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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 7,120,169 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 30 times bigger than Paraguay's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 2.67% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.12M (29.3% growth).

Brazil vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Paraguay
2100 164,294,719 9,114,469
2099 165,504,324 9,134,868
2098 166,724,540 9,153,773
2097 167,957,900 9,171,880
2096 169,198,878 9,188,931
2095 170,447,187 9,204,812
2094 171,702,406 9,219,996
2093 172,959,201 9,234,274
2092 174,226,209 9,247,659
2091 175,495,014 9,260,551
2090 176,771,657 9,272,453
2089 178,046,664 9,283,984
2088 179,329,069 9,293,775
2087 180,613,269 9,302,722
2086 181,900,405 9,311,508
2085 183,185,504 9,319,285
2084 184,470,859 9,325,447
2083 185,757,734 9,331,054
2082 187,047,504 9,335,846
2081 188,336,189 9,340,017
2080 189,617,504 9,342,618
2079 190,892,825 9,344,195
2078 192,160,856 9,344,403
2077 193,420,209 9,343,525
2076 194,668,253 9,341,603
2075 195,904,930 9,337,944
2074 197,131,520 9,332,883
2073 198,346,178 9,326,126
2072 199,541,890 9,317,685
2071 200,718,990 9,307,917
2070 201,872,528 9,296,216
2069 203,003,940 9,282,854
2068 204,112,753 9,268,086
2067 205,191,144 9,251,858
2066 206,245,316 9,233,146
2065 207,268,823 9,212,933
2064 208,258,342 9,190,368
2063 209,219,808 9,165,372
2062 210,147,571 9,138,205
2061 211,035,957 9,109,701
2060 211,887,727 9,079,572
2059 212,703,223 9,047,300
2058 213,475,371 9,011,957
2057 214,208,817 8,975,110
2056 214,897,416 8,936,412
2055 215,547,622 8,896,115
2054 216,155,836 8,853,974
2053 216,720,807 8,810,350
2052 217,240,244 8,764,844
2051 217,710,548 8,717,773
2050 218,139,994 8,669,516
2049 218,529,238 8,619,672
2048 218,862,226 8,568,157
2047 219,144,767 8,515,265
2046 219,374,582 8,460,084
2045 219,555,915 8,404,136
2044 219,680,790 8,346,996
2043 219,751,357 8,288,781
2042 219,767,446 8,228,904
2041 219,726,082 8,168,202
2040 219,627,035 8,106,496
2039 219,488,186 8,043,273
2038 219,300,758 7,978,464
2037 219,070,710 7,912,690
2036 218,795,673 7,845,468
2035 218,478,532 7,777,137
2034 218,116,666 7,707,832
2033 217,714,006 7,636,950
2032 217,266,965 7,564,485
2031 216,776,060 7,490,891
2030 216,239,032 7,415,529
2029 215,655,337 7,338,535
2028 215,029,016 7,259,813
2027 214,352,035 7,179,864
2026 213,629,498 7,098,035
2025 212,848,504 7,014,448
2024 211,998,573 6,929,153
2023 211,140,729 6,844,146
2022 210,306,415 6,760,464
2021 209,550,294 6,684,182
2020 208,660,842 6,603,739
2019 207,455,459 6,515,058
2018 206,107,261 6,427,382
2017 204,703,445 6,338,660
2016 203,218,114 6,249,126
2015 201,675,532 6,159,103
2014 200,085,127 6,069,811
2013 198,478,299 5,982,445
2012 196,876,111 5,897,008
2011 195,284,734 5,814,626
2010 193,701,929 5,737,971
2009 192,079,951 5,671,236
2008 190,367,302 5,613,574
2007 188,552,320 5,559,386
2006 186,653,106 5,505,148
2005 184,688,101 5,448,097
2004 182,675,143 5,388,175
2003 180,622,688 5,326,436
2002 178,503,484 5,261,328
2001 176,301,203 5,187,689
2000 174,018,282 5,100,868
1999 171,641,543 5,003,135
1998 169,159,655 4,900,025
1997 166,661,659 4,794,412
1996 164,202,549 4,687,543
1995 161,735,073 4,579,806
1994 159,265,006 4,471,417
1993 156,794,577 4,362,696
1992 154,275,079 4,253,600
1991 151,724,256 4,144,364
1990 149,143,223 4,035,747
1989 146,502,972 3,927,802
1988 143,826,357 3,820,546
1987 141,104,944 3,714,889
1986 138,336,370 3,611,474
1985 135,515,595 3,510,671
1984 132,658,864 3,412,936
1983 129,790,077 3,318,068
1982 126,923,155 3,226,189
1981 124,063,109 3,137,604
1980 121,207,461 3,053,235
1979 118,380,821 2,973,968
1978 115,600,942 2,899,269
1977 112,875,292 2,827,874
1976 110,213,349 2,758,836
1975 107,619,565 2,691,648
1974 105,089,675 2,625,621
1973 102,600,976 2,561,102
1972 100,146,797 2,499,881
1971 97,739,273 2,442,537
1970 95,375,651 2,388,028
1969 93,045,777 2,334,992
1968 90,741,240 2,282,391
1967 88,446,124 2,229,994
1966 86,139,359 2,177,584
1965 83,817,583 2,125,177
1964 81,488,595 2,073,119
1963 79,164,235 2,021,909
1962 76,865,323 1,973,130
1961 74,605,447 1,927,394
1960 72,388,126 1,883,514

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/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,669,516 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 9.34M people in 2078 for Paraguay.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Paraguay
2100 -0.73% -0.22%
2099 -0.73% -0.21%
2098 -0.73% -0.2%
2097 -0.73% -0.19%
2096 -0.73% -0.17%
2095 -0.73% -0.16%
2094 -0.73% -0.15%
2093 -0.73% -0.14%
2092 -0.72% -0.14%
2091 -0.72% -0.13%
2090 -0.72% -0.12%
2089 -0.72% -0.11%
2088 -0.71% -0.1%
2087 -0.71% -0.09%
2086 -0.7% -0.08%
2085 -0.7% -0.07%
2084 -0.69% -0.06%
2083 -0.69% -0.05%
2082 -0.68% -0.04%
2081 -0.68% -0.03%
2080 -0.67% -0.02%
2079 -0.66% -0.002%
2078 -0.65% 0.009%
2077 -0.64% 0.02%
2076 -0.63% 0.04%
2075 -0.62% 0.05%
2074 -0.61% 0.07%
2073 -0.6% 0.09%
2072 -0.59% 0.1%
2071 -0.57% 0.13%
2070 -0.56% 0.14%
2069 -0.54% 0.16%
2068 -0.53% 0.18%
2067 -0.51% 0.2%
2066 -0.49% 0.22%
2065 -0.48% 0.25%
2064 -0.46% 0.27%
2063 -0.44% 0.3%
2062 -0.42% 0.31%
2061 -0.4% 0.33%
2060 -0.38% 0.36%
2059 -0.36% 0.39%
2058 -0.34% 0.41%
2057 -0.32% 0.43%
2056 -0.3% 0.45%
2055 -0.28% 0.48%
2054 -0.26% 0.5%
2053 -0.24% 0.52%
2052 -0.22% 0.54%
2051 -0.2% 0.56%
2050 -0.18% 0.58%
2049 -0.15% 0.6%
2048 -0.13% 0.62%
2047 -0.1% 0.65%
2046 -0.08% 0.67%
2045 -0.06% 0.68%
2044 -0.03% 0.7%
2043 -0.007% 0.73%
2042 0.02% 0.74%
2041 0.05% 0.76%
2040 0.06% 0.79%
2039 0.09% 0.81%
2038 0.11% 0.83%
2037 0.13% 0.86%
2036 0.15% 0.88%
2035 0.17% 0.9%
2034 0.18% 0.93%
2033 0.21% 0.96%
2032 0.23% 0.98%
2031 0.25% 1.02%
2030 0.27% 1.05%
2029 0.29% 1.08%
2028 0.32% 1.11%
2027 0.34% 1.15%
2026 0.37% 1.19%
2025 0.4% 1.23%
2024 0.41% 1.24%
2023 0.4% 1.24%
2022 0.36% 1.14%
2021 0.43% 1.22%
2020 0.58% 1.36%
2019 0.65% 1.36%
2018 0.69% 1.4%
2017 0.73% 1.43%
2016 0.76% 1.46%
2015 0.79% 1.47%
2014 0.81% 1.46%
2013 0.81% 1.45%
2012 0.81% 1.42%
2011 0.82% 1.34%
2010 0.84% 1.18%
2009 0.9% 1.03%
2008 0.96% 0.97%
2007 1.02% 0.99%
2006 1.06% 1.05%
2005 1.1% 1.11%
2004 1.14% 1.16%
2003 1.19% 1.24%
2002 1.25% 1.42%
2001 1.31% 1.7%
2000 1.38% 1.95%
1999 1.47% 2.1%
1998 1.5% 2.2%
1997 1.5% 2.28%
1996 1.53% 2.35%
1995 1.55% 2.42%
1994 1.58% 2.49%
1993 1.63% 2.56%
1992 1.68% 2.64%
1991 1.73% 2.69%
1990 1.8% 2.75%
1989 1.86% 2.81%
1988 1.93% 2.84%
1987 2% 2.86%
1986 2.08% 2.87%
1985 2.15% 2.86%
1984 2.21% 2.86%
1983 2.26% 2.85%
1982 2.31% 2.82%
1981 2.36% 2.76%
1980 2.39% 2.67%
1979 2.4% 2.58%
1978 2.41% 2.52%
1977 2.42% 2.5%
1976 2.41% 2.5%
1975 2.41% 2.51%
1974 2.43% 2.52%
1973 2.45% 2.45%
1972 2.46% 2.35%
1971 2.48% 2.28%
1970 2.5% 2.27%
1969 2.54% 2.3%
1968 2.59% 2.35%
1967 2.68% 2.41%
1966 2.77% 2.47%
1965 2.86% 2.51%
1964 2.94% 2.53%
1963 2.99% 2.47%
1962 3.03% 2.37%
1961 3.06% 2.33%

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/paraguay | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Paraguay's population grew by 1.24%.

Live population counters

Brazil Paraguay
Current population
213824938
7120169
Population rank 7/197 108/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.09%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
6.18 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
3.84 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +233
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +85,007
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +1.24%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 87/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -12,423
Net migration rank 186/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -12,423
2024 - -225,510 - -12,451
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 97,748 -12,500
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 94,627 -12,500
2021 919,507 -208,581 78,667 -8,226
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 98,667 -8,226
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 103,179 -16,263
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 104,908 -16,472
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 105,634 -16,630
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 106,804 -16,737
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 106,817 -16,834
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 105,585 -16,989
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 103,383 -17,232
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 102,508 -17,763
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 100,442 -20,427
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 99,456 -26,169
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 100,296 -40,112
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 99,821 -44,679
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 99,141 -45,914
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 99,808 -44,568
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 101,035 -42,173
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 101,896 -40,907
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 102,427 -39,941
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 104,658 -36,918
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 107,225 -27,676
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 109,979 -15,884
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 112,726 -11,362
1998 2,514,728 21,666 114,122 -9,276
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 115,095 -8,704
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 115,623 -8,273
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 115,777 -7,653
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 115,662 -6,999
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 115,211 -6,431
1992 2,547,698 14,394 115,442 -6,035
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 114,472 -5,420
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 112,864 -4,685
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 111,727 -4,009
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 110,348 -3,557
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 107,962 -3,445
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 105,776 -3,460
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 102,859 -3,562
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 99,937 -3,769
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 96,406 -2,845
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 92,917 -2,725
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 89,456 -2,477
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 84,568 -2,808
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 80,345 -3,570
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 76,691 -4,066
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 74,359 -4,201
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 71,973 -4,066
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 70,285 -3,807
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 69,059 -3,478
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 67,803 -4,346
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 66,625 -7,642
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 66,142 -10,446
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 65,905 -12,579
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 65,616 -12,859
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 65,575 -13,132
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 65,695 -13,346
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 66,002 -13,538
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 66,063 -13,715
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 65,681 -13,915
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 64,741 -14,086
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 63,079 -16,175
1961 2,240,178 75 61,536 -16,972
1960 2,190,392 4,066 60,009 -16,811

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/paraguay | 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 Paraguay 87.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,002,636 people) and 12.4% is from migration (a loss of 141,377 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

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
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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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