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Population in Brazil compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 36,734,925 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 5.82 times bigger than Saudi Arabia's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 3.02% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.7M (71.2% growth).

Brazil vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Saudi Arabia
2100 164,294,719 74,230,118
2099 165,504,324 73,760,045
2098 166,724,540 73,287,526
2097 167,957,900 72,813,125
2096 169,198,878 72,336,039
2095 170,447,187 71,858,206
2094 171,702,406 71,379,928
2093 172,959,201 70,900,460
2092 174,226,209 70,420,464
2091 175,495,014 69,940,749
2090 176,771,657 69,462,214
2089 178,046,664 68,985,976
2088 179,329,069 68,510,277
2087 180,613,269 68,035,545
2086 181,900,405 67,562,521
2085 183,185,504 67,091,615
2084 184,470,859 66,621,667
2083 185,757,734 66,152,653
2082 187,047,504 65,684,321
2081 188,336,189 65,216,102
2080 189,617,504 64,749,128
2079 190,892,825 64,282,393
2078 192,160,856 63,815,918
2077 193,420,209 63,348,712
2076 194,668,253 62,880,120
2075 195,904,930 62,409,793
2074 197,131,520 61,937,628
2073 198,346,178 61,462,662
2072 199,541,890 60,984,202
2071 200,718,990 60,502,791
2070 201,872,528 60,018,216
2069 203,003,940 59,529,456
2068 204,112,753 59,036,086
2067 205,191,144 58,539,487
2066 206,245,316 58,039,687
2065 207,268,823 57,537,106
2064 208,258,342 57,032,172
2063 209,219,808 56,524,331
2062 210,147,571 56,014,549
2061 211,035,957 55,501,467
2060 211,887,727 54,986,901
2059 212,703,223 54,469,809
2058 213,475,371 53,950,469
2057 214,208,817 53,430,639
2056 214,897,416 52,909,061
2055 215,547,622 52,386,571
2054 216,155,836 51,862,312
2053 216,720,807 51,336,335
2052 217,240,244 50,809,100
2051 217,710,548 50,280,719
2050 218,139,994 49,751,739
2049 218,529,238 49,221,828
2048 218,862,226 48,690,143
2047 219,144,767 48,157,605
2046 219,374,582 47,623,246
2045 219,555,915 47,087,215
2044 219,680,790 46,550,306
2043 219,751,357 46,013,232
2042 219,767,446 45,475,200
2041 219,726,082 44,936,131
2040 219,627,035 44,396,093
2039 219,488,186 43,856,006
2038 219,300,758 43,314,707
2037 219,070,710 42,773,375
2036 218,795,673 42,231,639
2035 218,478,532 41,690,245
2034 218,116,666 41,150,029
2033 217,714,006 40,611,021
2032 217,266,965 40,073,144
2031 216,776,060 39,535,357
2030 216,239,032 38,998,581
2029 215,655,337 38,417,447
2028 215,029,016 37,810,902
2027 214,352,035 37,189,969
2026 213,629,498 36,566,201
2025 212,848,504 35,932,673
2024 211,998,573 35,300,280
2023 211,140,729 33,702,731
2022 210,306,415 32,175,224
2021 209,550,294 30,784,383
2020 208,660,842 31,552,510
2019 207,455,459 30,063,799
2018 206,107,261 30,196,281
2017 204,703,445 30,977,355
2016 203,218,114 30,954,198
2015 201,675,532 29,816,382
2014 200,085,127 28,309,273
2013 198,478,299 27,624,004
2012 196,876,111 26,168,861
2011 195,284,734 25,091,867
2010 193,701,929 23,978,487
2009 192,079,951 24,217,654
2008 190,367,302 23,287,877
2007 188,552,320 22,368,313
2006 186,653,106 21,459,144
2005 184,688,101 20,559,890
2004 182,675,143 19,669,480
2003 180,622,688 18,786,767
2002 178,503,484 17,910,910
2001 176,301,203 17,041,397
2000 174,018,282 16,177,722
1999 171,641,543 15,472,075
1998 169,159,655 14,922,185
1997 166,661,659 14,374,943
1996 164,202,549 13,831,009
1995 161,735,073 13,289,245
1994 159,265,006 12,750,040
1993 156,794,577 12,215,862
1992 154,275,079 11,686,676
1991 151,724,256 11,160,744
1990 149,143,223 10,640,691
1989 146,502,972 10,128,394
1988 143,826,357 9,629,165
1987 141,104,944 9,130,194
1986 138,336,370 8,628,639
1985 135,515,595 8,151,779
1984 132,658,864 7,697,307
1983 129,790,077 7,252,941
1982 126,923,155 6,824,486
1981 124,063,109 6,420,551
1980 121,207,461 6,047,997
1979 118,380,821 5,703,698
1978 115,600,942 5,381,902
1977 112,875,292 5,083,048
1976 110,213,349 4,807,933
1975 107,619,565 4,556,287
1974 105,089,675 4,323,632
1973 102,600,976 4,106,344
1972 100,146,797 3,905,722
1971 97,739,273 3,724,031
1970 95,375,651 3,562,470
1969 93,045,777 3,417,114
1968 90,741,240 3,282,711
1967 88,446,124 3,157,242
1966 86,139,359 3,039,887
1965 83,817,583 2,928,771
1964 81,488,595 2,821,968
1963 79,164,235 2,719,341
1962 76,865,323 2,620,910
1961 74,605,447 2,526,347
1960 72,388,126 2,435,403

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 Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 74.2M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Saudi Arabia
2100 -0.73% 0.64%
2099 -0.73% 0.64%
2098 -0.73% 0.65%
2097 -0.73% 0.66%
2096 -0.73% 0.66%
2095 -0.73% 0.67%
2094 -0.73% 0.68%
2093 -0.73% 0.68%
2092 -0.72% 0.69%
2091 -0.72% 0.69%
2090 -0.72% 0.69%
2089 -0.72% 0.69%
2088 -0.71% 0.7%
2087 -0.71% 0.7%
2086 -0.7% 0.7%
2085 -0.7% 0.71%
2084 -0.69% 0.71%
2083 -0.69% 0.71%
2082 -0.68% 0.72%
2081 -0.68% 0.72%
2080 -0.67% 0.73%
2079 -0.66% 0.73%
2078 -0.65% 0.74%
2077 -0.64% 0.75%
2076 -0.63% 0.75%
2075 -0.62% 0.76%
2074 -0.61% 0.77%
2073 -0.6% 0.78%
2072 -0.59% 0.8%
2071 -0.57% 0.81%
2070 -0.56% 0.82%
2069 -0.54% 0.84%
2068 -0.53% 0.85%
2067 -0.51% 0.86%
2066 -0.49% 0.87%
2065 -0.48% 0.89%
2064 -0.46% 0.9%
2063 -0.44% 0.91%
2062 -0.42% 0.92%
2061 -0.4% 0.94%
2060 -0.38% 0.95%
2059 -0.36% 0.96%
2058 -0.34% 0.97%
2057 -0.32% 0.99%
2056 -0.3% 1%
2055 -0.28% 1.01%
2054 -0.26% 1.02%
2053 -0.24% 1.04%
2052 -0.22% 1.05%
2051 -0.2% 1.06%
2050 -0.18% 1.08%
2049 -0.15% 1.09%
2048 -0.13% 1.11%
2047 -0.1% 1.12%
2046 -0.08% 1.14%
2045 -0.06% 1.15%
2044 -0.03% 1.17%
2043 -0.007% 1.18%
2042 0.02% 1.2%
2041 0.05% 1.22%
2040 0.06% 1.23%
2039 0.09% 1.25%
2038 0.11% 1.27%
2037 0.13% 1.28%
2036 0.15% 1.3%
2035 0.17% 1.31%
2034 0.18% 1.33%
2033 0.21% 1.34%
2032 0.23% 1.36%
2031 0.25% 1.38%
2030 0.27% 1.51%
2029 0.29% 1.6%
2028 0.32% 1.67%
2027 0.34% 1.71%
2026 0.37% 1.76%
2025 0.4% 1.79%
2024 0.41% 4.74%
2023 0.4% 4.75%
2022 0.36% 4.52%
2021 0.43% -2.43%
2020 0.58% 4.95%
2019 0.65% -0.44%
2018 0.69% -2.52%
2017 0.73% 0.07%
2016 0.76% 3.82%
2015 0.79% 5.32%
2014 0.81% 2.48%
2013 0.81% 5.56%
2012 0.81% 4.29%
2011 0.82% 4.64%
2010 0.84% -0.99%
2009 0.9% 3.99%
2008 0.96% 4.11%
2007 1.02% 4.24%
2006 1.06% 4.37%
2005 1.1% 4.53%
2004 1.14% 4.7%
2003 1.19% 4.89%
2002 1.25% 5.1%
2001 1.31% 5.34%
2000 1.38% 4.56%
1999 1.47% 3.69%
1998 1.5% 3.81%
1997 1.5% 3.93%
1996 1.53% 4.08%
1995 1.55% 4.23%
1994 1.58% 4.37%
1993 1.63% 4.53%
1992 1.68% 4.71%
1991 1.73% 4.89%
1990 1.8% 5.06%
1989 1.86% 5.18%
1988 1.93% 5.47%
1987 2% 5.81%
1986 2.08% 5.85%
1985 2.15% 5.9%
1984 2.21% 6.13%
1983 2.26% 6.28%
1982 2.31% 6.29%
1981 2.36% 6.16%
1980 2.39% 6.04%
1979 2.4% 5.98%
1978 2.41% 5.88%
1977 2.42% 5.72%
1976 2.41% 5.52%
1975 2.41% 5.38%
1974 2.43% 5.29%
1973 2.45% 5.14%
1972 2.46% 4.88%
1971 2.48% 4.54%
1970 2.5% 4.25%
1969 2.54% 4.09%
1968 2.59% 3.97%
1967 2.68% 3.86%
1966 2.77% 3.79%
1965 2.86% 3.78%
1964 2.94% 3.77%
1963 2.99% 3.76%
1962 3.03% 3.74%
1961 3.06% 3.73%

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 Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Brazil Saudi Arabia
Current population
213824938
36734925
Population rank 7/197 44/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.44%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
19.7 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
57 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
6.66 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +4,377
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 4/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +119,738
Net migration rank 186/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 119,738
2024 - -225,510 - 122,170
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 474,366 325,691
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 406,920 977,072
2021 919,507 -208,581 409,032 -106,287
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 447,036 -74,725
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 474,407 191,582
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 528,767 -988,751
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 546,751 -920,812
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 537,829 -26,997
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 511,023 465,292
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 493,431 469,144
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 475,299 485,794
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 465,649 479,206
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 443,675 491,253
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 418,641 504,955
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 438,557 496,229
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 433,457 491,337
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 425,199 489,136
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 399,333 504,661
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 375,938 518,565
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 362,843 523,472
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 364,520 514,606
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 372,099 500,508
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 382,153 484,252
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 392,407 468,515
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 390,112 160,263
1998 2,514,728 21,666 389,499 159,898
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 385,033 160,066
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 382,248 160,532
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 380,231 160,512
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 377,351 160,306
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 372,621 158,074
1992 2,547,698 14,394 366,763 160,908
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 361,329 162,857
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 355,495 160,416
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 349,399 159,273
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 342,865 146,918
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 333,088 175,075
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 322,340 172,606
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 310,558 148,208
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 296,615 153,562
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 280,616 157,930
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 264,831 153,528
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 249,156 140,355
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 234,372 121,220
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 220,186 112,826
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 205,331 105,263
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 191,103 96,015
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 178,024 85,083
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 166,223 73,960
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 155,478 69,653
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 145,450 63,995
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 136,360 55,439
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 127,600 43,989
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 120,440 31,097
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 113,859 25,312
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 108,281 21,366
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 103,343 17,947
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 98,361 15,054
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 93,820 15,000
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 89,776 15,000
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 85,480 15,000
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 81,393 15,000
1961 2,240,178 75 77,743 15,000
1960 2,190,392 4,066 74,143 15,000

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 Saudi Arabia 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

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
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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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