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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 4.38 times bigger than Spain's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 3.17% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Brazil vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Spain
2100 164,294,719 33,862,981
2099 165,504,324 34,039,965
2098 166,724,540 34,215,187
2097 167,957,900 34,387,116
2096 169,198,878 34,552,002
2095 170,447,187 34,719,411
2094 171,702,406 34,882,039
2093 172,959,201 35,044,043
2092 174,226,209 35,204,657
2091 175,495,014 35,366,895
2090 176,771,657 35,535,838
2089 178,046,664 35,707,942
2088 179,329,069 35,877,681
2087 180,613,269 36,043,209
2086 181,900,405 36,210,710
2085 183,185,504 36,386,207
2084 184,470,859 36,564,622
2083 185,757,734 36,749,680
2082 187,047,504 36,936,644
2081 188,336,189 37,133,976
2080 189,617,504 37,337,517
2079 190,892,825 37,551,557
2078 192,160,856 37,771,135
2077 193,420,209 38,002,963
2076 194,668,253 38,249,247
2075 195,904,930 38,506,040
2074 197,131,520 38,777,715
2073 198,346,178 39,056,249
2072 199,541,890 39,348,447
2071 200,718,990 39,642,346
2070 201,872,528 39,949,413
2069 203,003,940 40,256,590
2068 204,112,753 40,575,543
2067 205,191,144 40,893,798
2066 206,245,316 41,218,263
2065 207,268,823 41,543,254
2064 208,258,342 41,878,338
2063 209,219,808 42,208,320
2062 210,147,571 42,542,893
2061 211,035,957 42,874,096
2060 211,887,727 43,191,452
2059 212,703,223 43,506,737
2058 213,475,371 43,809,907
2057 214,208,817 44,112,668
2056 214,897,416 44,415,689
2055 215,547,622 44,691,749
2054 216,155,836 44,958,971
2053 216,720,807 45,223,225
2052 217,240,244 45,470,541
2051 217,710,548 45,695,307
2050 218,139,994 45,911,520
2049 218,529,238 46,127,777
2048 218,862,226 46,322,244
2047 219,144,767 46,510,152
2046 219,374,582 46,687,914
2045 219,555,915 46,858,778
2044 219,680,790 47,016,278
2043 219,751,357 47,158,325
2042 219,767,446 47,301,091
2041 219,726,082 47,434,593
2040 219,627,035 47,563,236
2039 219,488,186 47,685,343
2038 219,300,758 47,798,797
2037 219,070,710 47,910,899
2036 218,795,673 48,020,350
2035 218,478,532 48,124,430
2034 218,116,666 48,220,051
2033 217,714,006 48,311,842
2032 217,266,965 48,402,470
2031 216,776,060 48,495,278
2030 216,239,032 48,579,920
2029 215,655,337 48,648,699
2028 215,029,016 48,707,969
2027 214,352,035 48,758,200
2026 213,629,498 48,806,901
2025 212,848,504 48,838,057
2024 211,998,573 48,848,840
2023 211,140,729 48,352,528
2022 210,306,415 47,786,102
2021 209,550,294 47,443,821
2020 208,660,842 47,359,424
2019 207,455,459 47,118,501
2018 206,107,261 46,782,011
2017 204,703,445 46,571,232
2016 203,218,114 46,458,139
2015 201,675,532 46,422,303
2014 200,085,127 46,460,733
2013 198,478,299 46,604,197
2012 196,876,111 46,773,055
2011 195,284,734 46,742,697
2010 193,701,929 46,576,897
2009 192,079,951 46,362,946
2008 190,367,302 45,954,106
2007 188,552,320 45,226,803
2006 186,653,106 44,397,319
2005 184,688,101 43,653,155
2004 182,675,143 42,921,895
2003 180,622,688 42,187,645
2002 178,503,484 41,431,558
2001 176,301,203 40,850,412
2000 174,018,282 40,567,864
1999 171,641,543 40,386,875
1998 169,159,655 40,223,509
1997 166,661,659 40,057,389
1996 164,202,549 39,889,852
1995 161,735,073 39,724,050
1994 159,265,006 39,549,108
1993 156,794,577 39,361,262
1992 154,275,079 39,157,685
1991 151,724,256 38,966,376
1990 149,143,223 38,867,322
1989 146,502,972 38,827,764
1988 143,826,357 38,766,939
1987 141,104,944 38,684,815
1986 138,336,370 38,584,624
1985 135,515,595 38,469,512
1984 132,658,864 38,330,364
1983 129,790,077 38,171,525
1982 126,923,155 37,986,012
1981 124,063,109 37,758,631
1980 121,207,461 37,491,165
1979 118,380,821 37,191,330
1978 115,600,942 36,864,898
1977 112,875,292 36,511,638
1976 110,213,349 36,137,812
1975 107,619,565 35,757,900
1974 105,089,675 35,373,335
1973 102,600,976 34,988,947
1972 100,146,797 34,604,469
1971 97,739,273 34,224,490
1970 95,375,651 33,814,531
1969 93,045,777 33,441,054
1968 90,741,240 33,113,134
1967 88,446,124 32,682,947
1966 86,139,359 32,283,194
1965 83,817,583 31,954,292
1964 81,488,595 31,609,195
1963 79,164,235 31,296,651
1962 76,865,323 31,023,366
1961 74,605,447 30,739,250
1960 72,388,126 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Spain
2100 -0.73% -0.52%
2099 -0.73% -0.51%
2098 -0.73% -0.5%
2097 -0.73% -0.48%
2096 -0.73% -0.48%
2095 -0.73% -0.47%
2094 -0.73% -0.46%
2093 -0.73% -0.46%
2092 -0.72% -0.46%
2091 -0.72% -0.48%
2090 -0.72% -0.48%
2089 -0.72% -0.47%
2088 -0.71% -0.46%
2087 -0.71% -0.46%
2086 -0.7% -0.48%
2085 -0.7% -0.49%
2084 -0.69% -0.5%
2083 -0.69% -0.51%
2082 -0.68% -0.53%
2081 -0.68% -0.55%
2080 -0.67% -0.57%
2079 -0.66% -0.58%
2078 -0.65% -0.61%
2077 -0.64% -0.64%
2076 -0.63% -0.67%
2075 -0.62% -0.7%
2074 -0.61% -0.71%
2073 -0.6% -0.74%
2072 -0.59% -0.74%
2071 -0.57% -0.77%
2070 -0.56% -0.76%
2069 -0.54% -0.79%
2068 -0.53% -0.78%
2067 -0.51% -0.79%
2066 -0.49% -0.78%
2065 -0.48% -0.8%
2064 -0.46% -0.78%
2063 -0.44% -0.79%
2062 -0.42% -0.77%
2061 -0.4% -0.73%
2060 -0.38% -0.72%
2059 -0.36% -0.69%
2058 -0.34% -0.69%
2057 -0.32% -0.68%
2056 -0.3% -0.62%
2055 -0.28% -0.59%
2054 -0.26% -0.58%
2053 -0.24% -0.54%
2052 -0.22% -0.49%
2051 -0.2% -0.47%
2050 -0.18% -0.47%
2049 -0.15% -0.42%
2048 -0.13% -0.4%
2047 -0.1% -0.38%
2046 -0.08% -0.36%
2045 -0.06% -0.33%
2044 -0.03% -0.3%
2043 -0.007% -0.3%
2042 0.02% -0.28%
2041 0.05% -0.27%
2040 0.06% -0.26%
2039 0.09% -0.24%
2038 0.11% -0.23%
2037 0.13% -0.23%
2036 0.15% -0.22%
2035 0.17% -0.2%
2034 0.18% -0.19%
2033 0.21% -0.19%
2032 0.23% -0.19%
2031 0.25% -0.17%
2030 0.27% -0.14%
2029 0.29% -0.12%
2028 0.32% -0.1%
2027 0.34% -0.1%
2026 0.37% -0.06%
2025 0.4% -0.02%
2024 0.41% 1.03%
2023 0.4% 1.19%
2022 0.36% 0.72%
2021 0.43% 0.18%
2020 0.58% 0.51%
2019 0.65% 0.72%
2018 0.69% 0.45%
2017 0.73% 0.24%
2016 0.76% 0.08%
2015 0.79% -0.08%
2014 0.81% -0.31%
2013 0.81% -0.36%
2012 0.81% 0.06%
2011 0.82% 0.36%
2010 0.84% 0.46%
2009 0.9% 0.89%
2008 0.96% 1.61%
2007 1.02% 1.87%
2006 1.06% 1.7%
2005 1.1% 1.7%
2004 1.14% 1.74%
2003 1.19% 1.82%
2002 1.25% 1.42%
2001 1.31% 0.7%
2000 1.38% 0.45%
1999 1.47% 0.41%
1998 1.5% 0.41%
1997 1.5% 0.42%
1996 1.53% 0.42%
1995 1.55% 0.44%
1994 1.58% 0.48%
1993 1.63% 0.52%
1992 1.68% 0.49%
1991 1.73% 0.25%
1990 1.8% 0.1%
1989 1.86% 0.16%
1988 1.93% 0.21%
1987 2% 0.26%
1986 2.08% 0.3%
1985 2.15% 0.36%
1984 2.21% 0.42%
1983 2.26% 0.49%
1982 2.31% 0.6%
1981 2.36% 0.71%
1980 2.39% 0.81%
1979 2.4% 0.89%
1978 2.41% 0.97%
1977 2.42% 1.03%
1976 2.41% 1.06%
1975 2.41% 1.09%
1974 2.43% 1.1%
1973 2.45% 1.11%
1972 2.46% 1.11%
1971 2.48% 1.21%
1970 2.5% 1.12%
1969 2.54% 0.99%
1968 2.59% 1.32%
1967 2.68% 1.24%
1966 2.77% 1.03%
1965 2.86% 1.09%
1964 2.94% 1%
1963 2.99% 0.88%
1962 3.03% 0.92%
1961 3.06% 0.93%

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 Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Brazil Spain
Current population
213824938
48806901
Population rank 7/197 32/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.59%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
1.06 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 100/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +96,630
Net migration rank 186/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 96,630
2024 - -225,510 - 111,674
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -111,211 119,099
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -133,801 299,779
2021 919,507 -208,581 -113,865 144,385
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 -151,551 236,854
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 -56,542 464,783
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 -56,139 337,467
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 -32,600 201,135
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 0 106,474
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 -4,642 -1,979
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 32,522 -97,870
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 37,284 -250,741
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 51,450 -153,486
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 84,137 60,761
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 102,469 69,406
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 106,635 129,557
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 133,267 434,135
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 108,545 772,317
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 110,994 659,720
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 78,576 629,803
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 85,844 661,158
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 54,844 658,428
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 53,861 737,880
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 44,936 181,307
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 36,512 176,269
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 8,077 178,559
1998 2,514,728 21,666 4,022 182,926
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 20,028 165,345
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 11,967 162,704
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 15,889 162,434
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 31,639 160,407
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 47,234 160,907
1992 2,547,698 14,394 62,652 177,544
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 58,450 122,841
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 66,075 -30,684
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 81,538 -25,892
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 100,794 -17,663
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 116,054 -12,681
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 131,188 -13,540
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 146,184 -589
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 172,487 2,754
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 183,223 1,241
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 231,714 -7,384
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 237,879 2,563
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 281,184 20,166
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 312,407 -5,929
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 339,157 -2,504
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 361,465 -1,332
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 375,834 2,804
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 371,882 -218
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 396,182 105,838
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 374,381 8,624
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 391,030 7,935
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 369,625 7,363
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 378,723 -60,580
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 367,851 -49,956
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 387,423 -46,088
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 402,001 -42,344
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 397,084 -41,467
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 405,819 -42,476
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 429,885 -41,461
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 394,338 -44,446
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 384,690 -45,211
1961 2,240,178 75 396,537 -46,517
1960 2,190,392 4,066 398,960 -154,869

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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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