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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 9,005,582 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 9,107,866 in Switzerland.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 23.5 times bigger than Switzerland's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
  • The countries together account for 2.69% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.98% in Switzerland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.11M (21.7% growth).

Brazil vs Switzerland: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Switzerland
2100 164,294,719 9,234,296
2099 165,504,324 9,226,472
2098 166,724,540 9,220,109
2097 167,957,900 9,212,728
2096 169,198,878 9,208,997
2095 170,447,187 9,203,477
2094 171,702,406 9,199,095
2093 172,959,201 9,196,672
2092 174,226,209 9,194,082
2091 175,495,014 9,191,145
2090 176,771,657 9,189,122
2089 178,046,664 9,188,754
2088 179,329,069 9,190,102
2087 180,613,269 9,189,763
2086 181,900,405 9,191,494
2085 183,185,504 9,195,728
2084 184,470,859 9,199,983
2083 185,757,734 9,204,908
2082 187,047,504 9,210,695
2081 188,336,189 9,217,065
2080 189,617,504 9,223,475
2079 190,892,825 9,230,920
2078 192,160,856 9,237,649
2077 193,420,209 9,245,300
2076 194,668,253 9,250,248
2075 195,904,930 9,255,753
2074 197,131,520 9,266,455
2073 198,346,178 9,275,439
2072 199,541,890 9,283,185
2071 200,718,990 9,292,913
2070 201,872,528 9,303,843
2069 203,003,940 9,311,935
2068 204,112,753 9,320,335
2067 205,191,144 9,327,741
2066 206,245,316 9,339,455
2065 207,268,823 9,351,481
2064 208,258,342 9,362,413
2063 209,219,808 9,372,441
2062 210,147,571 9,383,258
2061 211,035,957 9,395,036
2060 211,887,727 9,403,920
2059 212,703,223 9,414,241
2058 213,475,371 9,422,560
2057 214,208,817 9,428,212
2056 214,897,416 9,435,441
2055 215,547,622 9,443,890
2054 216,155,836 9,451,268
2053 216,720,807 9,456,389
2052 217,240,244 9,456,418
2051 217,710,548 9,456,395
2050 218,139,994 9,454,544
2049 218,529,238 9,451,083
2048 218,862,226 9,444,091
2047 219,144,767 9,437,061
2046 219,374,582 9,430,954
2045 219,555,915 9,425,155
2044 219,680,790 9,418,152
2043 219,751,357 9,410,763
2042 219,767,446 9,400,808
2041 219,726,082 9,393,857
2040 219,627,035 9,382,662
2039 219,488,186 9,373,984
2038 219,300,758 9,365,030
2037 219,070,710 9,354,254
2036 218,795,673 9,342,450
2035 218,478,532 9,328,907
2034 218,116,666 9,312,054
2033 217,714,006 9,294,881
2032 217,266,965 9,276,221
2031 216,776,060 9,253,034
2030 216,239,032 9,228,188
2029 215,655,337 9,201,743
2028 215,029,016 9,170,620
2027 214,352,035 9,135,740
2026 213,629,498 9,097,532
2025 212,848,504 9,053,983
2024 211,998,573 9,005,582
2023 211,140,729 8,888,822
2022 210,306,415 8,777,088
2021 209,550,294 8,704,546
2020 208,660,842 8,638,167
2019 207,455,459 8,575,280
2018 206,107,261 8,514,329
2017 204,703,445 8,451,840
2016 203,218,114 8,373,338
2015 201,675,532 8,282,396
2014 200,085,127 8,188,649
2013 198,478,299 8,089,346
2012 196,876,111 7,996,861
2011 195,284,734 7,912,398
2010 193,701,929 7,824,909
2009 192,079,951 7,743,831
2008 190,367,302 7,647,675
2007 188,552,320 7,551,117
2006 186,653,106 7,483,934
2005 184,688,101 7,437,115
2004 182,675,143 7,389,625
2003 180,622,688 7,339,001
2002 178,503,484 7,284,753
2001 176,301,203 7,229,854
2000 174,018,282 7,184,250
1999 171,641,543 7,143,991
1998 169,159,655 7,110,001
1997 166,661,659 7,088,906
1996 164,202,549 7,071,850
1995 161,735,073 7,040,687
1994 159,265,006 6,993,795
1993 156,794,577 6,938,265
1992 154,275,079 6,875,364
1991 151,724,256 6,799,978
1990 149,143,223 6,715,519
1989 146,502,972 6,646,912
1988 143,826,357 6,593,386
1987 141,104,944 6,545,106
1986 138,336,370 6,504,124
1985 135,515,595 6,470,365
1984 132,658,864 6,441,865
1983 129,790,077 6,418,773
1982 126,923,155 6,391,309
1981 124,063,109 6,354,074
1980 121,207,461 6,319,408
1979 118,380,821 6,294,365
1978 115,600,942 6,281,738
1977 112,875,292 6,281,174
1976 110,213,349 6,302,504
1975 107,619,565 6,338,632
1974 105,089,675 6,341,405
1973 102,600,976 6,307,347
1972 100,146,797 6,260,956
1971 97,739,273 6,213,399
1970 95,375,651 6,180,877
1969 93,045,777 6,136,387
1968 90,741,240 6,067,714
1967 88,446,124 5,991,785
1966 86,139,359 5,918,002
1965 83,817,583 5,856,472
1964 81,488,595 5,789,228
1963 79,164,235 5,694,247
1962 76,865,323 5,573,815
1961 74,605,447 5,434,294
1960 72,388,126 5,327,827

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/switzerland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,454,544 people and rank change from 100th to 103rd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 9.46M people in 2052 for Switzerland.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Switzerland
2100 -0.73% 0.08%
2099 -0.73% 0.07%
2098 -0.73% 0.08%
2097 -0.73% 0.04%
2096 -0.73% 0.06%
2095 -0.73% 0.05%
2094 -0.73% 0.03%
2093 -0.73% 0.03%
2092 -0.72% 0.03%
2091 -0.72% 0.02%
2090 -0.72% 0.004%
2089 -0.72% -0.01%
2088 -0.71% 0.004%
2087 -0.71% -0.02%
2086 -0.7% -0.05%
2085 -0.7% -0.05%
2084 -0.69% -0.05%
2083 -0.69% -0.06%
2082 -0.68% -0.07%
2081 -0.68% -0.07%
2080 -0.67% -0.08%
2079 -0.66% -0.07%
2078 -0.65% -0.08%
2077 -0.64% -0.05%
2076 -0.63% -0.06%
2075 -0.62% -0.12%
2074 -0.61% -0.1%
2073 -0.6% -0.08%
2072 -0.59% -0.1%
2071 -0.57% -0.12%
2070 -0.56% -0.09%
2069 -0.54% -0.09%
2068 -0.53% -0.08%
2067 -0.51% -0.13%
2066 -0.49% -0.13%
2065 -0.48% -0.12%
2064 -0.46% -0.11%
2063 -0.44% -0.12%
2062 -0.42% -0.13%
2061 -0.4% -0.09%
2060 -0.38% -0.11%
2059 -0.36% -0.09%
2058 -0.34% -0.06%
2057 -0.32% -0.08%
2056 -0.3% -0.09%
2055 -0.28% -0.08%
2054 -0.26% -0.05%
2053 -0.24% -0%
2052 -0.22% 0%
2051 -0.2% 0.02%
2050 -0.18% 0.04%
2049 -0.15% 0.07%
2048 -0.13% 0.07%
2047 -0.1% 0.06%
2046 -0.08% 0.06%
2045 -0.06% 0.07%
2044 -0.03% 0.08%
2043 -0.007% 0.11%
2042 0.02% 0.07%
2041 0.05% 0.12%
2040 0.06% 0.09%
2039 0.09% 0.1%
2038 0.11% 0.12%
2037 0.13% 0.13%
2036 0.15% 0.15%
2035 0.17% 0.18%
2034 0.18% 0.18%
2033 0.21% 0.2%
2032 0.23% 0.25%
2031 0.25% 0.27%
2030 0.27% 0.29%
2029 0.29% 0.34%
2028 0.32% 0.38%
2027 0.34% 0.42%
2026 0.37% 0.48%
2025 0.4% 0.54%
2024 0.41% 1.31%
2023 0.4% 1.27%
2022 0.36% 0.83%
2021 0.43% 0.77%
2020 0.58% 0.73%
2019 0.65% 0.72%
2018 0.69% 0.74%
2017 0.73% 0.94%
2016 0.76% 1.1%
2015 0.79% 1.14%
2014 0.81% 1.23%
2013 0.81% 1.16%
2012 0.81% 1.07%
2011 0.82% 1.12%
2010 0.84% 1.05%
2009 0.9% 1.26%
2008 0.96% 1.28%
2007 1.02% 0.9%
2006 1.06% 0.63%
2005 1.1% 0.64%
2004 1.14% 0.69%
2003 1.19% 0.74%
2002 1.25% 0.76%
2001 1.31% 0.63%
2000 1.38% 0.56%
1999 1.47% 0.48%
1998 1.5% 0.3%
1997 1.5% 0.24%
1996 1.53% 0.44%
1995 1.55% 0.67%
1994 1.58% 0.8%
1993 1.63% 0.91%
1992 1.68% 1.11%
1991 1.73% 1.26%
1990 1.8% 1.03%
1989 1.86% 0.81%
1988 1.93% 0.74%
1987 2% 0.63%
1986 2.08% 0.52%
1985 2.15% 0.44%
1984 2.21% 0.36%
1983 2.26% 0.43%
1982 2.31% 0.59%
1981 2.36% 0.55%
1980 2.39% 0.4%
1979 2.4% 0.2%
1978 2.41% 0.009%
1977 2.42% -0.34%
1976 2.41% -0.57%
1975 2.41% -0.04%
1974 2.43% 0.54%
1973 2.45% 0.74%
1972 2.46% 0.77%
1971 2.48% 0.53%
1970 2.5% 0.73%
1969 2.54% 1.13%
1968 2.59% 1.27%
1967 2.68% 1.25%
1966 2.77% 1.05%
1965 2.86% 1.16%
1964 2.94% 1.67%
1963 2.99% 2.16%
1962 3.03% 2.57%
1961 3.06% 2%

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/switzerland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Switzerland's population grew by 1.31%.

Live population counters

Brazil Switzerland
Current population
213824938
9107866
Population rank 7/197 100/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.11%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
4.5 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
6.57 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
7.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +320
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +116,760
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +1.31%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 81/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
14.1 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +37,253
Net migration rank 186/196 25/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 2,773,840
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 27/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 31.1%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 17/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Switzerland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Switzerland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 37,253
2024 - -225,510 - 40,099
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 8,000 45,098
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 7,899 96,424
2021 919,507 -208,581 18,279 50,665
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 9,502 55,523
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 18,008 44,517
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 20,434 41,253
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 20,284 45,658
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 22,608 71,009
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 19,050 71,876
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 21,290 78,122
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 17,797 83,823
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 18,393 67,840
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 18,990 67,194
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 17,997 76,388
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 15,487 69,324
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 15,295 94,430
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 13,592 72,475
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 12,723 37,308
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 11,899 33,203
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 13,302 39,484
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 8,807 42,567
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 10,199 49,650
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 10,845 35,420
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 15,806 24,463
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 16,431 25,599
1998 2,514,728 21,666 16,353 11,325
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 17,722 -1,939
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 19,801 -131
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 19,010 25,343
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 20,982 30,274
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 21,509 40,267
1992 2,547,698 14,394 24,064 42,014
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 23,800 69,738
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 20,146 58,428
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 19,941 34,432
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 21,099 34,602
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 15,708 27,081
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 16,261 23,242
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 14,882 14,402
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 16,105 12,532
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 12,837 5,663
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 15,339 21,929
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 13,979 24,229
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 14,535 17,841
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 14,477 4,262
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 13,820 -6,552
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 16,959 -22,516
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 17,017 -54,255
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 22,820 -58,187
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 27,902 2,008
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 30,906 8,158
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 35,061 19,991
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 38,523 2,636
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 42,648 -18,326
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 44,182 20,754
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 47,328 25,828
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 52,128 27,697
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 53,854 14,979
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 56,222 -1,351
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 59,050 21,455
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 52,956 58,415
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 49,050 82,798
1961 2,240,178 75 48,365 101,278
1960 2,190,392 4,066 42,090 22,313

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 Switzerland 21.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 165,354 people) and 78.4% is from migration (a gain of 600,145 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 2,773,840 people or 31.1% in Switzerland.

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
Switzerland
City Population
Zurich 449K
Geneva 209K
Basel 176K
Bern 146K
Lausanne 145K
Winterthur 110K
Lucerne 86.2K
St. Gallen 78.9K
Lugano 63.5K
Biel/Bienne 55.9K

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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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