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Population in Brazil compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 23.6 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • The countries together account for 2.69% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

Brazil vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Sierra Leone
2100 164,294,719 16,111,324
2099 165,504,324 16,126,181
2098 166,724,540 16,139,280
2097 167,957,900 16,154,153
2096 169,198,878 16,164,923
2095 170,447,187 16,173,557
2094 171,702,406 16,173,155
2093 172,959,201 16,177,864
2092 174,226,209 16,175,032
2091 175,495,014 16,168,153
2090 176,771,657 16,158,415
2089 178,046,664 16,146,773
2088 179,329,069 16,133,018
2087 180,613,269 16,116,823
2086 181,900,405 16,089,780
2085 183,185,504 16,068,438
2084 184,470,859 16,044,782
2083 185,757,734 16,011,134
2082 187,047,504 15,975,073
2081 188,336,189 15,935,071
2080 189,617,504 15,896,846
2079 190,892,825 15,854,898
2078 192,160,856 15,805,607
2077 193,420,209 15,754,551
2076 194,668,253 15,699,439
2075 195,904,930 15,639,458
2074 197,131,520 15,584,377
2073 198,346,178 15,516,736
2072 199,541,890 15,446,543
2071 200,718,990 15,374,790
2070 201,872,528 15,297,449
2069 203,003,940 15,216,666
2068 204,112,753 15,128,048
2067 205,191,144 15,032,144
2066 206,245,316 14,935,222
2065 207,268,823 14,837,697
2064 208,258,342 14,740,749
2063 209,219,808 14,642,031
2062 210,147,571 14,529,557
2061 211,035,957 14,423,861
2060 211,887,727 14,311,215
2059 212,703,223 14,198,706
2058 213,475,371 14,080,827
2057 214,208,817 13,960,869
2056 214,897,416 13,836,132
2055 215,547,622 13,706,113
2054 216,155,836 13,579,802
2053 216,720,807 13,444,465
2052 217,240,244 13,303,409
2051 217,710,548 13,156,370
2050 218,139,994 13,010,109
2049 218,529,238 12,867,021
2048 218,862,226 12,716,015
2047 219,144,767 12,570,250
2046 219,374,582 12,414,307
2045 219,555,915 12,257,874
2044 219,680,790 12,092,075
2043 219,751,357 11,931,531
2042 219,767,446 11,770,467
2041 219,726,082 11,602,993
2040 219,627,035 11,431,337
2039 219,488,186 11,262,807
2038 219,300,758 11,100,099
2037 219,070,710 10,931,629
2036 218,795,673 10,760,758
2035 218,478,532 10,585,702
2034 218,116,666 10,413,826
2033 217,714,006 10,241,196
2032 217,266,965 10,062,575
2031 216,776,060 9,883,708
2030 216,239,032 9,708,038
2029 215,655,337 9,532,000
2028 215,029,016 9,360,873
2027 214,352,035 9,179,702
2026 213,629,498 9,001,269
2025 212,848,504 8,822,114
2024 211,998,573 8,642,022
2023 211,140,729 8,460,512
2022 210,306,415 8,276,807
2021 209,550,294 8,094,602
2020 208,660,842 7,912,558
2019 207,455,459 7,731,991
2018 206,107,261 7,554,563
2017 204,703,445 7,379,299
2016 203,218,114 7,205,328
2015 201,675,532 7,037,655
2014 200,085,127 6,876,385
2013 198,478,299 6,714,051
2012 196,876,111 6,551,080
2011 195,284,734 6,387,251
2010 193,701,929 6,222,714
2009 192,079,951 6,055,646
2008 190,367,302 5,894,722
2007 188,552,320 5,749,352
2006 186,653,106 5,624,466
2005 184,688,101 5,501,712
2004 182,675,143 5,355,717
2003 180,622,688 5,177,687
2002 178,503,484 4,971,435
2001 176,301,203 4,692,716
2000 174,018,282 4,423,611
1999 171,641,543 4,318,043
1998 169,159,655 4,295,785
1997 166,661,659 4,253,716
1996 164,202,549 4,199,210
1995 161,735,073 4,179,179
1994 159,265,006 4,173,105
1993 156,794,577 4,157,130
1992 154,275,079 4,166,366
1991 151,724,256 4,246,267
1990 149,143,223 4,196,828
1989 146,502,972 4,034,037
1988 143,826,357 3,934,517
1987 141,104,944 3,829,718
1986 138,336,370 3,728,380
1985 135,515,595 3,638,438
1984 132,658,864 3,558,758
1983 129,790,077 3,481,646
1982 126,923,155 3,408,183
1981 124,063,109 3,338,940
1980 121,207,461 3,272,089
1979 118,380,821 3,207,499
1978 115,600,942 3,145,517
1977 112,875,292 3,085,354
1976 110,213,349 3,028,820
1975 107,619,565 2,974,657
1974 105,089,675 2,920,459
1973 102,600,976 2,866,955
1972 100,146,797 2,814,388
1971 97,739,273 2,763,222
1970 95,375,651 2,712,286
1969 93,045,777 2,661,365
1968 90,741,240 2,611,532
1967 88,446,124 2,562,384
1966 86,139,359 2,514,638
1965 83,817,583 2,468,666
1964 81,488,595 2,424,390
1963 79,164,235 2,382,258
1962 76,865,323 2,342,242
1961 74,605,447 2,304,227
1960 72,388,126 2,268,356

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 Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 101st 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st to 91st.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 16.2M people in 2093 for Sierra Leone.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Sierra Leone
2100 -0.73% -0.09%
2099 -0.73% -0.08%
2098 -0.73% -0.09%
2097 -0.73% -0.07%
2096 -0.73% -0.05%
2095 -0.73% 0.002%
2094 -0.73% -0.03%
2093 -0.73% 0.02%
2092 -0.72% 0.04%
2091 -0.72% 0.06%
2090 -0.72% 0.07%
2089 -0.72% 0.09%
2088 -0.71% 0.1%
2087 -0.71% 0.17%
2086 -0.7% 0.13%
2085 -0.7% 0.15%
2084 -0.69% 0.21%
2083 -0.69% 0.23%
2082 -0.68% 0.25%
2081 -0.68% 0.24%
2080 -0.67% 0.26%
2079 -0.66% 0.31%
2078 -0.65% 0.32%
2077 -0.64% 0.35%
2076 -0.63% 0.38%
2075 -0.62% 0.35%
2074 -0.61% 0.44%
2073 -0.6% 0.45%
2072 -0.59% 0.47%
2071 -0.57% 0.51%
2070 -0.56% 0.53%
2069 -0.54% 0.59%
2068 -0.53% 0.64%
2067 -0.51% 0.65%
2066 -0.49% 0.66%
2065 -0.48% 0.66%
2064 -0.46% 0.67%
2063 -0.44% 0.77%
2062 -0.42% 0.73%
2061 -0.4% 0.79%
2060 -0.38% 0.79%
2059 -0.36% 0.84%
2058 -0.34% 0.86%
2057 -0.32% 0.9%
2056 -0.3% 0.95%
2055 -0.28% 0.93%
2054 -0.26% 1.01%
2053 -0.24% 1.06%
2052 -0.22% 1.12%
2051 -0.2% 1.12%
2050 -0.18% 1.11%
2049 -0.15% 1.19%
2048 -0.13% 1.16%
2047 -0.1% 1.26%
2046 -0.08% 1.28%
2045 -0.06% 1.37%
2044 -0.03% 1.35%
2043 -0.007% 1.37%
2042 0.02% 1.44%
2041 0.05% 1.5%
2040 0.06% 1.5%
2039 0.09% 1.47%
2038 0.11% 1.54%
2037 0.13% 1.59%
2036 0.15% 1.65%
2035 0.17% 1.65%
2034 0.18% 1.69%
2033 0.21% 1.78%
2032 0.23% 1.81%
2031 0.25% 1.81%
2030 0.27% 1.85%
2029 0.29% 1.83%
2028 0.32% 1.97%
2027 0.34% 1.98%
2026 0.37% 2.03%
2025 0.4% 2.08%
2024 0.41% 2.15%
2023 0.4% 2.22%
2022 0.36% 2.25%
2021 0.43% 2.3%
2020 0.58% 2.34%
2019 0.65% 2.35%
2018 0.69% 2.38%
2017 0.73% 2.41%
2016 0.76% 2.38%
2015 0.79% 2.35%
2014 0.81% 2.42%
2013 0.81% 2.49%
2012 0.81% 2.56%
2011 0.82% 2.64%
2010 0.84% 2.76%
2009 0.9% 2.73%
2008 0.96% 2.53%
2007 1.02% 2.22%
2006 1.06% 2.23%
2005 1.1% 2.73%
2004 1.14% 3.44%
2003 1.19% 4.15%
2002 1.25% 5.94%
2001 1.31% 6.08%
2000 1.38% 2.44%
1999 1.47% 0.52%
1998 1.5% 0.99%
1997 1.5% 1.3%
1996 1.53% 0.48%
1995 1.55% 0.15%
1994 1.58% 0.38%
1993 1.63% -0.22%
1992 1.68% -1.88%
1991 1.73% 1.18%
1990 1.8% 4.04%
1989 1.86% 2.53%
1988 1.93% 2.74%
1987 2% 2.72%
1986 2.08% 2.47%
1985 2.15% 2.24%
1984 2.21% 2.21%
1983 2.26% 2.16%
1982 2.31% 2.07%
1981 2.36% 2.04%
1980 2.39% 2.01%
1979 2.4% 1.97%
1978 2.41% 1.95%
1977 2.42% 1.87%
1976 2.41% 1.82%
1975 2.41% 1.86%
1974 2.43% 1.87%
1973 2.45% 1.87%
1972 2.46% 1.85%
1971 2.48% 1.88%
1970 2.5% 1.91%
1969 2.54% 1.91%
1968 2.59% 1.92%
1967 2.68% 1.9%
1966 2.77% 1.86%
1965 2.86% 1.83%
1964 2.94% 1.77%
1963 2.99% 1.71%
1962 3.03% 1.65%
1961 3.06% 1.58%

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 Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Brazil Sierra Leone
Current population
213824938
9049533
Population rank 7/197 101/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.11%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
2.9 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
2.03 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +497
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 47/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -11,309
Net migration rank 186/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -11,309
2024 - -225,510 - -11,000
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 188,788 -4,000
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 186,625 -4,000
2021 919,507 -208,581 183,326 -1,544
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 181,015 1,292
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 181,068 -2,238
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 178,772 -2,741
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 173,259 1,234
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 168,784 4,657
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 162,275 -356
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 160,137 485
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 161,265 2,773
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 160,915 988
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 158,858 6,895
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 155,338 7,983
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 152,669 18,145
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 149,855 1,182
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 145,740 -6,042
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 144,127 -34,052
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 137,234 -1,805
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 132,661 23,897
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 130,312 69,185
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 126,429 86,578
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 116,647 227,791
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 110,754 83,013
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 102,295 -84,926
1998 2,514,728 21,666 103,906 -76,766
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 105,433 -48,437
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 104,140 -52,110
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 100,885 -112,857
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 101,486 -77,371
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 103,317 -95,476
1992 2,547,698 14,394 103,251 -129,565
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 105,477 -238,965
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 100,778 131,587
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 98,298 -5,079
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 96,344 9,470
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 94,235 9,558
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 90,902 7,992
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 88,869 -7,873
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 87,072 -8,708
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 84,628 -8,783
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 82,457 -11,379
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 80,111 -12,699
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 77,932 -11,641
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 75,992 -13,095
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 74,130 -13,073
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 71,663 -12,399
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 69,506 -15,686
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 67,560 -13,058
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 65,357 -11,473
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 62,443 -9,322
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 60,279 -8,267
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 58,484 -8,162
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 56,513 -4,957
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 54,768 -4,485
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 53,126 -3,743
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 51,734 -2,819
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 49,486 -2,911
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 47,223 -1,851
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 45,487 -2,308
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 43,569 -2,480
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 41,603 -2,658
1961 2,240,178 75 40,022 -2,947
1960 2,190,392 4,066 38,192 -3,528

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 Sierra Leone 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

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
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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

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