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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 20 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.71% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Brazil vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Portugal
2100 164,294,719 8,977,781
2099 165,504,324 8,983,042
2098 166,724,540 8,987,129
2097 167,957,900 8,992,549
2096 169,198,878 8,998,689
2095 170,447,187 9,006,394
2094 171,702,406 9,011,158
2093 172,959,201 9,016,023
2092 174,226,209 9,021,257
2091 175,495,014 9,025,345
2090 176,771,657 9,029,722
2089 178,046,664 9,034,399
2088 179,329,069 9,039,122
2087 180,613,269 9,045,400
2086 181,900,405 9,050,153
2085 183,185,504 9,055,552
2084 184,470,859 9,062,369
2083 185,757,734 9,068,714
2082 187,047,504 9,077,003
2081 188,336,189 9,087,394
2080 189,617,504 9,098,423
2079 190,892,825 9,111,057
2078 192,160,856 9,125,056
2077 193,420,209 9,140,039
2076 194,668,253 9,158,661
2075 195,904,930 9,178,289
2074 197,131,520 9,201,245
2073 198,346,178 9,225,478
2072 199,541,890 9,248,867
2071 200,718,990 9,275,782
2070 201,872,528 9,304,137
2069 203,003,940 9,334,425
2068 204,112,753 9,367,211
2067 205,191,144 9,399,389
2066 206,245,316 9,432,609
2065 207,268,823 9,466,860
2064 208,258,342 9,503,941
2063 209,219,808 9,540,829
2062 210,147,571 9,578,098
2061 211,035,957 9,614,549
2060 211,887,727 9,652,893
2059 212,703,223 9,691,151
2058 213,475,371 9,731,557
2057 214,208,817 9,769,285
2056 214,897,416 9,807,403
2055 215,547,622 9,847,280
2054 216,155,836 9,885,446
2053 216,720,807 9,924,814
2052 217,240,244 9,963,090
2051 217,710,548 9,999,372
2050 218,139,994 10,035,796
2049 218,529,238 10,072,922
2048 218,862,226 10,106,403
2047 219,144,767 10,140,325
2046 219,374,582 10,173,871
2045 219,555,915 10,206,046
2044 219,680,790 10,237,224
2043 219,751,357 10,268,090
2042 219,767,446 10,296,167
2041 219,726,082 10,322,968
2040 219,627,035 10,351,965
2039 219,488,186 10,379,824
2038 219,300,758 10,405,843
2037 219,070,710 10,430,143
2036 218,795,673 10,454,779
2035 218,478,532 10,478,501
2034 218,116,666 10,502,828
2033 217,714,006 10,525,638
2032 217,266,965 10,548,736
2031 216,776,060 10,569,489
2030 216,239,032 10,588,717
2029 215,655,337 10,609,556
2028 215,029,016 10,631,437
2027 214,352,035 10,649,916
2026 213,629,498 10,667,081
2025 212,848,504 10,683,692
2024 211,998,573 10,694,681
2023 211,140,729 10,578,174
2022 210,306,415 10,434,332
2021 209,550,294 10,361,831
2020 208,660,842 10,297,081
2019 207,455,459 10,286,263
2018 206,107,261 10,283,822
2017 204,703,445 10,300,300
2016 203,218,114 10,325,452
2015 201,675,532 10,358,076
2014 200,085,127 10,401,062
2013 198,478,299 10,457,295
2012 196,876,111 10,514,844
2011 195,284,734 10,557,560
2010 193,701,929 10,573,100
2009 192,079,951 10,568,247
2008 190,367,302 10,558,177
2007 188,552,320 10,542,964
2006 186,653,106 10,522,288
2005 184,688,101 10,503,330
2004 182,675,143 10,483,861
2003 180,622,688 10,458,821
2002 178,503,484 10,419,631
2001 176,301,203 10,362,722
2000 174,018,282 10,289,898
1999 171,641,543 10,217,828
1998 169,159,655 10,160,196
1997 166,661,659 10,108,977
1996 164,202,549 10,063,945
1995 161,735,073 10,026,176
1994 159,265,006 9,991,525
1993 156,794,577 9,964,675
1992 154,275,079 9,952,494
1991 151,724,256 9,960,235
1990 149,143,223 9,983,218
1989 146,502,972 10,005,000
1988 143,826,357 10,019,610
1987 141,104,944 10,030,031
1986 138,336,370 10,032,734
1985 135,515,595 10,023,613
1984 132,658,864 9,996,232
1983 129,790,077 9,957,865
1982 126,923,155 9,911,771
1981 124,063,109 9,851,362
1980 121,207,461 9,766,312
1979 118,380,821 9,661,265
1978 115,600,942 9,558,250
1977 112,875,292 9,455,675
1976 110,213,349 9,355,810
1975 107,619,565 9,093,470
1974 105,089,675 8,754,365
1973 102,600,976 8,633,100
1972 100,146,797 8,630,430
1971 97,739,273 8,643,756
1970 95,375,651 8,680,431
1969 93,045,777 8,757,705
1968 90,741,240 8,836,650
1967 88,446,124 8,874,520
1966 86,139,359 8,930,990
1965 83,817,583 8,998,595
1964 81,488,595 9,035,365
1963 79,164,235 9,030,355
1962 76,865,323 8,993,985
1961 74,605,447 8,929,316
1960 72,388,126 8,857,716

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 Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Portugal
2100 -0.73% -0.06%
2099 -0.73% -0.05%
2098 -0.73% -0.06%
2097 -0.73% -0.07%
2096 -0.73% -0.09%
2095 -0.73% -0.05%
2094 -0.73% -0.05%
2093 -0.73% -0.06%
2092 -0.72% -0.05%
2091 -0.72% -0.05%
2090 -0.72% -0.05%
2089 -0.72% -0.05%
2088 -0.71% -0.07%
2087 -0.71% -0.05%
2086 -0.7% -0.06%
2085 -0.7% -0.08%
2084 -0.69% -0.07%
2083 -0.69% -0.09%
2082 -0.68% -0.11%
2081 -0.68% -0.12%
2080 -0.67% -0.14%
2079 -0.66% -0.15%
2078 -0.65% -0.16%
2077 -0.64% -0.2%
2076 -0.63% -0.21%
2075 -0.62% -0.25%
2074 -0.61% -0.26%
2073 -0.6% -0.25%
2072 -0.59% -0.29%
2071 -0.57% -0.3%
2070 -0.56% -0.32%
2069 -0.54% -0.35%
2068 -0.53% -0.34%
2067 -0.51% -0.35%
2066 -0.49% -0.36%
2065 -0.48% -0.39%
2064 -0.46% -0.39%
2063 -0.44% -0.39%
2062 -0.42% -0.38%
2061 -0.4% -0.4%
2060 -0.38% -0.39%
2059 -0.36% -0.42%
2058 -0.34% -0.39%
2057 -0.32% -0.39%
2056 -0.3% -0.4%
2055 -0.28% -0.39%
2054 -0.26% -0.4%
2053 -0.24% -0.38%
2052 -0.22% -0.36%
2051 -0.2% -0.36%
2050 -0.18% -0.37%
2049 -0.15% -0.33%
2048 -0.13% -0.33%
2047 -0.1% -0.33%
2046 -0.08% -0.32%
2045 -0.06% -0.3%
2044 -0.03% -0.3%
2043 -0.007% -0.27%
2042 0.02% -0.26%
2041 0.05% -0.28%
2040 0.06% -0.27%
2039 0.09% -0.25%
2038 0.11% -0.23%
2037 0.13% -0.24%
2036 0.15% -0.23%
2035 0.17% -0.23%
2034 0.18% -0.22%
2033 0.21% -0.22%
2032 0.23% -0.2%
2031 0.25% -0.18%
2030 0.27% -0.2%
2029 0.29% -0.21%
2028 0.32% -0.17%
2027 0.34% -0.16%
2026 0.37% -0.16%
2025 0.4% -0.1%
2024 0.41% 1.1%
2023 0.4% 1.38%
2022 0.36% 0.7%
2021 0.43% 0.63%
2020 0.58% 0.11%
2019 0.65% 0.02%
2018 0.69% -0.16%
2017 0.73% -0.24%
2016 0.76% -0.31%
2015 0.79% -0.41%
2014 0.81% -0.54%
2013 0.81% -0.55%
2012 0.81% -0.4%
2011 0.82% -0.15%
2010 0.84% 0.05%
2009 0.9% 0.1%
2008 0.96% 0.14%
2007 1.02% 0.2%
2006 1.06% 0.18%
2005 1.1% 0.19%
2004 1.14% 0.24%
2003 1.19% 0.38%
2002 1.25% 0.55%
2001 1.31% 0.71%
2000 1.38% 0.71%
1999 1.47% 0.57%
1998 1.5% 0.51%
1997 1.5% 0.45%
1996 1.53% 0.38%
1995 1.55% 0.35%
1994 1.58% 0.27%
1993 1.63% 0.12%
1992 1.68% -0.08%
1991 1.73% -0.23%
1990 1.8% -0.22%
1989 1.86% -0.15%
1988 1.93% -0.1%
1987 2% -0.03%
1986 2.08% 0.09%
1985 2.15% 0.27%
1984 2.21% 0.39%
1983 2.26% 0.47%
1982 2.31% 0.61%
1981 2.36% 0.87%
1980 2.39% 1.09%
1979 2.4% 1.08%
1978 2.41% 1.08%
1977 2.42% 1.07%
1976 2.41% 2.88%
1975 2.41% 3.87%
1974 2.43% 1.4%
1973 2.45% 0.03%
1972 2.46% -0.15%
1971 2.48% -0.42%
1970 2.5% -0.88%
1969 2.54% -0.89%
1968 2.59% -0.43%
1967 2.68% -0.63%
1966 2.77% -0.75%
1965 2.86% -0.41%
1964 2.94% 0.06%
1963 2.99% 0.4%
1962 3.03% 0.72%
1961 3.06% 0.81%

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 Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Brazil Portugal
Current population
213824938
10667081
Population rank 7/197 92/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.13%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
4.51 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
6.13 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +319
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 94/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +16,472
Net migration rank 186/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 16,472
2024 - -225,510 - 20,648
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -32,792 29,102
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -40,694 68,696
2021 919,507 -208,581 -45,592 69,606
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 -39,129 54,076
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 -24,687 63,031
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 -25,709 22,495
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 -23,691 13,979
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 -23,749 -775
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 -23,823 -3,209
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 -22,882 -26,447
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 -24,052 -36,342
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 -17,875 -37,083
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 -5,279 -31,513
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 -4,230 -5,627
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 -5,284 14,532
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 0 9,478
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 -1,055 21,064
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 3,156 16,754
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 2,101 15,537
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 7,339 13,928
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 4,184 24,740
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 8,335 42,169
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 8,290 55,565
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 15,435 60,586
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 8,175 49,572
1998 2,514,728 21,666 7,112 40,931
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 8,087 36,922
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 4,026 32,640
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 4,011 26,971
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 9,991 20,761
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 7,972 8,561
1992 2,547,698 14,394 13,933 -11,847
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 12,948 -37,914
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 13,976 -34,855
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 22,011 -30,615
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 24,047 -26,595
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 28,084 -23,142
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 31,102 -20,000
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 33,077 -19,183
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 45,983 -16,658
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 47,798 -16,568
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 58,479 -15,006
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 56,152 -7,938
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 63,481 29,881
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 67,628 32,434
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 70,731 34,345
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 84,156 37,779
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 85,138 40,490
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 81,841 42,262
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 74,412 41,254
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 76,835 39,748
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 83,715 39,058
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 82,980 48,944
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 87,672 -191,862
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 89,329 -161,114
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 100,737 -145,200
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 106,495 -136,232
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 107,171 -129,233
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 115,182 -123,855
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 120,170 -118,763
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 113,783 -116,874
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 123,217 -113,947
1961 2,240,178 75 117,867 -112,768
1960 2,190,392 4,066 118,693 -95,886

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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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