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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 10.4 times bigger than Somalia's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 2.83% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Brazil vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Somalia
2100 164,294,719 68,384,185
2099 165,504,324 68,040,371
2098 166,724,540 67,702,230
2097 167,957,900 67,362,336
2096 169,198,878 66,972,933
2095 170,447,187 66,585,659
2094 171,702,406 66,179,819
2093 172,959,201 65,760,590
2092 174,226,209 65,324,261
2091 175,495,014 64,852,843
2090 176,771,657 64,362,727
2089 178,046,664 63,922,797
2088 179,329,069 63,464,036
2087 180,613,269 62,987,028
2086 181,900,405 62,447,029
2085 183,185,504 61,873,597
2084 184,470,859 61,318,916
2083 185,757,734 60,761,800
2082 187,047,504 60,187,980
2081 188,336,189 59,676,722
2080 189,617,504 59,100,915
2079 190,892,825 58,477,428
2078 192,160,856 57,852,528
2077 193,420,209 57,211,821
2076 194,668,253 56,602,463
2075 195,904,930 56,005,600
2074 197,131,520 55,330,165
2073 198,346,178 54,651,918
2072 199,541,890 53,978,548
2071 200,718,990 53,284,016
2070 201,872,528 52,573,210
2069 203,003,940 51,878,214
2068 204,112,753 51,197,653
2067 205,191,144 50,493,028
2066 206,245,316 49,779,172
2065 207,268,823 49,024,665
2064 208,258,342 48,265,876
2063 209,219,808 47,522,361
2062 210,147,571 46,785,920
2061 211,035,957 46,037,526
2060 211,887,727 45,220,507
2059 212,703,223 44,397,936
2058 213,475,371 43,659,021
2057 214,208,817 42,897,422
2056 214,897,416 42,121,542
2055 215,547,622 41,318,179
2054 216,155,836 40,513,141
2053 216,720,807 39,744,995
2052 217,240,244 38,992,177
2051 217,710,548 38,228,872
2050 218,139,994 37,471,735
2049 218,529,238 36,739,905
2048 218,862,226 35,984,999
2047 219,144,767 35,218,863
2046 219,374,582 34,462,403
2045 219,555,915 33,717,596
2044 219,680,790 32,977,674
2043 219,751,357 32,247,710
2042 219,767,446 31,537,272
2041 219,726,082 30,794,853
2040 219,627,035 30,032,324
2039 219,488,186 29,312,883
2038 219,300,758 28,583,386
2037 219,070,710 27,838,646
2036 218,795,673 27,114,453
2035 218,478,532 26,385,421
2034 218,116,666 25,687,629
2033 217,714,006 25,018,509
2032 217,266,965 24,338,597
2031 216,776,060 23,657,353
2030 216,239,032 22,965,742
2029 215,655,337 22,299,610
2028 215,029,016 21,651,582
2027 214,352,035 20,991,860
2026 213,629,498 20,322,668
2025 212,848,504 19,666,990
2024 211,998,573 19,009,151
2023 211,140,729 18,358,615
2022 210,306,415 17,801,897
2021 209,550,294 17,271,431
2020 208,660,842 16,651,191
2019 207,455,459 16,030,971
2018 206,107,261 15,452,487
2017 204,703,445 14,916,629
2016 203,218,114 14,348,740
2015 201,675,532 13,806,963
2014 200,085,127 13,339,491
2013 198,478,299 12,869,594
2012 196,876,111 12,461,160
2011 195,284,734 12,348,830
2010 193,701,929 12,261,756
2009 192,079,951 11,961,201
2008 190,367,302 11,663,084
2007 188,552,320 11,322,582
2006 186,653,106 10,975,502
2005 184,688,101 10,644,228
2004 182,675,143 10,280,998
2003 180,622,688 9,909,157
2002 178,503,484 9,550,063
2001 176,301,203 9,198,493
2000 174,018,282 8,838,713
1999 171,641,543 8,492,059
1998 169,159,655 8,155,417
1997 166,661,659 7,824,525
1996 164,202,549 7,554,474
1995 161,735,073 7,285,007
1994 159,265,006 7,026,797
1993 156,794,577 6,681,399
1992 154,275,079 6,495,107
1991 151,724,256 6,813,760
1990 149,143,223 7,082,811
1989 146,502,972 7,114,817
1988 143,826,357 7,235,360
1987 141,104,944 7,228,302
1986 138,336,370 6,974,788
1985 135,515,595 6,693,289
1984 132,658,864 6,428,389
1983 129,790,077 6,198,430
1982 126,923,155 6,003,840
1981 124,063,109 5,982,849
1980 121,207,461 5,936,154
1979 118,380,821 5,449,117
1978 115,600,942 4,814,892
1977 112,875,292 4,484,050
1976 110,213,349 4,365,812
1975 107,619,565 4,257,535
1974 105,089,675 4,151,842
1973 102,600,976 4,045,592
1972 100,146,797 3,939,436
1971 97,739,273 3,837,691
1970 95,375,651 3,738,448
1969 93,045,777 3,641,015
1968 90,741,240 3,546,590
1967 88,446,124 3,454,537
1966 86,139,359 3,365,106
1965 83,817,583 3,277,874
1964 81,488,595 3,192,796
1963 79,164,235 3,110,361
1962 76,865,323 3,030,091
1961 74,605,447 2,952,054
1960 72,388,126 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 68.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Somalia
2100 -0.73% 0.51%
2099 -0.73% 0.5%
2098 -0.73% 0.5%
2097 -0.73% 0.58%
2096 -0.73% 0.58%
2095 -0.73% 0.61%
2094 -0.73% 0.64%
2093 -0.73% 0.67%
2092 -0.72% 0.73%
2091 -0.72% 0.76%
2090 -0.72% 0.69%
2089 -0.72% 0.72%
2088 -0.71% 0.76%
2087 -0.71% 0.86%
2086 -0.7% 0.93%
2085 -0.7% 0.9%
2084 -0.69% 0.92%
2083 -0.69% 0.95%
2082 -0.68% 0.86%
2081 -0.68% 0.97%
2080 -0.67% 1.07%
2079 -0.66% 1.08%
2078 -0.65% 1.12%
2077 -0.64% 1.08%
2076 -0.63% 1.07%
2075 -0.62% 1.22%
2074 -0.61% 1.24%
2073 -0.6% 1.25%
2072 -0.59% 1.3%
2071 -0.57% 1.35%
2070 -0.56% 1.34%
2069 -0.54% 1.33%
2068 -0.53% 1.4%
2067 -0.51% 1.43%
2066 -0.49% 1.54%
2065 -0.48% 1.57%
2064 -0.46% 1.56%
2063 -0.44% 1.57%
2062 -0.42% 1.63%
2061 -0.4% 1.81%
2060 -0.38% 1.85%
2059 -0.36% 1.69%
2058 -0.34% 1.78%
2057 -0.32% 1.84%
2056 -0.3% 1.94%
2055 -0.28% 1.99%
2054 -0.26% 1.93%
2053 -0.24% 1.93%
2052 -0.22% 2%
2051 -0.2% 2.02%
2050 -0.18% 1.99%
2049 -0.15% 2.1%
2048 -0.13% 2.18%
2047 -0.1% 2.2%
2046 -0.08% 2.21%
2045 -0.06% 2.24%
2044 -0.03% 2.26%
2043 -0.007% 2.25%
2042 0.02% 2.41%
2041 0.05% 2.54%
2040 0.06% 2.45%
2039 0.09% 2.55%
2038 0.11% 2.68%
2037 0.13% 2.67%
2036 0.15% 2.76%
2035 0.17% 2.72%
2034 0.18% 2.67%
2033 0.21% 2.79%
2032 0.23% 2.88%
2031 0.25% 3.01%
2030 0.27% 2.99%
2029 0.29% 2.99%
2028 0.32% 3.14%
2027 0.34% 3.29%
2026 0.37% 3.33%
2025 0.4% 3.46%
2024 0.41% 3.54%
2023 0.4% 3.13%
2022 0.36% 3.07%
2021 0.43% 3.72%
2020 0.58% 3.87%
2019 0.65% 3.74%
2018 0.69% 3.59%
2017 0.73% 3.96%
2016 0.76% 3.92%
2015 0.79% 3.5%
2014 0.81% 3.65%
2013 0.81% 3.28%
2012 0.81% 0.91%
2011 0.82% 0.71%
2010 0.84% 2.51%
2009 0.9% 2.56%
2008 0.96% 3.01%
2007 1.02% 3.16%
2006 1.06% 3.11%
2005 1.1% 3.53%
2004 1.14% 3.75%
2003 1.19% 3.76%
2002 1.25% 3.82%
2001 1.31% 4.07%
2000 1.38% 4.08%
1999 1.47% 4.13%
1998 1.5% 4.23%
1997 1.5% 3.57%
1996 1.53% 3.7%
1995 1.55% 3.67%
1994 1.58% 5.17%
1993 1.63% 2.87%
1992 1.68% -4.68%
1991 1.73% -3.8%
1990 1.8% -0.45%
1989 1.86% -1.67%
1988 1.93% 0.1%
1987 2% 3.63%
1986 2.08% 4.21%
1985 2.15% 4.12%
1984 2.21% 3.71%
1983 2.26% 3.24%
1982 2.31% 0.35%
1981 2.36% 0.79%
1980 2.39% 8.94%
1979 2.4% 13.2%
1978 2.41% 7.38%
1977 2.42% 2.71%
1976 2.41% 2.54%
1975 2.41% 2.55%
1974 2.43% 2.63%
1973 2.45% 2.69%
1972 2.46% 2.65%
1971 2.48% 2.65%
1970 2.5% 2.68%
1969 2.54% 2.66%
1968 2.59% 2.66%
1967 2.68% 2.66%
1966 2.77% 2.66%
1965 2.86% 2.66%
1964 2.94% 2.65%
1963 2.99% 2.65%
1962 3.03% 2.64%
1961 3.06% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Brazil Somalia
Current population
213824938
20503678
Population rank 7/197 66/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.25%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
48.5 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
40 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 8/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +12,077
Net migration rank 186/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 12,077
2024 - -225,510 - 26,859
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 608,203 46,217
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 551,450 -92,434
2021 919,507 -208,581 566,399 35,506
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 561,311 77,259
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 548,756 53,124
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 514,244 40,844
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 478,556 38,067
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 495,132 124,017
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 481,573 -17,178
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 464,481 6,065
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 448,518 20,723
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 399,468 -51,833
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 203,213 -326,192
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 385,571 -88,448
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 405,784 -101,795
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 394,258 -102,035
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 380,303 8,476
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 372,597 -67,200
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 363,117 -5,955
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 351,959 17,353
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 341,192 33,174
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 331,215 12,603
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 319,059 40,274
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 306,651 53,580
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 295,523 37,548
1998 2,514,728 21,666 284,779 55,426
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 271,894 49,692
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 264,807 -46,291
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 254,509 65,888
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 246,950 -50,921
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 232,960 261,815
1992 2,547,698 14,394 57,495 -179,675
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 53,052 -568,166
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 225,162 -248,155
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 225,255 -266,281
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 215,599 -415,660
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 231,580 -17,391
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 218,416 74,424
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 207,960 62,183
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 199,017 60,630
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 190,775 9,505
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 182,793 6,115
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 185,211 -332,129
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 174,790 65,519
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 151,016 582,746
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 132,689 402,005
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 124,818 2,170
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 113,319 -3,831
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 108,998 -1,934
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 104,813 -495
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 108,038 143
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 104,493 -351
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 101,196 -1,850
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 98,025 1,104
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 95,045 690
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 92,208 906
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 89,497 1,498
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 86,930 941
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 84,448 2,142
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 82,042 1,518
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 79,859 1,449
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 77,737 1,496
1961 2,240,178 75 75,513 1,336
1960 2,190,392 4,066 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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