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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 20 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 2.71% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Brazil vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Sweden
2100 164,294,719 11,357,586
2099 165,504,324 11,361,443
2098 166,724,540 11,365,725
2097 167,957,900 11,366,889
2096 169,198,878 11,368,572
2095 170,447,187 11,371,525
2094 171,702,406 11,374,169
2093 172,959,201 11,376,054
2092 174,226,209 11,378,099
2091 175,495,014 11,379,549
2090 176,771,657 11,381,475
2089 178,046,664 11,384,408
2088 179,329,069 11,387,073
2087 180,613,269 11,390,874
2086 181,900,405 11,398,223
2085 183,185,504 11,403,279
2084 184,470,859 11,408,050
2083 185,757,734 11,411,588
2082 187,047,504 11,416,796
2081 188,336,189 11,418,438
2080 189,617,504 11,420,629
2079 190,892,825 11,420,158
2078 192,160,856 11,418,032
2077 193,420,209 11,415,948
2076 194,668,253 11,412,112
2075 195,904,930 11,407,978
2074 197,131,520 11,404,682
2073 198,346,178 11,401,754
2072 199,541,890 11,398,056
2071 200,718,990 11,393,134
2070 201,872,528 11,389,416
2069 203,003,940 11,385,560
2068 204,112,753 11,384,165
2067 205,191,144 11,383,331
2066 206,245,316 11,383,335
2065 207,268,823 11,382,611
2064 208,258,342 11,381,643
2063 209,219,808 11,381,489
2062 210,147,571 11,382,109
2061 211,035,957 11,379,849
2060 211,887,727 11,378,661
2059 212,703,223 11,376,317
2058 213,475,371 11,372,527
2057 214,208,817 11,367,109
2056 214,897,416 11,361,843
2055 215,547,622 11,354,884
2054 216,155,836 11,347,343
2053 216,720,807 11,336,678
2052 217,240,244 11,322,876
2051 217,710,548 11,306,983
2050 218,139,994 11,287,973
2049 218,529,238 11,268,461
2048 218,862,226 11,247,615
2047 219,144,767 11,225,655
2046 219,374,582 11,202,749
2045 219,555,915 11,178,920
2044 219,680,790 11,153,887
2043 219,751,357 11,128,417
2042 219,767,446 11,102,505
2041 219,726,082 11,078,898
2040 219,627,035 11,054,498
2039 219,488,186 11,031,322
2038 219,300,758 11,008,943
2037 219,070,710 10,987,323
2036 218,795,673 10,964,438
2035 218,478,532 10,941,953
2034 218,116,666 10,919,289
2033 217,714,006 10,895,104
2032 217,266,965 10,869,796
2031 216,776,060 10,844,434
2030 216,239,032 10,815,888
2029 215,655,337 10,784,274
2028 215,029,016 10,749,191
2027 214,352,035 10,710,226
2026 213,629,498 10,668,870
2025 212,848,504 10,621,495
2024 211,998,573 10,569,709
2023 211,140,729 10,536,632
2022 210,306,415 10,486,941
2021 209,550,294 10,415,811
2020 208,660,842 10,353,442
2019 207,455,459 10,278,887
2018 206,107,261 10,175,214
2017 204,703,445 10,057,698
2016 203,218,114 9,923,085
2015 201,675,532 9,799,186
2014 200,085,127 9,696,110
2013 198,478,299 9,600,379
2012 196,876,111 9,519,374
2011 195,284,734 9,449,213
2010 193,701,929 9,378,126
2009 192,079,951 9,298,515
2008 190,367,302 9,219,637
2007 188,552,320 9,148,092
2006 186,653,106 9,080,505
2005 184,688,101 9,029,572
2004 182,675,143 8,993,531
2003 180,622,688 8,958,229
2002 178,503,484 8,924,958
2001 176,301,203 8,895,960
2000 174,018,282 8,872,109
1999 171,641,543 8,857,874
1998 169,159,655 8,850,974
1997 166,661,659 8,846,062
1996 164,202,549 8,840,998
1995 161,735,073 8,826,939
1994 159,265,006 8,780,745
1993 156,794,577 8,718,561
1992 154,275,079 8,668,067
1991 151,724,256 8,617,375
1990 149,143,223 8,558,835
1989 146,502,972 8,492,964
1988 143,826,357 8,436,489
1987 141,104,944 8,397,804
1986 138,336,370 8,369,829
1985 135,515,595 8,350,386
1984 132,658,864 8,336,605
1983 129,790,077 8,329,033
1982 126,923,155 8,325,263
1981 124,063,109 8,320,503
1980 121,207,461 8,310,531
1979 118,380,821 8,293,678
1978 115,600,942 8,275,599
1977 112,875,292 8,251,540
1976 110,213,349 8,222,286
1975 107,619,565 8,192,437
1974 105,089,675 8,159,955
1973 102,600,976 8,136,312
1972 100,146,797 8,122,300
1971 97,739,273 8,098,334
1970 95,375,651 8,042,801
1969 93,045,777 7,968,072
1968 90,741,240 7,912,273
1967 88,446,124 7,867,931
1966 86,139,359 7,807,797
1965 83,817,583 7,733,853
1964 81,488,595 7,661,354
1963 79,164,235 7,604,328
1962 76,865,323 7,561,588
1961 74,605,447 7,519,998
1960 72,388,126 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Sweden
2100 -0.73% -0.03%
2099 -0.73% -0.04%
2098 -0.73% -0.01%
2097 -0.73% -0.01%
2096 -0.73% -0.03%
2095 -0.73% -0.02%
2094 -0.73% -0.02%
2093 -0.73% -0.02%
2092 -0.72% -0.01%
2091 -0.72% -0.02%
2090 -0.72% -0.03%
2089 -0.72% -0.02%
2088 -0.71% -0.03%
2087 -0.71% -0.06%
2086 -0.7% -0.04%
2085 -0.7% -0.04%
2084 -0.69% -0.03%
2083 -0.69% -0.05%
2082 -0.68% -0.01%
2081 -0.68% -0.02%
2080 -0.67% 0.004%
2079 -0.66% 0.02%
2078 -0.65% 0.02%
2077 -0.64% 0.03%
2076 -0.63% 0.04%
2075 -0.62% 0.03%
2074 -0.61% 0.03%
2073 -0.6% 0.03%
2072 -0.59% 0.04%
2071 -0.57% 0.03%
2070 -0.56% 0.03%
2069 -0.54% 0.01%
2068 -0.53% 0.007%
2067 -0.51% -0%
2066 -0.49% 0.006%
2065 -0.48% 0.009%
2064 -0.46% 0.001%
2063 -0.44% -0.005%
2062 -0.42% 0.02%
2061 -0.4% 0.01%
2060 -0.38% 0.02%
2059 -0.36% 0.03%
2058 -0.34% 0.05%
2057 -0.32% 0.05%
2056 -0.3% 0.06%
2055 -0.28% 0.07%
2054 -0.26% 0.09%
2053 -0.24% 0.12%
2052 -0.22% 0.14%
2051 -0.2% 0.17%
2050 -0.18% 0.17%
2049 -0.15% 0.19%
2048 -0.13% 0.2%
2047 -0.1% 0.2%
2046 -0.08% 0.21%
2045 -0.06% 0.22%
2044 -0.03% 0.23%
2043 -0.007% 0.23%
2042 0.02% 0.21%
2041 0.05% 0.22%
2040 0.06% 0.21%
2039 0.09% 0.2%
2038 0.11% 0.2%
2037 0.13% 0.21%
2036 0.15% 0.21%
2035 0.17% 0.21%
2034 0.18% 0.22%
2033 0.21% 0.23%
2032 0.23% 0.23%
2031 0.25% 0.26%
2030 0.27% 0.29%
2029 0.29% 0.33%
2028 0.32% 0.36%
2027 0.34% 0.39%
2026 0.37% 0.45%
2025 0.4% 0.49%
2024 0.41% 0.31%
2023 0.4% 0.47%
2022 0.36% 0.68%
2021 0.43% 0.6%
2020 0.58% 0.73%
2019 0.65% 1.02%
2018 0.69% 1.17%
2017 0.73% 1.36%
2016 0.76% 1.26%
2015 0.79% 1.06%
2014 0.81% 1%
2013 0.81% 0.85%
2012 0.81% 0.74%
2011 0.82% 0.76%
2010 0.84% 0.86%
2009 0.9% 0.86%
2008 0.96% 0.78%
2007 1.02% 0.74%
2006 1.06% 0.56%
2005 1.1% 0.4%
2004 1.14% 0.39%
2003 1.19% 0.37%
2002 1.25% 0.33%
2001 1.31% 0.27%
2000 1.38% 0.16%
1999 1.47% 0.08%
1998 1.5% 0.06%
1997 1.5% 0.06%
1996 1.53% 0.16%
1995 1.55% 0.53%
1994 1.58% 0.71%
1993 1.63% 0.58%
1992 1.68% 0.59%
1991 1.73% 0.68%
1990 1.8% 0.78%
1989 1.86% 0.67%
1988 1.93% 0.46%
1987 2% 0.33%
1986 2.08% 0.23%
1985 2.15% 0.17%
1984 2.21% 0.09%
1983 2.26% 0.05%
1982 2.31% 0.06%
1981 2.36% 0.12%
1980 2.39% 0.2%
1979 2.4% 0.22%
1978 2.41% 0.29%
1977 2.42% 0.36%
1976 2.41% 0.36%
1975 2.41% 0.4%
1974 2.43% 0.29%
1973 2.45% 0.17%
1972 2.46% 0.3%
1971 2.48% 0.69%
1970 2.5% 0.94%
1969 2.54% 0.71%
1968 2.59% 0.56%
1967 2.68% 0.77%
1966 2.77% 0.96%
1965 2.86% 0.95%
1964 2.94% 0.75%
1963 2.99% 0.57%
1962 3.03% 0.55%
1961 3.06% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Brazil Sweden
Current population
213824938
10680056
Population rank 7/197 91/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.13%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
15.9 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
5.25 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +91
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 149/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +47,079
Net migration rank 186/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 47,079
2024 - -225,510 - 50,115
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 5,269 55,209
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 10,487 58,955
2021 919,507 -208,581 22,914 51,947
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 14,495 37,302
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 25,697 72,619
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 23,403 87,517
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 24,138 102,671
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 25,800 119,234
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 23,518 80,534
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 26,179 77,654
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 23,041 66,760
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 20,943 52,879
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 21,733 46,049
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 25,320 51,175
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 21,387 63,638
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 18,439 56,452
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 15,552 54,907
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 15,436 51,675
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 9,030 27,030
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 9,893 25,842
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 6,271 29,161
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 893 31,364
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 -1,779 28,856
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 -2,662 24,900
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 -6,201 13,940
1998 2,514,728 21,666 -3,541 11,325
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 -3,539 6,047
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 1,768 5,773
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 9,710 11,621
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 20,196 51,545
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 20,924 32,725
1992 2,547,698 14,394 28,605 20,507
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 29,299 25,314
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 29,100 35,668
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 24,629 44,565
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 15,186 30,064
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 11,757 21,335
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 9,206 15,211
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 4,175 11,464
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 3,335 8,668
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 833 2,105
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 1,665 2,524
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 1,664 3,209
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 5,818 10,040
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 4,976 13,895
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 4,138 13,807
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 7,426 23,528
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 8,222 20,324
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 14,746 16,564
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 23,664 9,217
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 24,409 -9,551
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 28,428 -13,519
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 31,583 2,334
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 30,563 47,242
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 23,904 48,824
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 30,858 8,545
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 41,700 11,075
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 45,286 24,920
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 44,857 32,444
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 45,968 23,581
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 35,741 11,009
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 30,246 9,627
1961 2,240,178 75 30,832 14,401
1960 2,190,392 4,066 27,693 1,080

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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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