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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 5.97 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 3.01% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Brazil vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Poland
2100 164,294,719 18,350,017
2099 165,504,324 18,541,227
2098 166,724,540 18,733,999
2097 167,957,900 18,928,169
2096 169,198,878 19,125,003
2095 170,447,187 19,323,203
2094 171,702,406 19,525,085
2093 172,959,201 19,730,030
2092 174,226,209 19,938,529
2091 175,495,014 20,151,135
2090 176,771,657 20,368,308
2089 178,046,664 20,589,970
2088 179,329,069 20,817,398
2087 180,613,269 21,050,137
2086 181,900,405 21,288,179
2085 183,185,504 21,531,674
2084 184,470,859 21,780,998
2083 185,757,734 22,036,816
2082 187,047,504 22,298,479
2081 188,336,189 22,565,373
2080 189,617,504 22,836,875
2079 190,892,825 23,113,773
2078 192,160,856 23,393,434
2077 193,420,209 23,679,569
2076 194,668,253 23,968,050
2075 195,904,930 24,259,763
2074 197,131,520 24,554,480
2073 198,346,178 24,852,006
2072 199,541,890 25,149,886
2071 200,718,990 25,447,869
2070 201,872,528 25,745,140
2069 203,003,940 26,042,079
2068 204,112,753 26,337,963
2067 205,191,144 26,632,110
2066 206,245,316 26,923,643
2065 207,268,823 27,211,946
2064 208,258,342 27,497,263
2063 209,219,808 27,778,871
2062 210,147,571 28,055,433
2061 211,035,957 28,328,948
2060 211,887,727 28,597,687
2059 212,703,223 28,864,377
2058 213,475,371 29,125,961
2057 214,208,817 29,384,759
2056 214,897,416 29,641,101
2055 215,547,622 29,893,868
2054 216,155,836 30,142,942
2053 216,720,807 30,389,214
2052 217,240,244 30,630,763
2051 217,710,548 30,871,146
2050 218,139,994 31,107,894
2049 218,529,238 31,341,718
2048 218,862,226 31,572,273
2047 219,144,767 31,800,868
2046 219,374,582 32,026,873
2045 219,555,915 32,250,757
2044 219,680,790 32,471,522
2043 219,751,357 32,690,423
2042 219,767,446 32,906,811
2041 219,726,082 33,118,473
2040 219,627,035 33,328,426
2039 219,488,186 33,535,096
2038 219,300,758 33,738,091
2037 219,070,710 33,936,906
2036 218,795,673 34,133,190
2035 218,478,532 34,323,827
2034 218,116,666 34,511,159
2033 217,714,006 34,693,880
2032 217,266,965 34,872,593
2031 216,776,060 35,046,775
2030 216,239,032 35,213,577
2029 215,655,337 35,374,919
2028 215,029,016 35,527,083
2027 214,352,035 35,671,012
2026 213,629,498 35,806,942
2025 212,848,504 36,233,346
2024 211,998,573 36,559,233
2023 211,140,729 36,687,353
2022 210,306,415 36,821,749
2021 209,550,294 36,981,559
2020 208,660,842 37,515,748
2019 207,455,459 37,965,475
2018 206,107,261 37,974,750
2017 204,703,445 37,974,826
2016 203,218,114 37,970,087
2015 201,675,532 37,986,412
2014 200,085,127 38,011,735
2013 198,478,299 38,040,196
2012 196,876,111 38,063,164
2011 195,284,734 38,063,255
2010 193,701,929 38,042,794
2009 192,079,951 38,151,603
2008 190,367,302 38,125,759
2007 188,552,320 38,120,560
2006 186,653,106 38,141,267
2005 184,688,101 38,165,445
2004 182,675,143 38,182,222
2003 180,622,688 38,204,570
2002 178,503,484 38,230,364
2001 176,301,203 38,248,076
2000 174,018,282 38,258,629
1999 171,641,543 38,660,271
1998 169,159,655 38,663,481
1997 166,661,659 38,649,660
1996 164,202,549 38,624,370
1995 161,735,073 38,594,998
1994 159,265,006 38,542,652
1993 156,794,577 38,461,408
1992 154,275,079 38,363,667
1991 151,724,256 38,246,193
1990 149,143,223 38,110,782
1989 146,502,972 37,961,529
1988 143,826,357 37,824,487
1987 141,104,944 37,668,045
1986 138,336,370 37,456,119
1985 135,515,595 37,201,885
1984 132,658,864 36,904,134
1983 129,790,077 36,571,808
1982 126,923,155 36,230,481
1981 124,063,109 35,898,587
1980 121,207,461 35,574,150
1979 118,380,821 35,247,217
1978 115,600,942 34,965,600
1977 112,875,292 34,689,050
1976 110,213,349 34,356,300
1975 107,619,565 34,015,199
1974 105,089,675 33,678,899
1973 102,600,976 33,357,200
1972 100,146,797 33,055,650
1971 97,739,273 32,783,500
1970 95,375,651 32,664,300
1969 93,045,777 32,548,300
1968 90,741,240 32,294,655
1967 88,446,124 31,987,155
1966 86,139,359 31,681,000
1965 83,817,583 31,444,950
1964 81,488,595 31,139,450
1963 79,164,235 30,712,000
1962 76,865,323 30,308,500
1961 74,605,447 29,964,000
1960 72,388,126 29,637,450

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Poland
2100 -0.73% -1.03%
2099 -0.73% -1.03%
2098 -0.73% -1.03%
2097 -0.73% -1.03%
2096 -0.73% -1.03%
2095 -0.73% -1.03%
2094 -0.73% -1.04%
2093 -0.73% -1.05%
2092 -0.72% -1.06%
2091 -0.72% -1.07%
2090 -0.72% -1.08%
2089 -0.72% -1.09%
2088 -0.71% -1.11%
2087 -0.71% -1.12%
2086 -0.7% -1.13%
2085 -0.7% -1.14%
2084 -0.69% -1.16%
2083 -0.69% -1.17%
2082 -0.68% -1.18%
2081 -0.68% -1.19%
2080 -0.67% -1.2%
2079 -0.66% -1.2%
2078 -0.65% -1.21%
2077 -0.64% -1.2%
2076 -0.63% -1.2%
2075 -0.62% -1.2%
2074 -0.61% -1.2%
2073 -0.6% -1.18%
2072 -0.59% -1.17%
2071 -0.57% -1.15%
2070 -0.56% -1.14%
2069 -0.54% -1.12%
2068 -0.53% -1.1%
2067 -0.51% -1.08%
2066 -0.49% -1.06%
2065 -0.48% -1.04%
2064 -0.46% -1.01%
2063 -0.44% -0.99%
2062 -0.42% -0.97%
2061 -0.4% -0.94%
2060 -0.38% -0.92%
2059 -0.36% -0.9%
2058 -0.34% -0.88%
2057 -0.32% -0.86%
2056 -0.3% -0.85%
2055 -0.28% -0.83%
2054 -0.26% -0.81%
2053 -0.24% -0.79%
2052 -0.22% -0.78%
2051 -0.2% -0.76%
2050 -0.18% -0.75%
2049 -0.15% -0.73%
2048 -0.13% -0.72%
2047 -0.1% -0.71%
2046 -0.08% -0.69%
2045 -0.06% -0.68%
2044 -0.03% -0.67%
2043 -0.007% -0.66%
2042 0.02% -0.64%
2041 0.05% -0.63%
2040 0.06% -0.62%
2039 0.09% -0.6%
2038 0.11% -0.59%
2037 0.13% -0.58%
2036 0.15% -0.56%
2035 0.17% -0.54%
2034 0.18% -0.53%
2033 0.21% -0.51%
2032 0.23% -0.5%
2031 0.25% -0.47%
2030 0.27% -0.46%
2029 0.29% -0.43%
2028 0.32% -0.4%
2027 0.34% -0.38%
2026 0.37% -1.18%
2025 0.4% -0.89%
2024 0.41% -0.35%
2023 0.4% -0.36%
2022 0.36% -0.43%
2021 0.43% -1.42%
2020 0.58% -1.18%
2019 0.65% -0.02%
2018 0.69% -0%
2017 0.73% 0.01%
2016 0.76% -0.04%
2015 0.79% -0.07%
2014 0.81% -0.07%
2013 0.81% -0.06%
2012 0.81% -0%
2011 0.82% 0.05%
2010 0.84% -0.29%
2009 0.9% 0.07%
2008 0.96% 0.01%
2007 1.02% -0.05%
2006 1.06% -0.06%
2005 1.1% -0.04%
2004 1.14% -0.06%
2003 1.19% -0.07%
2002 1.25% -0.05%
2001 1.31% -0.03%
2000 1.38% -1.04%
1999 1.47% -0.008%
1998 1.5% 0.04%
1997 1.5% 0.07%
1996 1.53% 0.08%
1995 1.55% 0.14%
1994 1.58% 0.21%
1993 1.63% 0.25%
1992 1.68% 0.31%
1991 1.73% 0.36%
1990 1.8% 0.39%
1989 1.86% 0.36%
1988 1.93% 0.42%
1987 2% 0.57%
1986 2.08% 0.68%
1985 2.15% 0.81%
1984 2.21% 0.91%
1983 2.26% 0.94%
1982 2.31% 0.92%
1981 2.36% 0.91%
1980 2.39% 0.93%
1979 2.4% 0.81%
1978 2.41% 0.8%
1977 2.42% 0.97%
1976 2.41% 1%
1975 2.41% 1%
1974 2.43% 0.96%
1973 2.45% 0.91%
1972 2.46% 0.83%
1971 2.48% 0.36%
1970 2.5% 0.36%
1969 2.54% 0.79%
1968 2.59% 0.96%
1967 2.68% 0.97%
1966 2.77% 0.75%
1965 2.86% 0.98%
1964 2.94% 1.39%
1963 2.99% 1.33%
1962 3.03% 1.15%
1961 3.06% 1.1%

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

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In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Brazil Poland
Current population
213824938
35806942
Population rank 7/197 47/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.43%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
4.1 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 -351
Annual growth/decline +857,844 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 181/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -330,820
Net migration rank 186/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -330,820
2024 - -225,510 - -238,062
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -135,743 -7,824
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -143,605 967,744
2021 919,507 -208,581 -184,907 2,251
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 -120,050 3,920
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 -34,169 7,696
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 -26,582 -223
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 0 -21,535
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 -3,797 -5,675
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 -26,590 3,887
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 0 5,525
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 -19,020 12,402
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 0 4,635
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 11,419 45,951
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 38,043 119,623
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 30,521 -8,283
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 34,313 -42,288
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 11,436 -51,235
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 3,814 -68,882
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 -3,817 -41,942
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 -7,637 -38,216
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 -15,281 -19,039
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 -3,823 -16,462
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 3,825 -16,648
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 11,478 -15,921
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 0 -53,035
1998 2,514,728 21,666 19,332 -39,509
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 34,785 -44,230
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 42,487 -45,349
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 46,314 -52,989
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 96,357 -41,845
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 103,846 -48,805
1992 2,547,698 14,394 118,928 -46,893
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 141,511 -55,342
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 160,066 -50,339
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 182,215 -49,192
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 215,599 -101,671
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 226,008 -32,310
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 258,448 -22,520
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 297,615 -27,277
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 332,137 -18,402
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 373,032 -26,724
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 369,551 -34,980
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 351,806 -16,155
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 348,627 -42,420
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 366,571 -22,162
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 339,166 -62,936
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 353,828 -33,496
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 367,612 -25,716
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 350,356 -31,346
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 346,893 -18,273
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 320,229 -29,335
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 314,028 -15,004
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 278,660 -31,767
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 280,913 -66,859
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 270,151 -26,744
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 280,963 -11,905
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 275,089 -25,479
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 297,801 -17,158
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 314,450 -21,658
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 326,965 -23,273
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 359,330 -13,770
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 360,671 -31,021
1961 2,240,178 75 398,521 -20,044
1960 2,190,392 4,066 444,562 -6,306

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

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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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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

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