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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 7.97 times bigger than Syria's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 2.9% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Brazil vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Syria
2100 164,294,719 44,620,090
2099 165,504,324 44,690,260
2098 166,724,540 44,750,249
2097 167,957,900 44,813,148
2096 169,198,878 44,867,740
2095 170,447,187 44,895,489
2094 171,702,406 44,945,231
2093 172,959,201 44,974,311
2092 174,226,209 45,003,795
2091 175,495,014 45,016,478
2090 176,771,657 45,048,083
2089 178,046,664 45,047,102
2088 179,329,069 45,041,864
2087 180,613,269 45,049,516
2086 181,900,405 45,068,928
2085 183,185,504 45,034,847
2084 184,470,859 44,999,929
2083 185,757,734 44,971,600
2082 187,047,504 44,910,859
2081 188,336,189 44,843,908
2080 189,617,504 44,744,718
2079 190,892,825 44,687,371
2078 192,160,856 44,649,760
2077 193,420,209 44,604,175
2076 194,668,253 44,520,132
2075 195,904,930 44,426,423
2074 197,131,520 44,328,795
2073 198,346,178 44,221,016
2072 199,541,890 44,084,262
2071 200,718,990 43,939,848
2070 201,872,528 43,795,999
2069 203,003,940 43,648,130
2068 204,112,753 43,465,442
2067 205,191,144 43,271,173
2066 206,245,316 43,060,752
2065 207,268,823 42,810,442
2064 208,258,342 42,559,554
2063 209,219,808 42,311,907
2062 210,147,571 42,062,193
2061 211,035,957 41,808,082
2060 211,887,727 41,522,274
2059 212,703,223 41,208,825
2058 213,475,371 40,925,728
2057 214,208,817 40,643,453
2056 214,897,416 40,332,578
2055 215,547,622 40,026,632
2054 216,155,836 39,691,425
2053 216,720,807 39,348,020
2052 217,240,244 39,045,268
2051 217,710,548 38,733,827
2050 218,139,994 38,410,423
2049 218,529,238 38,089,455
2048 218,862,226 37,784,449
2047 219,144,767 37,492,636
2046 219,374,582 37,181,526
2045 219,555,915 36,843,579
2044 219,680,790 36,526,509
2043 219,751,357 36,188,225
2042 219,767,446 35,825,419
2041 219,726,082 35,447,414
2040 219,627,035 35,042,107
2039 219,488,186 34,626,945
2038 219,300,758 34,183,740
2037 219,070,710 33,703,682
2036 218,795,673 33,223,843
2035 218,478,532 32,696,648
2034 218,116,666 32,148,814
2033 217,714,006 31,562,427
2032 217,266,965 30,967,322
2031 216,776,060 30,329,874
2030 216,239,032 29,672,629
2029 215,655,337 28,949,535
2028 215,029,016 28,217,748
2027 214,352,035 27,428,807
2026 213,629,498 26,607,148
2025 212,848,504 25,689,551
2024 211,998,573 24,672,760
2023 211,140,729 23,594,623
2022 210,306,415 22,462,173
2021 209,550,294 21,628,839
2020 208,660,842 21,049,429
2019 207,455,459 20,353,534
2018 206,107,261 19,577,845
2017 204,703,445 19,224,668
2016 203,218,114 19,193,834
2015 201,675,532 19,424,618
2014 200,085,127 20,273,659
2013 198,478,299 21,666,917
2012 196,876,111 22,759,763
2011 195,284,734 22,878,098
2010 193,701,929 22,482,421
2009 192,079,951 21,976,969
2008 190,367,302 21,636,564
2007 188,552,320 20,884,125
2006 186,653,106 19,637,022
2005 184,688,101 18,814,091
2004 182,675,143 18,336,875
2003 180,622,688 17,889,296
2002 178,503,484 17,468,332
2001 176,301,203 17,051,338
2000 174,018,282 16,637,888
1999 171,641,543 16,228,061
1998 169,159,655 15,820,413
1997 166,661,659 15,417,542
1996 164,202,549 15,018,104
1995 161,735,073 14,616,801
1994 159,265,006 14,208,583
1993 156,794,577 13,795,686
1992 154,275,079 13,385,571
1991 151,724,256 12,980,821
1990 149,143,223 12,579,208
1989 146,502,972 12,179,060
1988 143,826,357 11,782,264
1987 141,104,944 11,388,923
1986 138,336,370 11,002,844
1985 135,515,595 10,625,672
1984 132,658,864 10,258,398
1983 129,790,077 9,904,809
1982 126,923,155 9,572,511
1981 124,063,109 9,260,189
1980 121,207,461 8,957,663
1979 118,380,821 8,661,909
1978 115,600,942 8,372,759
1977 112,875,292 8,090,501
1976 110,213,349 7,817,320
1975 107,619,565 7,554,364
1974 105,089,675 7,302,160
1973 102,600,976 7,060,321
1972 100,146,797 6,826,024
1971 97,739,273 6,598,094
1970 95,375,651 6,380,609
1969 93,045,777 6,175,166
1968 90,741,240 5,978,742
1967 88,446,124 5,790,198
1966 86,139,359 5,609,047
1965 83,817,583 5,435,267
1964 81,488,595 5,269,087
1963 79,164,235 5,110,467
1962 76,865,323 4,959,340
1961 74,605,447 4,815,466
1960 72,388,126 4,673,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 45.1M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Syria
2100 -0.73% -0.16%
2099 -0.73% -0.13%
2098 -0.73% -0.14%
2097 -0.73% -0.12%
2096 -0.73% -0.06%
2095 -0.73% -0.11%
2094 -0.73% -0.06%
2093 -0.73% -0.07%
2092 -0.72% -0.03%
2091 -0.72% -0.07%
2090 -0.72% 0.002%
2089 -0.72% 0.01%
2088 -0.71% -0.02%
2087 -0.71% -0.04%
2086 -0.7% 0.08%
2085 -0.7% 0.08%
2084 -0.69% 0.06%
2083 -0.69% 0.14%
2082 -0.68% 0.15%
2081 -0.68% 0.22%
2080 -0.67% 0.13%
2079 -0.66% 0.08%
2078 -0.65% 0.1%
2077 -0.64% 0.19%
2076 -0.63% 0.21%
2075 -0.62% 0.22%
2074 -0.61% 0.24%
2073 -0.6% 0.31%
2072 -0.59% 0.33%
2071 -0.57% 0.33%
2070 -0.56% 0.34%
2069 -0.54% 0.42%
2068 -0.53% 0.45%
2067 -0.51% 0.49%
2066 -0.49% 0.58%
2065 -0.48% 0.59%
2064 -0.46% 0.59%
2063 -0.44% 0.59%
2062 -0.42% 0.61%
2061 -0.4% 0.69%
2060 -0.38% 0.76%
2059 -0.36% 0.69%
2058 -0.34% 0.69%
2057 -0.32% 0.77%
2056 -0.3% 0.76%
2055 -0.28% 0.84%
2054 -0.26% 0.87%
2053 -0.24% 0.78%
2052 -0.22% 0.8%
2051 -0.2% 0.84%
2050 -0.18% 0.84%
2049 -0.15% 0.81%
2048 -0.13% 0.78%
2047 -0.1% 0.84%
2046 -0.08% 0.92%
2045 -0.06% 0.87%
2044 -0.03% 0.93%
2043 -0.007% 1.01%
2042 0.02% 1.07%
2041 0.05% 1.16%
2040 0.06% 1.2%
2039 0.09% 1.3%
2038 0.11% 1.42%
2037 0.13% 1.44%
2036 0.15% 1.61%
2035 0.17% 1.7%
2034 0.18% 1.86%
2033 0.21% 1.92%
2032 0.23% 2.1%
2031 0.25% 2.21%
2030 0.27% 2.5%
2029 0.29% 2.59%
2028 0.32% 2.88%
2027 0.34% 3.09%
2026 0.37% 3.57%
2025 0.4% 4.12%
2024 0.41% 4.57%
2023 0.4% 5.04%
2022 0.36% 3.85%
2021 0.43% 2.75%
2020 0.58% 3.42%
2019 0.65% 3.96%
2018 0.69% 1.84%
2017 0.73% 0.16%
2016 0.76% -1.19%
2015 0.79% -4.19%
2014 0.81% -6.43%
2013 0.81% -4.8%
2012 0.81% -0.52%
2011 0.82% 1.76%
2010 0.84% 2.3%
2009 0.9% 1.57%
2008 0.96% 3.6%
2007 1.02% 6.35%
2006 1.06% 4.37%
2005 1.1% 2.6%
2004 1.14% 2.5%
2003 1.19% 2.41%
2002 1.25% 2.45%
2001 1.31% 2.48%
2000 1.38% 2.53%
1999 1.47% 2.58%
1998 1.5% 2.61%
1997 1.5% 2.66%
1996 1.53% 2.75%
1995 1.55% 2.87%
1994 1.58% 2.99%
1993 1.63% 3.06%
1992 1.68% 3.12%
1991 1.73% 3.19%
1990 1.8% 3.29%
1989 1.86% 3.37%
1988 1.93% 3.45%
1987 2% 3.51%
1986 2.08% 3.55%
1985 2.15% 3.58%
1984 2.21% 3.57%
1983 2.26% 3.47%
1982 2.31% 3.37%
1981 2.36% 3.38%
1980 2.39% 3.41%
1979 2.4% 3.45%
1978 2.41% 3.49%
1977 2.42% 3.49%
1976 2.41% 3.48%
1975 2.41% 3.45%
1974 2.43% 3.43%
1973 2.45% 3.43%
1972 2.46% 3.45%
1971 2.48% 3.41%
1970 2.5% 3.33%
1969 2.54% 3.29%
1968 2.59% 3.26%
1967 2.68% 3.23%
1966 2.77% 3.2%
1965 2.86% 3.15%
1964 2.94% 3.1%
1963 2.99% 3.05%
1962 3.03% 2.99%
1961 3.06% 3.04%

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 Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Brazil Syria
Current population
213824938
26829400
Population rank 7/197 56/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.32%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
29.3 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
1.01 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 6/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +421,693
Net migration rank 186/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 421,693
2024 - -225,510 - 546,494
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 402,713 757,309
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 369,750 735,142
2021 919,507 -208,581 350,560 211,220
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 327,992 269,050
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 293,762 500,985
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 242,530 514,102
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 237,214 -287,501
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 236,007 -124,063
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 253,977 -827,496
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 475,520 -999,267
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 543,950 -256,888
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 558,666 -54,359
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 559,314 -52,703
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 576,593 -402,393
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 529,162 801,514
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 480,616 682,911
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 468,960 13,382
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 461,209 10,881
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 457,000 -33,920
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 453,967 -35,096
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 451,503 -36,383
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 446,211 -34,425
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 439,261 -31,394
1998 2,514,728 21,666 433,447 -26,025
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 429,887 -31,571
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 430,765 -30,197
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 430,172 -28,122
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 426,996 -12,630
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 420,244 -8,828
1992 2,547,698 14,394 412,878 -4,063
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 410,830 -10,154
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 409,177 -6,620
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 406,111 -8,379
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 404,285 -8,426
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 399,159 -8,335
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 390,821 -9,485
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 379,231 -6,221
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 366,768 -5,245
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 355,375 -9,729
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 319,664 -721
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 330,237 -24,536
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 332,464 -33,114
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 324,943 -32,793
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 316,724 -30,567
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 306,630 -28,275
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 294,267 -26,268
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 282,299 -24,389
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 270,735 -24,242
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 254,687 -17,502
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 249,027 -17,610
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 239,610 -15,167
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 230,117 -19,594
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 219,114 -18,749
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 209,454 -16,968
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 199,223 -14,618
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 191,122 -13,434
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 182,560 -12,704
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 174,549 -12,044
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 166,555 -11,817
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 159,155 -11,641
1961 2,240,178 75 151,485 -11,237
1960 2,190,392 4,066 143,687 0

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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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