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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 19,020,271 people in Romania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 18,912,567 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 11.3 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 2.8% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs -0.41% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.9M (10.8% decline).

Brazil vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Romania
2100 164,266,855 10,843,503
2099 165,476,254 10,927,951
2098 166,696,264 11,011,822
2097 167,929,414 11,095,182
2096 169,170,182 11,178,195
2095 170,418,279 11,261,202
2094 171,673,285 11,343,358
2093 172,929,867 11,426,736
2092 174,196,660 11,509,522
2091 175,465,250 11,591,897
2090 176,741,676 11,675,686
2089 178,016,467 11,759,143
2088 179,298,655 11,842,733
2087 180,582,637 11,926,699
2086 181,869,555 12,013,212
2085 183,154,436 12,099,742
2084 184,439,572 12,187,794
2083 185,726,230 12,277,402
2082 187,015,781 12,367,518
2081 188,304,247 12,460,785
2080 189,585,345 12,556,104
2079 190,860,450 12,652,446
2078 192,128,265 12,750,395
2077 193,387,405 12,849,896
2076 194,635,237 12,950,914
2075 195,871,705 13,053,551
2074 197,098,086 13,158,624
2073 198,312,538 13,264,931
2072 199,508,048 13,375,162
2071 200,684,948 13,488,051
2070 201,838,290 13,603,287
2069 202,969,511 13,721,187
2068 204,078,136 13,840,530
2067 205,156,343 13,963,377
2066 206,210,336 14,088,938
2065 207,233,670 14,218,608
2064 208,223,021 14,349,029
2063 209,184,325 14,480,312
2062 210,111,930 14,613,788
2061 211,000,165 14,747,178
2060 211,851,790 14,879,235
2059 212,667,148 15,011,161
2058 213,439,165 15,141,670
2057 214,172,487 15,271,230
2056 214,860,969 15,400,030
2055 215,511,064 15,527,331
2054 216,119,176 15,651,338
2053 216,684,051 15,773,422
2052 217,203,400 15,896,118
2051 217,673,624 16,016,719
2050 218,102,997 16,135,745
2049 218,492,176 16,255,638
2048 218,825,106 16,375,139
2047 219,107,600 16,494,633
2046 219,337,375 16,612,186
2045 219,518,678 16,730,009
2044 219,643,532 16,848,827
2043 219,714,087 16,966,857
2042 219,730,173 17,084,359
2041 219,688,816 17,203,640
2040 219,589,786 17,320,952
2039 219,450,960 17,438,042
2038 219,263,564 17,556,386
2037 219,033,555 17,673,500
2036 218,758,565 17,790,613
2035 218,441,478 17,906,949
2034 218,079,673 18,020,973
2033 217,677,081 18,134,889
2032 217,230,117 18,247,275
2031 216,739,295 18,359,750
2030 216,202,357 18,471,446
2029 215,618,762 18,583,513
2028 214,992,547 18,693,807
2027 214,315,680 18,803,518
2026 213,593,266 18,912,567
2025 212,812,405 19,020,271
2024 211,998,573 19,051,804
2023 211,140,729 19,061,062
2022 210,306,415 19,048,502
2021 209,550,294 19,122,059
2020 208,660,842 19,265,250
2019 207,455,459 19,371,648
2018 206,107,261 19,473,970
2017 204,703,445 19,588,715
2016 203,218,114 19,702,267
2015 201,675,532 19,815,616
2014 200,085,127 19,908,979
2013 198,478,299 19,983,693
2012 196,876,111 20,058,035
2011 195,284,734 20,147,528
2010 193,701,929 20,246,871
2009 192,079,951 20,367,487
2008 190,367,302 20,537,875
2007 188,552,320 20,882,982
2006 186,653,106 21,193,760
2005 184,688,101 21,319,685
2004 182,675,143 21,451,748
2003 180,622,688 21,574,326
2002 178,503,484 21,730,496
2001 176,301,203 22,131,970
2000 174,018,282 22,442,971
1999 171,641,543 22,472,040
1998 169,159,655 22,507,344
1997 166,661,659 22,553,978
1996 164,202,549 22,619,004
1995 161,735,073 22,684,270
1994 159,265,006 22,730,211
1993 156,794,577 22,763,280
1992 154,275,079 22,794,284
1991 151,724,256 23,001,155
1990 149,143,223 23,201,835
1989 146,502,972 23,161,458
1988 143,826,357 23,057,662
1987 141,104,944 22,949,430
1986 138,336,370 22,836,841
1985 135,515,595 22,732,999
1984 132,658,864 22,640,547
1983 129,790,077 22,560,478
1982 126,923,155 22,475,741
1981 124,063,109 22,353,070
1980 121,207,461 22,207,282
1979 118,380,821 22,090,488
1978 115,600,942 21,951,464
1977 112,875,292 21,756,096
1976 110,213,349 21,551,634
1975 107,619,565 21,293,583
1974 105,089,675 21,029,429
1973 102,600,976 20,835,681
1972 100,146,797 20,657,957
1971 97,739,273 20,461,567
1970 95,375,651 20,250,398
1969 93,045,777 20,009,141
1968 90,741,240 19,799,831
1967 88,446,124 19,534,242
1966 86,139,359 19,215,450
1965 83,817,583 19,031,576
1964 81,488,595 18,919,126
1963 79,164,235 18,797,850
1962 76,865,323 18,676,550
1961 74,605,447 18,555,250
1960 72,388,126 18,406,905

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 789,700 people (a 4.01% decline).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,135,745 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Romania
2100 -0.73% -0.77%
2099 -0.73% -0.76%
2098 -0.73% -0.75%
2097 -0.73% -0.74%
2096 -0.73% -0.74%
2095 -0.73% -0.72%
2094 -0.73% -0.73%
2093 -0.73% -0.72%
2092 -0.72% -0.71%
2091 -0.72% -0.72%
2090 -0.72% -0.71%
2089 -0.72% -0.71%
2088 -0.71% -0.7%
2087 -0.71% -0.72%
2086 -0.7% -0.72%
2085 -0.7% -0.72%
2084 -0.69% -0.73%
2083 -0.69% -0.73%
2082 -0.68% -0.75%
2081 -0.68% -0.76%
2080 -0.67% -0.76%
2079 -0.66% -0.77%
2078 -0.65% -0.77%
2077 -0.64% -0.78%
2076 -0.63% -0.79%
2075 -0.62% -0.8%
2074 -0.61% -0.8%
2073 -0.6% -0.82%
2072 -0.59% -0.84%
2071 -0.57% -0.85%
2070 -0.56% -0.86%
2069 -0.54% -0.86%
2068 -0.53% -0.88%
2067 -0.51% -0.89%
2066 -0.49% -0.91%
2065 -0.48% -0.91%
2064 -0.46% -0.91%
2063 -0.44% -0.91%
2062 -0.42% -0.9%
2061 -0.4% -0.89%
2060 -0.38% -0.88%
2059 -0.36% -0.86%
2058 -0.34% -0.85%
2057 -0.32% -0.84%
2056 -0.3% -0.82%
2055 -0.28% -0.79%
2054 -0.26% -0.77%
2053 -0.24% -0.77%
2052 -0.22% -0.75%
2051 -0.2% -0.74%
2050 -0.18% -0.74%
2049 -0.15% -0.73%
2048 -0.13% -0.72%
2047 -0.1% -0.71%
2046 -0.08% -0.7%
2045 -0.06% -0.71%
2044 -0.03% -0.7%
2043 -0.007% -0.69%
2042 0.02% -0.69%
2041 0.05% -0.68%
2040 0.06% -0.67%
2039 0.09% -0.67%
2038 0.11% -0.66%
2037 0.13% -0.66%
2036 0.15% -0.65%
2035 0.17% -0.63%
2034 0.18% -0.63%
2033 0.21% -0.62%
2032 0.23% -0.61%
2031 0.25% -0.6%
2030 0.27% -0.6%
2029 0.29% -0.59%
2028 0.32% -0.58%
2027 0.34% -0.58%
2026 0.37% -0.57%
2025 0.38% -0.17%
2024 0.41% -0.05%
2023 0.4% 0.07%
2022 0.36% -0.38%
2021 0.43% -0.74%
2020 0.58% -0.55%
2019 0.65% -0.53%
2018 0.69% -0.59%
2017 0.73% -0.58%
2016 0.76% -0.57%
2015 0.79% -0.47%
2014 0.81% -0.37%
2013 0.81% -0.37%
2012 0.81% -0.44%
2011 0.82% -0.49%
2010 0.84% -0.59%
2009 0.9% -0.83%
2008 0.96% -1.65%
2007 1.02% -1.47%
2006 1.06% -0.59%
2005 1.1% -0.62%
2004 1.14% -0.57%
2003 1.19% -0.72%
2002 1.25% -1.81%
2001 1.31% -1.39%
2000 1.38% -0.13%
1999 1.47% -0.16%
1998 1.5% -0.21%
1997 1.5% -0.29%
1996 1.53% -0.29%
1995 1.55% -0.2%
1994 1.58% -0.15%
1993 1.63% -0.14%
1992 1.68% -0.9%
1991 1.73% -0.86%
1990 1.8% 0.17%
1989 1.86% 0.45%
1988 1.93% 0.47%
1987 2% 0.49%
1986 2.08% 0.46%
1985 2.15% 0.41%
1984 2.21% 0.35%
1983 2.26% 0.38%
1982 2.31% 0.55%
1981 2.36% 0.66%
1980 2.39% 0.53%
1979 2.4% 0.63%
1978 2.41% 0.9%
1977 2.42% 0.95%
1976 2.41% 1.21%
1975 2.41% 1.26%
1974 2.43% 0.93%
1973 2.45% 0.86%
1972 2.46% 0.96%
1971 2.48% 1.04%
1970 2.5% 1.21%
1969 2.54% 1.06%
1968 2.59% 1.36%
1967 2.68% 1.66%
1966 2.77% 0.97%
1965 2.86% 0.59%
1964 2.94% 0.65%
1963 2.99% 0.65%
1962 3.03% 0.65%
1961 3.06% 0.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.38%, while Romania's population declined by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Brazil Romania
Current population
213964342
18912567
Population rank 7/197 70/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.23%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
16.7 minutes
One birth every
12.3 seconds
3.68 minutes
One death every
21 seconds
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,230 -86
Annual growth/decline +813,832 -31,533
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% -0.17%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 172/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -29,041
Net migration rank 186/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -29,041
2024 1,073,773 -225,510 -100,975 -28,466
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -83,869 -27,780
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -93,338 89,076
2021 919,507 -208,581 -141,504 -17,731
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 -100,179 -13,202
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 -60,053 -27,909
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 -62,316 -33,018
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 -50,930 -33,081
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 -53,196 -33,073
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 -59,447 -35,751
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 -55,745 -35,448
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 -59,951 -34,910
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 -54,157 -37,589
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 -56,413 -102,769
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 -46,567 -122,364
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 -34,625 -137,953
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 -30,806 -144,368
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 -37,590 -133,089
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 -38,148 -132,777
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 -40,508 -131,176
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 -42,904 -117,432
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 -56,093 -107,139
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 -58,673 -106,585
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 -37,625 -91,154
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 -22,443 -92,451
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 -31,461 -82,590
1998 2,514,728 21,666 -33,761 -81,366
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 -42,853 -88,734
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 -56,548 -70,799
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 -36,295 -73,779
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 -18,184 -76,246
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 -13,658 -73,475
1992 2,547,698 14,394 -4,559 -63,200
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 25,301 -36,824
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 69,605 -38,157
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 122,756 -33,866
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 126,817 -48,911
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 128,517 -42,868
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 134,737 -50,450
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 111,392 -28,108
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 117,731 -24,629
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 87,986 3,093
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 119,121 -4,725
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 156,472 -20,870
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 168,776 -16,668
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 194,397 -29,600
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 204,148 -31,427
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 215,385 -28,135
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 213,361 18,748
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 219,324 9,125
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 235,530 6,725
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 175,020 58,651
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 198,316 61,920
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 206,662 74,473
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 234,905 71,919
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 264,120 74,851
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 338,577 33,601
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 347,709 37,282
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 115,293 -25,458
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 114,190 -60,430
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 134,326 -59,500
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 139,104 -58,076
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 130,736 -56,152
1961 2,240,178 75 163,286 -54,642
1960 2,190,392 4,066 191,431 -55,397

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

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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 Romania 83.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 805,807 people) and 16.6% is from migration (a loss of 160,935 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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