,609 3,891
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 686,070 -2,543
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 664,009 18,714
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 645,175 -6,941
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 624,685 -8,033
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 602,671 -9,014
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 579,727 -9,847
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 556,808 -10,069
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 533,374 -10,054
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 511,167 -9,700
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 488,328 -9,070
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 467,295 -8,841
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 446,767 -9,550
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 428,417 -8,654
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 410,779 -8,522
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 394,212 -12,037
1998 2,514,728 21,666 377,120 -7,298
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 358,745 -13,680
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 341,223 -8,057
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 323,630 3,843
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 306,026 -959
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 292,135 -2,269
1992 2,547,698 14,394 278,690 -2,258
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 266,527 -1,500
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 256,594 73
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 245,278 613
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 237,296 -1,139
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 231,371 -2,338
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 224,365 -2,728
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 219,206 -6,126
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 213,111 -9,208
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 207,962 -9,209
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 202,012 -8,935
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 195,938 -7,559
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 189,251 -5,564
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 180,632 -3,495
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 171,614 -3,494
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 161,792 -3,476
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 154,489 -3,308
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 147,962 -3,254
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 142,606 -3,179
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 137,695 -2,942
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 133,813 -2,525
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 128,223 -2,277
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 128,184 -2,225
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 125,389 -2,245
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 123,301 -2,277
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 121,358 -2,289
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 119,314 -2,289
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 116,963 -2,289
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 115,386 -2,289
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 113,072 -2,289
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 110,280 -2,369
1961 2,240,178 75 107,693 -2,893
1960 2,190,392 4,066 105,081 -3,641

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/niger | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 88.2% of the population change in Brazil is from natural causes (a gain of 13,319,989 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,788,672 people). In Niger 99.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,907,665 people) and 0.07% is from migration (a loss of 5,412 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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