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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 1.22 times bigger than Brazil's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 5.72% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Brazil vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Pakistan
2100 164,266,855 514,639,086
2099 165,476,254 513,762,873
2098 166,696,264 512,834,641
2097 167,929,414 511,842,588
2096 169,170,182 510,743,323
2095 170,418,279 509,544,194
2094 171,673,285 508,236,117
2093 172,929,867 506,871,405
2092 174,196,660 505,433,117
2091 175,465,250 503,929,591
2090 176,741,676 502,369,089
2089 178,016,467 500,764,988
2088 179,298,655 499,040,109
2087 180,582,637 497,294,229
2086 181,869,555 495,416,407
2085 183,154,436 493,469,269
2084 184,439,572 491,457,322
2083 185,726,230 489,327,293
2082 187,015,781 487,086,584
2081 188,304,247 484,774,651
2080 189,585,345 482,358,125
2079 190,860,450 479,913,540
2078 192,128,265 477,377,443
2077 193,387,405 474,692,907
2076 194,635,237 471,877,807
2075 195,871,705 468,953,317
2074 197,098,086 465,972,364
2073 198,312,538 462,907,667
2072 199,508,048 459,752,452
2071 200,684,948 456,518,761
2070 201,838,290 453,190,545
2069 202,969,511 449,749,441
2068 204,078,136 446,219,879
2067 205,156,343 442,632,987
2066 206,210,336 438,970,919
2065 207,233,670 435,260,675
2064 208,223,021 431,484,424
2063 209,184,325 427,665,121
2062 210,111,930 423,724,764
2061 211,000,165 419,759,602
2060 211,851,790 415,724,868
2059 212,667,148 411,662,239
2058 213,439,165 407,514,159
2057 214,172,487 403,318,028
2056 214,860,969 399,031,614
2055 215,511,064 394,728,055
2054 216,119,176 390,385,410
2053 216,684,051 386,003,289
2052 217,203,400 381,568,312
2051 217,673,624 377,096,921
2050 218,102,997 372,554,619
2049 218,492,176 367,986,189
2048 218,825,106 363,386,382
2047 219,107,600 358,734,325
2046 219,337,375 354,003,639
2045 219,518,678 349,228,953
2044 219,643,532 344,443,561
2043 219,714,087 339,631,894
2042 219,730,173 334,801,403
2041 219,688,816 329,944,530
2040 219,589,786 325,107,264
2039 219,450,960 320,203,920
2038 219,263,564 315,273,196
2037 219,033,555 310,377,446
2036 218,758,565 305,472,156
2035 218,441,478 300,604,245
2034 218,079,673 295,748,602
2033 217,677,081 290,911,874
2032 217,230,117 286,130,352
2031 216,739,295 281,410,647
2030 216,202,357 276,766,735
2029 215,618,762 272,246,760
2028 214,992,547 267,784,548
2027 214,315,680 263,445,027
2026 213,593,266 259,285,315
2025 212,812,405 255,219,554
2024 211,998,573 251,269,164
2023 211,140,729 247,504,495
2022 210,306,415 243,700,667
2021 209,550,294 239,477,801
2020 208,660,842 235,001,746
2019 207,455,459 230,800,899
2018 206,107,261 226,928,892
2017 204,703,445 223,273,967
2016 203,218,114 220,138,869
2015 201,675,532 217,290,883
2014 200,085,127 214,264,647
2013 198,478,299 211,073,978
2012 196,876,111 207,667,125
2011 195,284,734 203,746,065
2010 193,701,929 199,239,047
2009 192,079,951 194,376,534
2008 190,367,302 189,499,113
2007 188,552,320 184,493,231
2006 186,653,106 179,682,690
2005 184,688,101 175,453,212
2004 182,675,143 171,286,000
2003 180,622,688 167,110,248
2002 178,503,484 163,222,549
2001 176,301,203 159,270,907
2000 174,018,282 154,879,127
1999 171,641,543 150,565,377
1998 169,159,655 146,522,356
1997 166,661,659 142,531,804
1996 164,202,549 138,557,092
1995 161,735,073 134,582,253
1994 159,265,006 130,748,083
1993 156,794,577 127,020,117
1992 154,275,079 123,546,848
1991 151,724,256 120,060,406
1990 149,143,223 116,155,576
1989 146,502,972 112,336,629
1988 143,826,357 108,724,739
1987 141,104,944 105,130,717
1986 138,336,370 101,606,764
1985 135,515,595 98,229,285
1984 132,658,864 95,164,936
1983 129,790,077 92,227,711
1982 126,923,155 89,089,246
1981 124,063,109 85,802,049
1980 121,207,461 82,291,010
1979 118,380,821 78,997,039
1978 115,600,942 76,307,379
1977 112,875,292 73,901,827
1976 110,213,349 71,620,254
1975 107,619,565 69,461,175
1974 105,089,675 67,415,487
1973 102,600,976 65,461,912
1972 100,146,797 63,583,194
1971 97,739,273 61,847,899
1970 95,375,651 60,166,719
1969 93,045,777 58,460,939
1968 90,741,240 56,810,507
1967 88,446,124 55,214,768
1966 86,139,359 53,678,667
1965 83,817,583 52,209,010
1964 81,488,595 50,799,999
1963 79,164,235 49,447,776
1962 76,865,323 48,156,128
1961 74,605,447 46,921,277
1960 72,388,126 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Pakistan
2100 -0.73% 0.17%
2099 -0.73% 0.18%
2098 -0.73% 0.19%
2097 -0.73% 0.22%
2096 -0.73% 0.24%
2095 -0.73% 0.26%
2094 -0.73% 0.27%
2093 -0.73% 0.28%
2092 -0.72% 0.3%
2091 -0.72% 0.31%
2090 -0.72% 0.32%
2089 -0.72% 0.35%
2088 -0.71% 0.35%
2087 -0.71% 0.38%
2086 -0.7% 0.39%
2085 -0.7% 0.41%
2084 -0.69% 0.44%
2083 -0.69% 0.46%
2082 -0.68% 0.48%
2081 -0.68% 0.5%
2080 -0.67% 0.51%
2079 -0.66% 0.53%
2078 -0.65% 0.57%
2077 -0.64% 0.6%
2076 -0.63% 0.62%
2075 -0.62% 0.64%
2074 -0.61% 0.66%
2073 -0.6% 0.69%
2072 -0.59% 0.71%
2071 -0.57% 0.73%
2070 -0.56% 0.77%
2069 -0.54% 0.79%
2068 -0.53% 0.81%
2067 -0.51% 0.83%
2066 -0.49% 0.85%
2065 -0.48% 0.88%
2064 -0.46% 0.89%
2063 -0.44% 0.93%
2062 -0.42% 0.94%
2061 -0.4% 0.97%
2060 -0.38% 0.99%
2059 -0.36% 1.02%
2058 -0.34% 1.04%
2057 -0.32% 1.07%
2056 -0.3% 1.09%
2055 -0.28% 1.11%
2054 -0.26% 1.14%
2053 -0.24% 1.16%
2052 -0.22% 1.19%
2051 -0.2% 1.22%
2050 -0.18% 1.24%
2049 -0.15% 1.27%
2048 -0.13% 1.3%
2047 -0.1% 1.34%
2046 -0.08% 1.37%
2045 -0.06% 1.39%
2044 -0.03% 1.42%
2043 -0.007% 1.44%
2042 0.02% 1.47%
2041 0.05% 1.49%
2040 0.06% 1.53%
2039 0.09% 1.56%
2038 0.11% 1.58%
2037 0.13% 1.61%
2036 0.15% 1.62%
2035 0.17% 1.64%
2034 0.18% 1.66%
2033 0.21% 1.67%
2032 0.23% 1.68%
2031 0.25% 1.68%
2030 0.27% 1.66%
2029 0.29% 1.67%
2028 0.32% 1.65%
2027 0.34% 1.6%
2026 0.37% 1.59%
2025 0.38% 1.57%
2024 0.41% 1.52%
2023 0.4% 1.56%
2022 0.36% 1.76%
2021 0.43% 1.9%
2020 0.58% 1.82%
2019 0.65% 1.71%
2018 0.69% 1.64%
2017 0.73% 1.42%
2016 0.76% 1.31%
2015 0.79% 1.41%
2014 0.81% 1.51%
2013 0.81% 1.64%
2012 0.81% 1.92%
2011 0.82% 2.26%
2010 0.84% 2.5%
2009 0.9% 2.57%
2008 0.96% 2.71%
2007 1.02% 2.68%
2006 1.06% 2.41%
2005 1.1% 2.43%
2004 1.14% 2.5%
2003 1.19% 2.38%
2002 1.25% 2.48%
2001 1.31% 2.84%
2000 1.38% 2.87%
1999 1.47% 2.76%
1998 1.5% 2.8%
1997 1.5% 2.87%
1996 1.53% 2.95%
1995 1.55% 2.93%
1994 1.58% 2.93%
1993 1.63% 2.81%
1992 1.68% 2.9%
1991 1.73% 3.36%
1990 1.8% 3.4%
1989 1.86% 3.32%
1988 1.93% 3.42%
1987 2% 3.47%
1986 2.08% 3.44%
1985 2.15% 3.22%
1984 2.21% 3.18%
1983 2.26% 3.52%
1982 2.31% 3.83%
1981 2.36% 4.27%
1980 2.39% 4.17%
1979 2.4% 3.52%
1978 2.41% 3.26%
1977 2.42% 3.19%
1976 2.41% 3.11%
1975 2.41% 3.03%
1974 2.43% 2.98%
1973 2.45% 2.95%
1972 2.46% 2.81%
1971 2.48% 2.79%
1970 2.5% 2.92%
1969 2.54% 2.91%
1968 2.59% 2.89%
1967 2.68% 2.86%
1966 2.77% 2.81%
1965 2.86% 2.77%
1964 2.94% 2.73%
1963 2.99% 2.68%
1962 3.03% 2.63%
1961 3.06% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.38%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Brazil Pakistan
Current population
213964342
261421997
Population rank 7/197 5/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 3.15%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
8.01 seconds
One birth every
12.3 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
21 seconds
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,230 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +813,832 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 66/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -217,283 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 186/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -1,235,336
2024 1,073,773 -225,510 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 919,507 -208,581 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 4,690,187 576,349
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 4,281,169 252,869
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 2,514,728 21,666 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 3,977,175 11,534
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 2,547,698 14,394 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 3,731,730 275,242
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 3,554,755 38,139
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 3,448,813 146,364
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 3,341,643 111,045
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 3,233,315 68,860
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 2,934,689 294,252
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 2,790,454 555,032
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 2,461,311 450,003
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 2,356,601 111,386
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 2,257,849 85,250
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 2,171,812 48,238
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 2,240,178 75 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 2,190,392 4,066 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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