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Population in Brazil compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 51,684,564 people in South Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 51,624,449 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 4.14 times bigger than South Korea's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 3.2% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +0.17% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.58% growth).

Brazil vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil South Korea
2100 164,266,855 22,001,649
2099 165,476,254 22,324,514
2098 166,696,264 22,657,541
2097 167,929,414 22,998,315
2096 169,170,182 23,348,632
2095 170,418,279 23,711,049
2094 171,673,285 24,081,510
2093 172,929,867 24,460,970
2092 174,196,660 24,848,715
2091 175,465,250 25,242,926
2090 176,741,676 25,642,926
2089 178,016,467 26,048,094
2088 179,298,655 26,457,020
2087 180,582,637 26,871,556
2086 181,869,555 27,288,450
2085 183,154,436 27,710,065
2084 184,439,572 28,133,600
2083 185,726,230 28,564,090
2082 187,015,781 28,998,646
2081 188,304,247 29,441,497
2080 189,585,345 29,887,135
2079 190,860,450 30,337,095
2078 192,128,265 30,793,984
2077 193,387,405 31,258,278
2076 194,635,237 31,728,826
2075 195,871,705 32,205,338
2074 197,098,086 32,689,892
2073 198,312,538 33,180,187
2072 199,508,048 33,679,874
2071 200,684,948 34,187,068
2070 201,838,290 34,702,204
2069 202,969,511 35,224,472
2068 204,078,136 35,745,164
2067 205,156,343 36,274,411
2066 206,210,336 36,808,495
2065 207,233,670 37,349,660
2064 208,223,021 37,897,742
2063 209,184,325 38,450,082
2062 210,111,930 39,009,227
2061 211,000,165 39,565,102
2060 211,851,790 40,130,032
2059 212,667,148 40,692,438
2058 213,439,165 41,256,780
2057 214,172,487 41,813,259
2056 214,860,969 42,356,530
2055 215,511,064 42,888,143
2054 216,119,176 43,405,840
2053 216,684,051 43,917,075
2052 217,203,400 44,419,192
2051 217,673,624 44,901,452
2050 218,102,997 45,362,931
2049 218,492,176 45,809,553
2048 218,825,106 46,235,718
2047 219,107,600 46,645,885
2046 219,337,375 47,033,200
2045 219,518,678 47,409,815
2044 219,643,532 47,773,842
2043 219,714,087 48,120,989
2042 219,730,173 48,455,085
2041 219,688,816 48,782,206
2040 219,589,786 49,091,438
2039 219,450,960 49,388,464
2038 219,263,564 49,669,835
2037 219,033,555 49,932,869
2036 218,758,565 50,175,947
2035 218,441,478 50,401,135
2034 218,079,673 50,607,994
2033 217,677,081 50,796,030
2032 217,230,117 50,961,878
2031 216,739,295 51,109,725
2030 216,202,357 51,242,628
2029 215,618,762 51,360,529
2028 214,992,547 51,461,403
2027 214,315,680 51,551,313
2026 213,593,266 51,624,449
2025 212,812,405 51,684,564
2024 211,998,573 51,751,065
2023 211,140,729 51,712,619
2022 210,306,415 51,672,569
2021 209,550,294 51,769,539
2020 208,660,842 51,836,239
2019 207,455,459 51,764,822
2018 206,107,261 51,585,058
2017 204,703,445 51,361,911
2016 203,218,114 51,217,803
2015 201,675,532 51,014,947
2014 200,085,127 50,746,659
2013 198,478,299 50,428,893
2012 196,876,111 50,199,853
2011 195,284,734 49,936,638
2010 193,701,929 49,554,112
2009 192,079,951 49,307,835
2008 190,367,302 49,054,708
2007 188,552,320 48,683,638
2006 186,653,106 48,438,292
2005 184,688,101 48,184,561
2004 182,675,143 48,082,519
2003 180,622,688 47,892,330
2002 178,503,484 47,644,736
2001 176,301,203 47,370,164
2000 174,018,282 47,008,111
1999 171,641,543 46,616,677
1998 169,159,655 46,286,503
1997 166,661,659 45,953,580
1996 164,202,549 45,524,681
1995 161,735,073 45,092,991
1994 159,265,006 44,641,540
1993 156,794,577 44,194,628
1992 154,275,079 43,747,962
1991 151,724,256 43,295,704
1990 149,143,223 42,869,283
1989 146,502,972 42,449,038
1988 143,826,357 42,031,247
1987 141,104,944 41,621,690
1986 138,336,370 41,213,674
1985 135,515,595 40,805,744
1984 132,658,864 40,405,956
1983 129,790,077 39,910,403
1982 126,923,155 39,326,352
1981 124,063,109 38,723,248
1980 121,207,461 38,123,775
1979 118,380,821 37,534,236
1978 115,600,942 36,969,185
1977 112,875,292 36,411,795
1976 110,213,349 35,848,523
1975 107,619,565 35,280,725
1974 105,089,675 34,692,266
1973 102,600,976 34,103,149
1972 100,146,797 33,505,406
1971 97,739,273 32,882,704
1970 95,375,651 32,240,827
1969 93,045,777 31,544,266
1968 90,741,240 30,838,302
1967 88,446,124 30,130,983
1966 86,139,359 29,435,571
1965 83,817,583 28,704,674
1964 81,488,595 27,984,155
1963 79,164,235 27,261,747
1962 76,865,323 26,513,030
1961 74,605,447 25,765,673
1960 72,388,126 25,012,374

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 406,646 people (a 0.79% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,362,931 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil South Korea
2100 -0.73% -1.45%
2099 -0.73% -1.47%
2098 -0.73% -1.48%
2097 -0.73% -1.5%
2096 -0.73% -1.53%
2095 -0.73% -1.54%
2094 -0.73% -1.55%
2093 -0.73% -1.56%
2092 -0.72% -1.56%
2091 -0.72% -1.56%
2090 -0.72% -1.56%
2089 -0.72% -1.55%
2088 -0.71% -1.54%
2087 -0.71% -1.53%
2086 -0.7% -1.52%
2085 -0.7% -1.51%
2084 -0.69% -1.51%
2083 -0.69% -1.5%
2082 -0.68% -1.5%
2081 -0.68% -1.49%
2080 -0.67% -1.48%
2079 -0.66% -1.48%
2078 -0.65% -1.49%
2077 -0.64% -1.48%
2076 -0.63% -1.48%
2075 -0.62% -1.48%
2074 -0.61% -1.48%
2073 -0.6% -1.48%
2072 -0.59% -1.48%
2071 -0.57% -1.48%
2070 -0.56% -1.48%
2069 -0.54% -1.46%
2068 -0.53% -1.46%
2067 -0.51% -1.45%
2066 -0.49% -1.45%
2065 -0.48% -1.45%
2064 -0.46% -1.44%
2063 -0.44% -1.43%
2062 -0.42% -1.4%
2061 -0.4% -1.41%
2060 -0.38% -1.38%
2059 -0.36% -1.37%
2058 -0.34% -1.33%
2057 -0.32% -1.28%
2056 -0.3% -1.24%
2055 -0.28% -1.19%
2054 -0.26% -1.16%
2053 -0.24% -1.13%
2052 -0.22% -1.07%
2051 -0.2% -1.02%
2050 -0.18% -0.97%
2049 -0.15% -0.92%
2048 -0.13% -0.88%
2047 -0.1% -0.82%
2046 -0.08% -0.79%
2045 -0.06% -0.76%
2044 -0.03% -0.72%
2043 -0.007% -0.69%
2042 0.02% -0.67%
2041 0.05% -0.63%
2040 0.06% -0.6%
2039 0.09% -0.57%
2038 0.11% -0.53%
2037 0.13% -0.48%
2036 0.15% -0.45%
2035 0.17% -0.41%
2034 0.18% -0.37%
2033 0.21% -0.33%
2032 0.23% -0.29%
2031 0.25% -0.26%
2030 0.27% -0.23%
2029 0.29% -0.2%
2028 0.32% -0.17%
2027 0.34% -0.14%
2026 0.37% -0.12%
2025 0.38% -0.13%
2024 0.41% 0.07%
2023 0.4% 0.08%
2022 0.36% -0.19%
2021 0.43% -0.13%
2020 0.58% 0.14%
2019 0.65% 0.35%
2018 0.69% 0.43%
2017 0.73% 0.28%
2016 0.76% 0.4%
2015 0.79% 0.53%
2014 0.81% 0.63%
2013 0.81% 0.46%
2012 0.81% 0.53%
2011 0.82% 0.77%
2010 0.84% 0.5%
2009 0.9% 0.52%
2008 0.96% 0.76%
2007 1.02% 0.51%
2006 1.06% 0.53%
2005 1.1% 0.21%
2004 1.14% 0.4%
2003 1.19% 0.52%
2002 1.25% 0.58%
2001 1.31% 0.77%
2000 1.38% 0.84%
1999 1.47% 0.71%
1998 1.5% 0.72%
1997 1.5% 0.94%
1996 1.53% 0.96%
1995 1.55% 1.01%
1994 1.58% 1.01%
1993 1.63% 1.02%
1992 1.68% 1.04%
1991 1.73% 0.99%
1990 1.8% 0.99%
1989 1.86% 0.99%
1988 1.93% 0.98%
1987 2% 0.99%
1986 2.08% 1%
1985 2.15% 0.99%
1984 2.21% 1.24%
1983 2.26% 1.49%
1982 2.31% 1.56%
1981 2.36% 1.57%
1980 2.39% 1.57%
1979 2.4% 1.53%
1978 2.41% 1.53%
1977 2.42% 1.57%
1976 2.41% 1.61%
1975 2.41% 1.7%
1974 2.43% 1.73%
1973 2.45% 1.78%
1972 2.46% 1.89%
1971 2.48% 1.99%
1970 2.5% 2.21%
1969 2.54% 2.29%
1968 2.59% 2.35%
1967 2.68% 2.36%
1966 2.77% 2.55%
1965 2.86% 2.57%
1964 2.94% 2.65%
1963 2.99% 2.82%
1962 3.03% 2.9%
1961 3.06% 3.01%

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 South Korea's population declined by 0.13%.

Live population counters

Brazil South Korea
Current population
213964342
51624449
Population rank 7/197 31/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.62%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
7.93 minutes
One birth every
12.3 seconds
2.16 minutes
One death every
21 seconds
1.45 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,230 -182
Annual growth/decline +813,832 -66,501
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% -0.13%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 169/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +65,731
Net migration rank 186/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 65,731
2024 1,073,773 -225,510 -119,027 75,963
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -124,111 87,800
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -124,014 87,800
2021 919,507 -208,581 -56,947 -16,778
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 -31,101 112,631
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 10,353 128,622
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 30,951 118,220
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 71,907 104,029
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 122,923 91,568
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 163,248 276,427
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 167,464 308,037
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 166,415 301,926
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 215,859 281,866
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 214,728 269,958
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 213,083 52,042
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 197,231 5,308
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 215,841 -19,630
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 248,286 -42,293
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 203,441 -28,434
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 187,920 -47,821
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 225,988 -42,549
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 244,251 -31,994
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 247,752 -18,105
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 312,643 -28,006
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 390,167 -84,960
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 368,272 -107,448
1998 2,514,728 21,666 393,436 -98,044
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 422,773 -109,130
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 446,142 -115,705
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 468,967 -208,491
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 473,200 -208,309
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 477,302 -222,802
1992 2,547,698 14,394 494,352 -265,849
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 467,594 -270,754
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 411,546 79,294
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 403,266 186,120
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 399,297 192,534
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 378,758 198,057
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 395,651 189,782
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 416,219 97,949
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 436,384 101,394
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 514,844 102,167
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 605,626 48,638
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 631,189 18,442
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 583,294 -148,341
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 623,068 -139,566
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 499,084 -85,721
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 578,947 -90,737
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 530,558 -92,314
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 603,300 -52,332
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 673,030 27,005
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 699,115 35,779
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 740,469 25,382
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 789,185 -6,326
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 747,987 -27,999
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 694,227 -21,175
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 684,487 -16,868
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 692,169 -16,484
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 623,534 -16,688
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 641,090 -146,386
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 655,501 -102,284
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 685,824 -80,226
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 712,590 -94,606
1961 2,240,178 75 730,173 -93,179
1960 2,190,392 4,066 728,010 47,245

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/south-korea | CC BY

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 South Korea 4.97% is from natural causes (a loss of 55,818 people) and 95% is from migration (a gain of 1,066,282 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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