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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 34,576,665 people in Peru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 35,105,331 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 6.09 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 3% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35.1M (23.9% growth).

Brazil vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Peru
2100 164,266,855 38,442,430
2099 165,476,254 38,609,486
2098 166,696,264 38,774,265
2097 167,929,414 38,937,509
2096 169,170,182 39,098,598
2095 170,418,279 39,257,494
2094 171,673,285 39,413,146
2093 172,929,867 39,567,920
2092 174,196,660 39,718,895
2091 175,465,250 39,867,036
2090 176,741,676 40,012,169
2089 178,016,467 40,153,701
2088 179,298,655 40,292,740
2087 180,582,637 40,428,045
2086 181,869,555 40,558,786
2085 183,154,436 40,685,268
2084 184,439,572 40,807,007
2083 185,726,230 40,923,102
2082 187,015,781 41,034,801
2081 188,304,247 41,140,743
2080 189,585,345 41,241,207
2079 190,860,450 41,334,845
2078 192,128,265 41,422,439
2077 193,387,405 41,503,511
2076 194,635,237 41,578,164
2075 195,871,705 41,645,808
2074 197,098,086 41,706,491
2073 198,312,538 41,759,277
2072 199,508,048 41,804,713
2071 200,684,948 41,842,534
2070 201,838,290 41,873,019
2069 202,969,511 41,895,381
2068 204,078,136 41,909,248
2067 205,156,343 41,914,729
2066 206,210,336 41,912,112
2065 207,233,670 41,901,353
2064 208,223,021 41,882,691
2063 209,184,325 41,855,037
2062 210,111,930 41,819,132
2061 211,000,165 41,774,412
2060 211,851,790 41,721,225
2059 212,667,148 41,659,921
2058 213,439,165 41,590,180
2057 214,172,487 41,511,131
2056 214,860,969 41,423,914
2055 215,511,064 41,327,613
2054 216,119,176 41,223,066
2053 216,684,051 41,109,699
2052 217,203,400 40,988,952
2051 217,673,624 40,860,060
2050 218,102,997 40,722,627
2049 218,492,176 40,577,434
2048 218,825,106 40,424,258
2047 219,107,600 40,261,875
2046 219,337,375 40,090,240
2045 219,518,678 39,910,095
2044 219,643,532 39,720,613
2043 219,714,087 39,523,731
2042 219,730,173 39,318,023
2041 219,688,816 39,103,923
2040 219,589,786 38,882,017
2039 219,450,960 38,652,110
2038 219,263,564 38,414,521
2037 219,033,555 38,168,782
2036 218,758,565 37,914,498
2035 218,441,478 37,652,693
2034 218,079,673 37,382,554
2033 217,677,081 37,105,048
2032 217,230,117 36,820,835
2031 216,739,295 36,529,111
2030 216,202,357 36,228,701
2029 215,618,762 35,919,668
2028 214,992,547 35,600,666
2027 214,315,680 35,271,163
2026 213,593,266 34,930,183
2025 212,812,405 34,576,665
2024 211,998,573 34,217,848
2023 211,140,729 33,845,617
2022 210,306,415 33,475,438
2021 209,550,294 33,155,882
2020 208,660,842 32,838,579
2019 207,455,459 32,449,303
2018 206,107,261 31,897,584
2017 204,703,445 31,324,637
2016 203,218,114 30,866,494
2015 201,675,532 30,457,600
2014 200,085,127 30,115,826
2013 198,478,299 29,817,919
2012 196,876,111 29,550,366
2011 195,284,734 29,304,086
2010 193,701,929 29,086,019
2009 192,079,951 28,896,811
2008 190,367,302 28,719,041
2007 188,552,320 28,530,699
2006 186,653,106 28,324,491
2005 184,688,101 28,101,180
2004 182,675,143 27,852,190
2003 180,622,688 27,580,490
2002 178,503,484 27,288,217
2001 176,301,203 26,964,601
2000 174,018,282 26,598,331
1999 171,641,543 26,186,504
1998 169,159,655 25,738,095
1997 166,661,659 25,274,147
1996 164,202,549 24,811,171
1995 161,735,073 24,348,919
1994 159,265,006 23,881,493
1993 156,794,577 23,413,783
1992 154,275,079 22,946,340
1991 151,724,256 22,483,775
1990 149,143,223 22,014,771
1989 146,502,972 21,532,589
1988 143,826,357 21,054,702
1987 141,104,944 20,582,320
1986 138,336,370 20,117,122
1985 135,515,595 19,648,204
1984 132,658,864 19,174,716
1983 129,790,077 18,705,957
1982 126,923,155 18,246,503
1981 124,063,109 17,798,805
1980 121,207,461 17,360,949
1979 118,380,821 16,933,139
1978 115,600,942 16,516,059
1977 112,875,292 16,109,806
1976 110,213,349 15,716,809
1975 107,619,565 15,333,957
1974 105,089,675 14,956,552
1973 102,600,976 14,582,867
1972 100,146,797 14,210,147
1971 97,739,273 13,838,067
1970 95,375,651 13,501,237
1969 93,045,777 13,166,767
1968 90,741,240 12,803,993
1967 88,446,124 12,448,814
1966 86,139,359 12,101,297
1965 83,817,583 11,761,085
1964 81,488,595 11,427,978
1963 79,164,235 11,102,099
1962 76,865,323 10,784,612
1961 74,605,447 10,475,123
1960 72,388,126 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16% to 40,722,627 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Peru
2100 -0.73% -0.43%
2099 -0.73% -0.42%
2098 -0.73% -0.42%
2097 -0.73% -0.41%
2096 -0.73% -0.4%
2095 -0.73% -0.39%
2094 -0.73% -0.39%
2093 -0.73% -0.38%
2092 -0.72% -0.37%
2091 -0.72% -0.36%
2090 -0.72% -0.35%
2089 -0.72% -0.35%
2088 -0.71% -0.33%
2087 -0.71% -0.32%
2086 -0.7% -0.31%
2085 -0.7% -0.3%
2084 -0.69% -0.28%
2083 -0.69% -0.27%
2082 -0.68% -0.26%
2081 -0.68% -0.24%
2080 -0.67% -0.23%
2079 -0.66% -0.21%
2078 -0.65% -0.2%
2077 -0.64% -0.18%
2076 -0.63% -0.16%
2075 -0.62% -0.15%
2074 -0.61% -0.13%
2073 -0.6% -0.11%
2072 -0.59% -0.09%
2071 -0.57% -0.07%
2070 -0.56% -0.05%
2069 -0.54% -0.03%
2068 -0.53% -0.01%
2067 -0.51% 0.006%
2066 -0.49% 0.03%
2065 -0.48% 0.04%
2064 -0.46% 0.07%
2063 -0.44% 0.09%
2062 -0.42% 0.11%
2061 -0.4% 0.13%
2060 -0.38% 0.15%
2059 -0.36% 0.17%
2058 -0.34% 0.19%
2057 -0.32% 0.21%
2056 -0.3% 0.23%
2055 -0.28% 0.25%
2054 -0.26% 0.28%
2053 -0.24% 0.29%
2052 -0.22% 0.32%
2051 -0.2% 0.34%
2050 -0.18% 0.36%
2049 -0.15% 0.38%
2048 -0.13% 0.4%
2047 -0.1% 0.43%
2046 -0.08% 0.45%
2045 -0.06% 0.48%
2044 -0.03% 0.5%
2043 -0.007% 0.52%
2042 0.02% 0.55%
2041 0.05% 0.57%
2040 0.06% 0.59%
2039 0.09% 0.62%
2038 0.11% 0.64%
2037 0.13% 0.67%
2036 0.15% 0.7%
2035 0.17% 0.72%
2034 0.18% 0.75%
2033 0.21% 0.77%
2032 0.23% 0.8%
2031 0.25% 0.83%
2030 0.27% 0.86%
2029 0.29% 0.9%
2028 0.32% 0.93%
2027 0.34% 0.98%
2026 0.37% 1.02%
2025 0.38% 1.05%
2024 0.41% 1.1%
2023 0.4% 1.11%
2022 0.36% 0.96%
2021 0.43% 0.97%
2020 0.58% 1.2%
2019 0.65% 1.73%
2018 0.69% 1.83%
2017 0.73% 1.48%
2016 0.76% 1.34%
2015 0.79% 1.13%
2014 0.81% 1%
2013 0.81% 0.91%
2012 0.81% 0.84%
2011 0.82% 0.75%
2010 0.84% 0.65%
2009 0.9% 0.62%
2008 0.96% 0.66%
2007 1.02% 0.73%
2006 1.06% 0.79%
2005 1.1% 0.89%
2004 1.14% 0.99%
2003 1.19% 1.07%
2002 1.25% 1.2%
2001 1.31% 1.38%
2000 1.38% 1.57%
1999 1.47% 1.74%
1998 1.5% 1.84%
1997 1.5% 1.87%
1996 1.53% 1.9%
1995 1.55% 1.96%
1994 1.58% 2%
1993 1.63% 2.04%
1992 1.68% 2.06%
1991 1.73% 2.13%
1990 1.8% 2.24%
1989 1.86% 2.27%
1988 1.93% 2.3%
1987 2% 2.31%
1986 2.08% 2.39%
1985 2.15% 2.47%
1984 2.21% 2.51%
1983 2.26% 2.52%
1982 2.31% 2.52%
1981 2.36% 2.52%
1980 2.39% 2.53%
1979 2.4% 2.53%
1978 2.41% 2.52%
1977 2.42% 2.5%
1976 2.41% 2.5%
1975 2.41% 2.52%
1974 2.43% 2.56%
1973 2.45% 2.62%
1972 2.46% 2.69%
1971 2.48% 2.49%
1970 2.5% 2.54%
1969 2.54% 2.83%
1968 2.59% 2.85%
1967 2.68% 2.87%
1966 2.77% 2.89%
1965 2.86% 2.91%
1964 2.94% 2.94%
1963 2.99% 2.94%
1962 3.03% 2.95%
1961 3.06% 2.96%

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/peru | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.38%, while Peru's population grew by 1.05%.

Live population counters

Brazil Peru
Current population
213964342
35105331
Population rank 7/197 48/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.42%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
1.47 minutes
One birth every
12.3 seconds
58.5 seconds
One death every
21 seconds
2.75 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,230 +983
Annual growth/decline +813,832 +358,817
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% +1.05%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 97/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +11,931
Net migration rank 186/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 11,931
2024 1,073,773 -225,510 347,517 18,406
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 353,788 24,783
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 327,859 33,982
2021 919,507 -208,581 235,440 41,868
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 301,950 55,375
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 346,981 74,270
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 343,123 339,067
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 349,333 114,382
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 355,859 96,740
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 362,781 2,421
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 368,708 -50,383
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 372,694 -95,214
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 376,501 -118,863
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 383,268 -148,339
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 382,510 -181,302
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 396,522 -219,314
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 413,640 -235,307
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 435,122 -236,745
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 445,884 -231,851
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 454,199 -221,652
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 459,617 -194,171
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 459,243 -181,276
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 463,709 -157,158
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 470,154 -129,481
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 484,222 -92,353
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 487,095 -55,325
1998 2,514,728 21,666 489,436 -24,388
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 495,348 -32,515
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 501,855 -38,749
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 507,894 -46,499
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 512,735 -39,299
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 513,769 -51,775
1992 2,547,698 14,394 514,618 -41,702
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 513,867 -61,645
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 515,233 -29,437
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 512,152 -33,569
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 508,429 -31,238
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 502,229 -34,651
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 496,712 -33,891
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 488,887 -13,887
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 477,968 -6,007
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 469,781 -4,243
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 461,107 -7,748
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 453,158 -11,123
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 445,100 -11,446
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 439,110 -17,148
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 432,127 -19,939
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 425,428 -25,117
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 420,284 -34,602
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 414,400 -34,382
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 408,299 -33,493
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 400,752 -28,191
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 396,960 -24,100
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 391,506 -20,209
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 318,022 -15,653
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 379,347 -12,776
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 372,379 -13,389
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 365,224 -13,837
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 356,819 -13,166
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 349,245 -12,470
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 341,570 -12,129
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 332,352 -10,040
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 321,716 -9,051
1961 2,240,178 75 313,385 -7,063
1960 2,190,392 4,066 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/peru | 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 Peru 80.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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