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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 17,695 people in Palau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 17,629 in Palau.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 12,129 times bigger than Palau's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Palau is the 194th.
  • The countries together account for 2.58% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.0002% for Palau.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.02% in Palau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Palau has declined from 19.6K to 17.6K (10% decline).

Brazil vs Palau: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Palau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Palau
2100 164,294,719 11,152
2099 165,504,324 11,216
2098 166,724,540 11,281
2097 167,957,900 11,352
2096 169,198,878 11,417
2095 170,447,187 11,485
2094 171,702,406 11,549
2093 172,959,201 11,616
2092 174,226,209 11,682
2091 175,495,014 11,753
2090 176,771,657 11,829
2089 178,046,664 11,907
2088 179,329,069 11,968
2087 180,613,269 12,040
2086 181,900,405 12,109
2085 183,185,504 12,171
2084 184,470,859 12,251
2083 185,757,734 12,316
2082 187,047,504 12,382
2081 188,336,189 12,457
2080 189,617,504 12,537
2079 190,892,825 12,608
2078 192,160,856 12,681
2077 193,420,209 12,758
2076 194,668,253 12,838
2075 195,904,930 12,914
2074 197,131,520 13,007
2073 198,346,178 13,091
2072 199,541,890 13,161
2071 200,718,990 13,252
2070 201,872,528 13,338
2069 203,003,940 13,430
2068 204,112,753 13,525
2067 205,191,144 13,621
2066 206,245,316 13,723
2065 207,268,823 13,818
2064 208,258,342 13,920
2063 209,219,808 14,025
2062 210,147,571 14,136
2061 211,035,957 14,251
2060 211,887,727 14,358
2059 212,703,223 14,479
2058 213,475,371 14,589
2057 214,208,817 14,718
2056 214,897,416 14,837
2055 215,547,622 14,961
2054 216,155,836 15,084
2053 216,720,807 15,206
2052 217,240,244 15,332
2051 217,710,548 15,453
2050 218,139,994 15,562
2049 218,529,238 15,682
2048 218,862,226 15,797
2047 219,144,767 15,912
2046 219,374,582 16,024
2045 219,555,915 16,132
2044 219,680,790 16,245
2043 219,751,357 16,339
2042 219,767,446 16,445
2041 219,726,082 16,549
2040 219,627,035 16,631
2039 219,488,186 16,727
2038 219,300,758 16,805
2037 219,070,710 16,895
2036 218,795,673 16,964
2035 218,478,532 17,042
2034 218,116,666 17,118
2033 217,714,006 17,190
2032 217,266,965 17,250
2031 216,776,060 17,330
2030 216,239,032 17,398
2029 215,655,337 17,457
2028 215,029,016 17,527
2027 214,352,035 17,576
2026 213,629,498 17,629
2025 212,848,504 17,672
2024 211,998,573 17,695
2023 211,140,729 17,727
2022 210,306,415 17,759
2021 209,550,294 17,783
2020 208,660,842 17,792
2019 207,455,459 17,798
2018 206,107,261 17,814
2017 204,703,445 17,812
2016 203,218,114 17,797
2015 201,675,532 17,770
2014 200,085,127 17,715
2013 198,478,299 17,648
2012 196,876,111 17,765
2011 195,284,734 18,078
2010 193,701,929 18,396
2009 192,079,951 18,709
2008 190,367,302 19,009
2007 188,552,320 19,302
2006 186,653,106 19,593
2005 184,688,101 19,819
2004 182,675,143 19,820
2003 180,622,688 19,659
2002 178,503,484 19,503
2001 176,301,203 19,352
2000 174,018,282 19,178
1999 171,641,543 18,901
1998 169,159,655 18,524
1997 166,661,659 18,108
1996 164,202,549 17,654
1995 161,735,073 17,195
1994 159,265,006 16,770
1993 156,794,577 16,372
1992 154,275,079 15,989
1991 151,724,256 15,614
1990 149,143,223 15,259
1989 146,502,972 14,945
1988 143,826,357 14,645
1987 141,104,944 14,334
1986 138,336,370 14,024
1985 135,515,595 13,688
1984 132,658,864 13,337
1983 129,790,077 13,006
1982 126,923,155 12,694
1981 124,063,109 12,402
1980 121,207,461 12,271
1979 118,380,821 12,337
1978 115,600,942 12,440
1977 112,875,292 12,525
1976 110,213,349 12,598
1975 107,619,565 12,655
1974 105,089,675 12,687
1973 102,600,976 12,552
1972 100,146,797 12,194
1971 97,739,273 11,759
1970 95,375,651 11,368
1969 93,045,777 11,159
1968 90,741,240 11,080
1967 88,446,124 10,988
1966 86,139,359 10,805
1965 83,817,583 10,547
1964 81,488,595 10,292
1963 79,164,235 10,037
1962 76,865,323 9,793
1961 74,605,447 9,555
1960 72,388,126 9,328

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/palau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Palau lost 1,796 people (a 9.17% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Palau's population decreased by 168 people (a 0.94% decline).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Palau was ranked 194th in 2006 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 11.7% to 15,562 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Palau's population already peaked in 2004 at 19.8K people and is projected to decrease to 11.2K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Palau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Palau
2100 -0.73% -0.57%
2099 -0.73% -0.58%
2098 -0.73% -0.62%
2097 -0.73% -0.57%
2096 -0.73% -0.59%
2095 -0.73% -0.55%
2094 -0.73% -0.58%
2093 -0.73% -0.56%
2092 -0.72% -0.6%
2091 -0.72% -0.65%
2090 -0.72% -0.65%
2089 -0.72% -0.51%
2088 -0.71% -0.6%
2087 -0.71% -0.57%
2086 -0.7% -0.51%
2085 -0.7% -0.65%
2084 -0.69% -0.53%
2083 -0.69% -0.53%
2082 -0.68% -0.6%
2081 -0.68% -0.64%
2080 -0.67% -0.56%
2079 -0.66% -0.58%
2078 -0.65% -0.6%
2077 -0.64% -0.62%
2076 -0.63% -0.59%
2075 -0.62% -0.71%
2074 -0.61% -0.64%
2073 -0.6% -0.53%
2072 -0.59% -0.69%
2071 -0.57% -0.65%
2070 -0.56% -0.68%
2069 -0.54% -0.7%
2068 -0.53% -0.7%
2067 -0.51% -0.74%
2066 -0.49% -0.69%
2065 -0.48% -0.73%
2064 -0.46% -0.75%
2063 -0.44% -0.78%
2062 -0.42% -0.81%
2061 -0.4% -0.74%
2060 -0.38% -0.84%
2059 -0.36% -0.75%
2058 -0.34% -0.88%
2057 -0.32% -0.81%
2056 -0.3% -0.83%
2055 -0.28% -0.81%
2054 -0.26% -0.8%
2053 -0.24% -0.82%
2052 -0.22% -0.78%
2051 -0.2% -0.7%
2050 -0.18% -0.76%
2049 -0.15% -0.73%
2048 -0.13% -0.72%
2047 -0.1% -0.7%
2046 -0.08% -0.67%
2045 -0.06% -0.7%
2044 -0.03% -0.57%
2043 -0.007% -0.64%
2042 0.02% -0.63%
2041 0.05% -0.49%
2040 0.06% -0.57%
2039 0.09% -0.46%
2038 0.11% -0.53%
2037 0.13% -0.41%
2036 0.15% -0.46%
2035 0.17% -0.44%
2034 0.18% -0.42%
2033 0.21% -0.35%
2032 0.23% -0.46%
2031 0.25% -0.39%
2030 0.27% -0.34%
2029 0.29% -0.4%
2028 0.32% -0.28%
2027 0.34% -0.3%
2026 0.37% -0.24%
2025 0.4% -0.13%
2024 0.41% -0.18%
2023 0.4% -0.18%
2022 0.36% -0.13%
2021 0.43% -0.05%
2020 0.58% -0.03%
2019 0.65% -0.09%
2018 0.69% 0.01%
2017 0.73% 0.08%
2016 0.76% 0.15%
2015 0.79% 0.31%
2014 0.81% 0.38%
2013 0.81% -0.66%
2012 0.81% -1.73%
2011 0.82% -1.73%
2010 0.84% -1.67%
2009 0.9% -1.58%
2008 0.96% -1.52%
2007 1.02% -1.49%
2006 1.06% -1.14%
2005 1.1% -0.005%
2004 1.14% 0.82%
2003 1.19% 0.8%
2002 1.25% 0.78%
2001 1.31% 0.91%
2000 1.38% 1.47%
1999 1.47% 2.04%
1998 1.5% 2.3%
1997 1.5% 2.57%
1996 1.53% 2.67%
1995 1.55% 2.53%
1994 1.58% 2.43%
1993 1.63% 2.4%
1992 1.68% 2.4%
1991 1.73% 2.33%
1990 1.8% 2.1%
1989 1.86% 2.05%
1988 1.93% 2.17%
1987 2% 2.21%
1986 2.08% 2.45%
1985 2.15% 2.63%
1984 2.21% 2.54%
1983 2.26% 2.46%
1982 2.31% 2.35%
1981 2.36% 1.07%
1980 2.39% -0.53%
1979 2.4% -0.83%
1978 2.41% -0.68%
1977 2.42% -0.58%
1976 2.41% -0.45%
1975 2.41% -0.25%
1974 2.43% 1.08%
1973 2.45% 2.94%
1972 2.46% 3.7%
1971 2.48% 3.44%
1970 2.5% 1.87%
1969 2.54% 0.71%
1968 2.59% 0.84%
1967 2.68% 1.69%
1966 2.77% 2.45%
1965 2.86% 2.48%
1964 2.94% 2.54%
1963 2.99% 2.49%
1962 3.03% 2.49%
1961 3.06% 2.43%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Palau's population declined by 0.18%.

Live population counters

Brazil Palau
Current population
213824938
17629
Population rank 7/197 194/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.0002%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
1.63 weeks
One birth every
12.1 seconds
1.89 days
One death every
21.1 seconds
1.8 days
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +0
Annual growth/decline +857,844 -32
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% -0.18%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 175/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
3.27 weeks
Annual migration change -217,283 -16
Net migration rank 186/196 78/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 5,212
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 184/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 29.5%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 19/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Palau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Palau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -16
2024 - -225,510 - -14
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -10 -19
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -7 -20
2021 919,507 -208,581 -3 -21
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 8 0
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 23 -46
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 29 -35
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 43 -33
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 53 -35
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 55 -11
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 73 -7
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 88 -28
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 86 -387
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 83 -405
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 81 -392
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 81 -382
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 79 -378
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 80 -372
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 79 -365
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 80 -250
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 83 79
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 86 71
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 88 67
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 88 65
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 85 120
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 100 243
1998 2,514,728 21,666 116 280
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 140 297
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 166 312
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 186 258
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 195 211
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 196 193
1992 2,547,698 14,394 183 193
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 175 193
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 181 156
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 185 113
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 183 126
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 182 125
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 182 135
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 181 179
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 181 157
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 176 144
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 170 132
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 161 120
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 165 -179
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 176 -291
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 193 -285
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 213 -292
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 236 -296
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 249 -296
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 256 -282
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 268 22
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 280 147
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 287 156
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 286 54
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 283 -209
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 275 -194
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 266 -150
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 268 -18
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 275 -16
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 284 -27
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 291 -41
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 296 -54
1961 2,240,178 75 298 -65
1960 2,190,392 4,066 296 -70

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Palau 53.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 264 people) and 46.2% is from migration (a loss of 227 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 5,212 people or 29.5% in Palau.

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
Palau
City Population
Ngerulmud 318
Melekeok 299

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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