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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 1.51 times bigger than Russia's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 4.29% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Brazil vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Russia
2100 164,294,719 124,983,377
2099 165,504,324 125,086,144
2098 166,724,540 125,186,329
2097 167,957,900 125,264,415
2096 169,198,878 125,354,177
2095 170,447,187 125,422,006
2094 171,702,406 125,474,373
2093 172,959,201 125,529,632
2092 174,226,209 125,604,261
2091 175,495,014 125,652,742
2090 176,771,657 125,707,894
2089 178,046,664 125,760,026
2088 179,329,069 125,810,124
2087 180,613,269 125,858,116
2086 181,900,405 125,926,035
2085 183,185,504 126,001,913
2084 184,470,859 126,076,414
2083 185,757,734 126,151,046
2082 187,047,504 126,234,371
2081 188,336,189 126,317,768
2080 189,617,504 126,414,511
2079 190,892,825 126,534,688
2078 192,160,856 126,674,591
2077 193,420,209 126,830,956
2076 194,668,253 126,982,766
2075 195,904,930 127,165,304
2074 197,131,520 127,362,143
2073 198,346,178 127,576,856
2072 199,541,890 127,802,632
2071 200,718,990 128,080,998
2070 201,872,528 128,353,977
2069 203,003,940 128,642,208
2068 204,112,753 128,920,237
2067 205,191,144 129,203,483
2066 206,245,316 129,511,983
2065 207,268,823 129,842,007
2064 208,258,342 130,177,089
2063 209,219,808 130,522,107
2062 210,147,571 130,851,664
2061 211,035,957 131,200,160
2060 211,887,727 131,526,812
2059 212,703,223 131,884,461
2058 213,475,371 132,247,211
2057 214,208,817 132,584,941
2056 214,897,416 132,925,501
2055 215,547,622 133,271,436
2054 216,155,836 133,595,068
2053 216,720,807 133,914,243
2052 217,240,244 134,180,223
2051 217,710,548 134,443,510
2050 218,139,994 134,687,487
2049 218,529,238 134,909,323
2048 218,862,226 135,117,641
2047 219,144,767 135,311,492
2046 219,374,582 135,482,008
2045 219,555,915 135,664,379
2044 219,680,790 135,863,165
2043 219,751,357 136,085,277
2042 219,767,446 136,307,658
2041 219,726,082 136,557,818
2040 219,627,035 136,821,807
2039 219,488,186 137,122,219
2038 219,300,758 137,433,644
2037 219,070,710 137,770,811
2036 218,795,673 138,118,955
2035 218,478,532 138,478,809
2034 218,116,666 138,852,689
2033 217,714,006 139,237,595
2032 217,266,965 139,635,142
2031 216,776,060 140,058,187
2030 216,239,032 140,453,528
2029 215,655,337 140,840,370
2028 215,029,016 141,214,141
2027 214,352,035 141,580,416
2026 213,629,498 141,906,741
2025 212,848,504 142,772,403
2024 211,998,573 143,533,851
2023 211,140,729 143,826,130
2022 210,306,415 144,236,933
2021 209,550,294 144,746,762
2020 208,660,842 145,245,148
2019 207,455,459 145,453,291
2018 206,107,261 145,398,106
2017 204,703,445 145,293,260
2016 203,218,114 145,015,460
2015 201,675,532 144,640,716
2014 200,085,127 144,237,223
2013 198,478,299 143,805,638
2012 196,876,111 143,378,447
2011 195,284,734 143,018,195
2010 193,701,929 142,849,468
2009 192,079,951 142,785,348
2008 190,367,302 142,742,366
2007 188,552,320 142,805,114
2006 186,653,106 143,049,637
2005 184,688,101 143,518,814
2004 182,675,143 144,067,316
2003 180,622,688 144,648,618
2002 178,503,484 145,306,497
2001 176,301,203 145,976,482
2000 174,018,282 146,596,869
1999 171,641,543 147,214,776
1998 169,159,655 147,670,784
1997 166,661,659 147,915,361
1996 164,202,549 148,160,129
1995 161,735,073 148,375,787
1994 159,265,006 148,407,912
1993 156,794,577 148,458,777
1992 154,275,079 148,538,197
1991 151,724,256 148,394,216
1990 149,143,223 147,969,406
1989 146,502,972 147,721,000
1988 143,826,357 146,857,000
1987 141,104,944 145,908,000
1986 138,336,370 144,894,000
1985 135,515,595 143,858,000
1984 132,658,864 142,745,000
1983 129,790,077 141,668,000
1982 126,923,155 140,823,000
1981 124,063,109 139,941,000
1980 121,207,461 139,010,000
1979 118,380,821 138,027,000
1978 115,600,942 137,060,000
1977 112,875,292 136,100,000
1976 110,213,349 135,147,000
1975 107,619,565 134,200,000
1974 105,089,675 133,432,000
1973 102,600,976 132,669,000
1972 100,146,797 131,909,000
1971 97,739,273 131,155,000
1970 95,375,651 130,404,000
1969 93,045,777 129,664,000
1968 90,741,240 128,928,000
1967 88,446,124 128,196,000
1966 86,139,359 127,468,000
1965 83,817,583 126,745,000
1964 81,488,595 125,345,000
1963 79,164,235 123,960,000
1962 76,865,323 122,591,000
1961 74,605,447 121,236,000
1960 72,388,126 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Russia
2100 -0.73% -0.08%
2099 -0.73% -0.08%
2098 -0.73% -0.06%
2097 -0.73% -0.07%
2096 -0.73% -0.05%
2095 -0.73% -0.04%
2094 -0.73% -0.04%
2093 -0.73% -0.06%
2092 -0.72% -0.04%
2091 -0.72% -0.04%
2090 -0.72% -0.04%
2089 -0.72% -0.04%
2088 -0.71% -0.04%
2087 -0.71% -0.05%
2086 -0.7% -0.06%
2085 -0.7% -0.06%
2084 -0.69% -0.06%
2083 -0.69% -0.07%
2082 -0.68% -0.07%
2081 -0.68% -0.08%
2080 -0.67% -0.09%
2079 -0.66% -0.11%
2078 -0.65% -0.12%
2077 -0.64% -0.12%
2076 -0.63% -0.14%
2075 -0.62% -0.15%
2074 -0.61% -0.17%
2073 -0.6% -0.18%
2072 -0.59% -0.22%
2071 -0.57% -0.21%
2070 -0.56% -0.22%
2069 -0.54% -0.22%
2068 -0.53% -0.22%
2067 -0.51% -0.24%
2066 -0.49% -0.25%
2065 -0.48% -0.26%
2064 -0.46% -0.26%
2063 -0.44% -0.25%
2062 -0.42% -0.27%
2061 -0.4% -0.25%
2060 -0.38% -0.27%
2059 -0.36% -0.27%
2058 -0.34% -0.25%
2057 -0.32% -0.26%
2056 -0.3% -0.26%
2055 -0.28% -0.24%
2054 -0.26% -0.24%
2053 -0.24% -0.2%
2052 -0.22% -0.2%
2051 -0.2% -0.18%
2050 -0.18% -0.16%
2049 -0.15% -0.15%
2048 -0.13% -0.14%
2047 -0.1% -0.13%
2046 -0.08% -0.13%
2045 -0.06% -0.15%
2044 -0.03% -0.16%
2043 -0.007% -0.16%
2042 0.02% -0.18%
2041 0.05% -0.19%
2040 0.06% -0.22%
2039 0.09% -0.23%
2038 0.11% -0.24%
2037 0.13% -0.25%
2036 0.15% -0.26%
2035 0.17% -0.27%
2034 0.18% -0.28%
2033 0.21% -0.28%
2032 0.23% -0.3%
2031 0.25% -0.28%
2030 0.27% -0.27%
2029 0.29% -0.26%
2028 0.32% -0.26%
2027 0.34% -0.23%
2026 0.37% -0.61%
2025 0.4% -0.53%
2024 0.41% -0.2%
2023 0.4% -0.28%
2022 0.36% -0.35%
2021 0.43% -0.34%
2020 0.58% -0.14%
2019 0.65% 0.04%
2018 0.69% 0.07%
2017 0.73% 0.19%
2016 0.76% 0.26%
2015 0.79% 0.28%
2014 0.81% 0.3%
2013 0.81% 0.3%
2012 0.81% 0.25%
2011 0.82% 0.12%
2010 0.84% 0.04%
2009 0.9% 0.03%
2008 0.96% -0.04%
2007 1.02% -0.17%
2006 1.06% -0.33%
2005 1.1% -0.38%
2004 1.14% -0.4%
2003 1.19% -0.45%
2002 1.25% -0.46%
2001 1.31% -0.42%
2000 1.38% -0.42%
1999 1.47% -0.31%
1998 1.5% -0.17%
1997 1.5% -0.17%
1996 1.53% -0.15%
1995 1.55% -0.02%
1994 1.58% -0.03%
1993 1.63% -0.05%
1992 1.68% 0.1%
1991 1.73% 0.29%
1990 1.8% 0.17%
1989 1.86% 0.59%
1988 1.93% 0.65%
1987 2% 0.7%
1986 2.08% 0.72%
1985 2.15% 0.78%
1984 2.21% 0.76%
1983 2.26% 0.6%
1982 2.31% 0.63%
1981 2.36% 0.67%
1980 2.39% 0.71%
1979 2.4% 0.71%
1978 2.41% 0.71%
1977 2.42% 0.71%
1976 2.41% 0.71%
1975 2.41% 0.58%
1974 2.43% 0.58%
1973 2.45% 0.58%
1972 2.46% 0.57%
1971 2.48% 0.58%
1970 2.5% 0.57%
1969 2.54% 0.57%
1968 2.59% 0.57%
1967 2.68% 0.57%
1966 2.77% 0.57%
1965 2.86% 1.12%
1964 2.94% 1.12%
1963 2.99% 1.12%
1962 3.03% 1.12%
1961 3.06% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Brazil Russia
Current population
213824938
141906741
Population rank 7/197 9/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 1.71%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
1.8 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,350 -801
Annual growth/decline +857,844 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 177/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -251,822
Net migration rank 186/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -251,822
2024 - -225,510 - -178,042
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -503,392 27,807
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -576,948 765,629
2021 919,507 -208,581 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 -697,177 334,094
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 -319,997 336,494
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 -232,637 339,972
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 -130,764 396,619
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 0 447,645
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 43,392 384,756
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 28,848 264,698
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 28,761 289,872
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 0 285,977
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 -128,716 309,377
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 -242,844 307,555
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 -257,014 350,206
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 -356,856 360,840
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 -471,257 365,717
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 -686,638 308,370
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 -846,761 263,541
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 -792,370 261,519
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 -896,822 256,804
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 -963,445 259,614
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 -967,540 550,401
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 -927,453 375,468
1998 2,514,728 21,666 -694,053 528,135
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 -769,159 541,387
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 -785,248 587,171
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 -845,742 723,875
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 -757,140 507,229
1992 2,547,698 14,394 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 103,876 125,505
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 325,533 299,863
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 576,112 89,400
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 778,343 269,862
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 977,583 275,611
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 985,279 283,553
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 762,447 280,614
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 756,548 247,026
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 906,676 200,159
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 830,855 107,520
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 713,700 36,686
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 681,149 10,440
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 690,135 -5,791
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 812,766 108,882
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 832,932 122,316
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 852,237 113,851
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 843,850 80,069
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 883,186 -51,759
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 846,561 -107,568
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 872,050 -111,168
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 854,999 -134,968
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 785,554 -264,464
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 753,088 -64,643
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 787,621 -83,221
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 854,554 -116,029
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 989,279 -111,360
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 2,240,178 75 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 2,190,392 4,066 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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