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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 646,767 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 331 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 2.59% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 647K (23.2% growth).

Brazil vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Suriname
2100 164,294,719 713,276
2099 165,504,324 715,694
2098 166,724,540 718,049
2097 167,957,900 720,475
2096 169,198,878 722,775
2095 170,447,187 725,199
2094 171,702,406 727,489
2093 172,959,201 729,920
2092 174,226,209 732,285
2091 175,495,014 734,586
2090 176,771,657 736,650
2089 178,046,664 738,862
2088 179,329,069 741,002
2087 180,613,269 742,833
2086 181,900,405 744,593
2085 183,185,504 746,302
2084 184,470,859 747,746
2083 185,757,734 749,138
2082 187,047,504 750,329
2081 188,336,189 751,501
2080 189,617,504 752,545
2079 190,892,825 753,284
2078 192,160,856 753,948
2077 193,420,209 754,556
2076 194,668,253 754,989
2075 195,904,930 755,527
2074 197,131,520 755,714
2073 198,346,178 756,015
2072 199,541,890 756,099
2071 200,718,990 756,098
2070 201,872,528 755,959
2069 203,003,940 755,874
2068 204,112,753 755,599
2067 205,191,144 755,148
2066 206,245,316 754,804
2065 207,268,823 754,111
2064 208,258,342 753,285
2063 209,219,808 752,745
2062 210,147,571 751,966
2061 211,035,957 751,282
2060 211,887,727 750,299
2059 212,703,223 749,394
2058 213,475,371 748,586
2057 214,208,817 747,157
2056 214,897,416 745,941
2055 215,547,622 744,408
2054 216,155,836 742,811
2053 216,720,807 741,338
2052 217,240,244 739,662
2051 217,710,548 737,998
2050 218,139,994 736,053
2049 218,529,238 734,230
2048 218,862,226 732,060
2047 219,144,767 729,598
2046 219,374,582 727,216
2045 219,555,915 724,444
2044 219,680,790 721,531
2043 219,751,357 718,571
2042 219,767,446 715,310
2041 219,726,082 711,980
2040 219,627,035 708,355
2039 219,488,186 704,772
2038 219,300,758 701,004
2037 219,070,710 697,340
2036 218,795,673 693,244
2035 218,478,532 688,991
2034 218,116,666 684,651
2033 217,714,006 680,266
2032 217,266,965 675,625
2031 216,776,060 670,920
2030 216,239,032 666,044
2029 215,655,337 661,163
2028 215,029,016 655,979
2027 214,352,035 650,686
2026 213,629,498 645,315
2025 212,848,504 639,827
2024 211,998,573 634,431
2023 211,140,729 628,886
2022 210,306,415 623,164
2021 209,550,294 617,896
2020 208,660,842 612,317
2019 207,455,459 605,768
2018 206,107,261 599,513
2017 204,703,445 593,713
2016 203,218,114 587,757
2015 201,675,532 581,627
2014 200,085,127 575,373
2013 198,478,299 569,020
2012 196,876,111 562,633
2011 195,284,734 556,269
2010 193,701,929 549,923
2009 192,079,951 543,568
2008 190,367,302 537,245
2007 188,552,320 531,016
2006 186,653,106 524,997
2005 184,688,101 519,313
2004 182,675,143 513,923
2003 180,622,688 506,414
2002 178,503,484 496,551
2001 176,301,203 486,560
2000 174,018,282 476,643
1999 171,641,543 466,916
1998 169,159,655 457,406
1997 166,661,659 448,067
1996 164,202,549 438,830
1995 161,735,073 429,606
1994 159,265,006 422,375
1993 156,794,577 419,352
1992 154,275,079 417,589
1991 151,724,256 415,013
1990 149,143,223 412,493
1989 146,502,972 408,409
1988 143,826,357 402,227
1987 141,104,944 396,911
1986 138,336,370 392,330
1985 135,515,595 386,972
1984 132,658,864 382,193
1983 129,790,077 378,746
1982 126,923,155 376,555
1981 124,063,109 375,459
1980 121,207,461 375,377
1979 118,380,821 377,602
1978 115,600,942 381,502
1977 112,875,292 385,067
1976 110,213,349 388,289
1975 107,619,565 391,170
1974 105,089,675 393,676
1973 102,600,976 395,772
1972 100,146,797 397,413
1971 97,739,273 391,932
1970 95,375,651 379,442
1969 93,045,777 366,906
1968 90,741,240 354,616
1967 88,446,124 342,679
1966 86,139,359 331,135
1965 83,817,583 320,000
1964 81,488,595 309,041
1963 79,164,235 297,034
1962 76,865,323 283,912
1961 74,605,447 272,791
1960 72,388,126 263,918

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/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 59,010 people (a 10% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.8% to 736,053 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 756K people in 2072 for Suriname.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Suriname
2100 -0.73% -0.34%
2099 -0.73% -0.33%
2098 -0.73% -0.34%
2097 -0.73% -0.32%
2096 -0.73% -0.33%
2095 -0.73% -0.31%
2094 -0.73% -0.33%
2093 -0.73% -0.32%
2092 -0.72% -0.31%
2091 -0.72% -0.28%
2090 -0.72% -0.3%
2089 -0.72% -0.29%
2088 -0.71% -0.25%
2087 -0.71% -0.24%
2086 -0.7% -0.23%
2085 -0.7% -0.19%
2084 -0.69% -0.19%
2083 -0.69% -0.16%
2082 -0.68% -0.16%
2081 -0.68% -0.14%
2080 -0.67% -0.1%
2079 -0.66% -0.09%
2078 -0.65% -0.08%
2077 -0.64% -0.06%
2076 -0.63% -0.07%
2075 -0.62% -0.02%
2074 -0.61% -0.04%
2073 -0.6% -0.01%
2072 -0.59% 0%
2071 -0.57% 0.02%
2070 -0.56% 0.01%
2069 -0.54% 0.04%
2068 -0.53% 0.06%
2067 -0.51% 0.05%
2066 -0.49% 0.09%
2065 -0.48% 0.11%
2064 -0.46% 0.07%
2063 -0.44% 0.1%
2062 -0.42% 0.09%
2061 -0.4% 0.13%
2060 -0.38% 0.12%
2059 -0.36% 0.11%
2058 -0.34% 0.19%
2057 -0.32% 0.16%
2056 -0.3% 0.21%
2055 -0.28% 0.22%
2054 -0.26% 0.2%
2053 -0.24% 0.23%
2052 -0.22% 0.23%
2051 -0.2% 0.26%
2050 -0.18% 0.25%
2049 -0.15% 0.3%
2048 -0.13% 0.34%
2047 -0.1% 0.33%
2046 -0.08% 0.38%
2045 -0.06% 0.4%
2044 -0.03% 0.41%
2043 -0.007% 0.46%
2042 0.02% 0.47%
2041 0.05% 0.51%
2040 0.06% 0.51%
2039 0.09% 0.54%
2038 0.11% 0.53%
2037 0.13% 0.59%
2036 0.15% 0.62%
2035 0.17% 0.63%
2034 0.18% 0.64%
2033 0.21% 0.69%
2032 0.23% 0.7%
2031 0.25% 0.73%
2030 0.27% 0.74%
2029 0.29% 0.79%
2028 0.32% 0.81%
2027 0.34% 0.83%
2026 0.37% 0.86%
2025 0.4% 0.85%
2024 0.41% 0.88%
2023 0.4% 0.92%
2022 0.36% 0.85%
2021 0.43% 0.91%
2020 0.58% 1.08%
2019 0.65% 1.04%
2018 0.69% 0.98%
2017 0.73% 1.01%
2016 0.76% 1.05%
2015 0.79% 1.09%
2014 0.81% 1.12%
2013 0.81% 1.14%
2012 0.81% 1.14%
2011 0.82% 1.15%
2010 0.84% 1.17%
2009 0.9% 1.18%
2008 0.96% 1.17%
2007 1.02% 1.15%
2006 1.06% 1.09%
2005 1.1% 1.05%
2004 1.14% 1.48%
2003 1.19% 1.99%
2002 1.25% 2.05%
2001 1.31% 2.08%
2000 1.38% 2.08%
1999 1.47% 2.08%
1998 1.5% 2.08%
1997 1.5% 2.1%
1996 1.53% 2.15%
1995 1.55% 1.71%
1994 1.58% 0.72%
1993 1.63% 0.42%
1992 1.68% 0.62%
1991 1.73% 0.61%
1990 1.8% 1%
1989 1.86% 1.54%
1988 1.93% 1.34%
1987 2% 1.17%
1986 2.08% 1.38%
1985 2.15% 1.25%
1984 2.21% 0.91%
1983 2.26% 0.58%
1982 2.31% 0.29%
1981 2.36% 0.02%
1980 2.39% -0.59%
1979 2.4% -1.02%
1978 2.41% -0.93%
1977 2.42% -0.83%
1976 2.41% -0.74%
1975 2.41% -0.64%
1974 2.43% -0.53%
1973 2.45% -0.41%
1972 2.46% 1.4%
1971 2.48% 3.29%
1970 2.5% 3.42%
1969 2.54% 3.47%
1968 2.59% 3.48%
1967 2.68% 3.49%
1966 2.77% 3.48%
1965 2.86% 3.55%
1964 2.94% 4.04%
1963 2.99% 4.62%
1962 3.03% 4.08%
1961 3.06% 3.36%

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/suriname | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.88%.

Live population counters

Brazil Suriname
Current population
213824938
646767
Population rank 7/197 165/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.008%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
1.58 hours
One birth every
12.1 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +15
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 108/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 -967
Net migration rank 186/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -967
2024 - -225,510 - -1,166
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 6,697 -988
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 6,719 -988
2021 919,507 -208,581 5,291 -486
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 6,640 -296
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 6,564 191
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 6,613 -851
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 6,772 -935
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 6,979 -906
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 7,150 -967
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 7,284 -959
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 7,350 -968
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 7,405 -1,011
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 7,401 -1,060
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 7,489 -1,138
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 7,559 -1,204
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 7,552 -1,255
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 7,468 -1,312
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 7,278 -1,403
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 7,037 -1,534
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 6,948 -1,676
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 7,396 2,345
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 7,916 2,076
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 8,349 1,641
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 8,323 1,516
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 8,236 1,380
1998 2,514,728 21,666 8,173 1,241
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 8,106 1,164
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 8,031 1,165
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 7,968 1,275
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 7,929 -2,713
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 8,127 -7,291
1992 2,547,698 14,394 8,355 -5,662
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 8,637 -6,174
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 9,047 -6,471
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 9,441 -3,846
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 9,347 -2,573
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 9,319 -5,467
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 9,222 -3,920
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 9,177 -3,763
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 9,031 -4,894
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 8,797 -6,036
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 8,197 -6,566
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 7,541 -6,991
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 7,002 -7,390
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 7,312 -11,375
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 7,650 -11,389
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 7,998 -11,390
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 8,327 -11,381
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 8,587 -11,287
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 8,751 -11,061
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 8,877 -10,765
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 8,893 -10,285
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 8,814 3,552
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 8,823 3,791
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 8,880 3,575
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 8,980 3,147
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 9,104 2,637
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 9,243 2,103
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 9,270 1,657
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 9,174 1,820
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 8,838 4,181
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 8,529 4,703
1961 2,240,178 75 8,361 660
1960 2,190,392 4,066 8,170 544

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 Suriname 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 66,709 people) and 9.72% is from migration (a loss of 7,185 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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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