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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 639,850 people in Suriname in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 648,096 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 330 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 2.58% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +0.97% 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 648K (23.4% growth).

Brazil vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Suriname
2100 164,266,855 713,301
2099 165,476,254 715,718
2098 166,696,264 718,073
2097 167,929,414 720,500
2096 169,170,182 722,800
2095 170,418,279 725,224
2094 171,673,285 727,514
2093 172,929,867 729,945
2092 174,196,660 732,310
2091 175,465,250 734,611
2090 176,741,676 736,676
2089 178,016,467 738,887
2088 179,298,655 741,028
2087 180,582,637 742,858
2086 181,869,555 744,619
2085 183,154,436 746,328
2084 184,439,572 747,772
2083 185,726,230 749,164
2082 187,015,781 750,355
2081 188,304,247 751,527
2080 189,585,345 752,571
2079 190,860,450 753,310
2078 192,128,265 753,974
2077 193,387,405 754,582
2076 194,635,237 755,015
2075 195,871,705 755,554
2074 197,098,086 755,740
2073 198,312,538 756,042
2072 199,508,048 756,125
2071 200,684,948 756,124
2070 201,838,290 755,985
2069 202,969,511 755,900
2068 204,078,136 755,625
2067 205,156,343 755,174
2066 206,210,336 754,830
2065 207,233,670 754,137
2064 208,223,021 753,311
2063 209,184,325 752,771
2062 210,111,930 751,992
2061 211,000,165 751,308
2060 211,851,790 750,325
2059 212,667,148 749,420
2058 213,439,165 748,612
2057 214,172,487 747,183
2056 214,860,969 745,967
2055 215,511,064 744,434
2054 216,119,176 742,836
2053 216,684,051 741,364
2052 217,203,400 739,688
2051 217,673,624 738,024
2050 218,102,997 736,078
2049 218,492,176 734,256
2048 218,825,106 732,085
2047 219,107,600 729,623
2046 219,337,375 727,242
2045 219,518,678 724,469
2044 219,643,532 721,556
2043 219,714,087 718,596
2042 219,730,173 715,335
2041 219,688,816 712,005
2040 219,589,786 708,379
2039 219,450,960 704,797
2038 219,263,564 701,029
2037 219,033,555 697,364
2036 218,758,565 693,268
2035 218,441,478 689,014
2034 218,079,673 684,675
2033 217,677,081 680,289
2032 217,230,117 675,648
2031 216,739,295 670,943
2030 216,202,357 666,067
2029 215,618,762 661,186
2028 214,992,547 656,001
2027 214,315,680 650,709
2026 213,593,266 645,337
2025 212,812,405 639,850
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 60,339 people (a 10.3% 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 1.93% to 218,102,997 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.6% to 736,078 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 0.38% 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/suriname | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.38%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Brazil Suriname
Current population
213964342
648096
Population rank 7/197 165/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.008%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
1.62 hours
One birth every
12.3 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
21 seconds
2.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +2,230 +15
Annual growth/decline +813,832 +5,419
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 107/197
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 1,073,773 -225,510 6,541 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/suriname | 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 Suriname 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 65,966 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a loss of 7,392 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 (1960–2025, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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