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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 9.2 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 2.86% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Brazil vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Taiwan
2100 164,294,719 10,150,338
2099 165,504,324 10,273,881
2098 166,724,540 10,399,680
2097 167,957,900 10,527,804
2096 169,198,878 10,657,536
2095 170,447,187 10,789,978
2094 171,702,406 10,925,075
2093 172,959,201 11,062,491
2092 174,226,209 11,202,670
2091 175,495,014 11,346,131
2090 176,771,657 11,494,369
2089 178,046,664 11,644,743
2088 179,329,069 11,799,177
2087 180,613,269 11,956,109
2086 181,900,405 12,116,149
2085 183,185,504 12,281,248
2084 184,470,859 12,451,872
2083 185,757,734 12,625,681
2082 187,047,504 12,803,442
2081 188,336,189 12,986,931
2080 189,617,504 13,174,137
2079 190,892,825 13,366,920
2078 192,160,856 13,564,788
2077 193,420,209 13,765,770
2076 194,668,253 13,969,802
2075 195,904,930 14,178,904
2074 197,131,520 14,391,331
2073 198,346,178 14,606,033
2072 199,541,890 14,824,987
2071 200,718,990 15,045,310
2070 201,872,528 15,266,143
2069 203,003,940 15,488,280
2068 204,112,753 15,714,125
2067 205,191,144 15,940,945
2066 206,245,316 16,167,553
2065 207,268,823 16,396,032
2064 208,258,342 16,625,600
2063 209,219,808 16,854,355
2062 210,147,571 17,084,600
2061 211,035,957 17,314,450
2060 211,887,727 17,541,998
2059 212,703,223 17,767,014
2058 213,475,371 17,988,239
2057 214,208,817 18,208,151
2056 214,897,416 18,423,453
2055 215,547,622 18,639,554
2054 216,155,836 18,853,384
2053 216,720,807 19,063,428
2052 217,240,244 19,270,076
2051 217,710,548 19,474,323
2050 218,139,994 19,677,203
2049 218,529,238 19,878,438
2048 218,862,226 20,073,645
2047 219,144,767 20,267,326
2046 219,374,582 20,454,154
2045 219,555,915 20,640,565
2044 219,680,790 20,819,477
2043 219,751,357 20,995,111
2042 219,767,446 21,166,213
2041 219,726,082 21,331,710
2040 219,627,035 21,491,361
2039 219,488,186 21,645,911
2038 219,300,758 21,794,529
2037 219,070,710 21,939,617
2036 218,795,673 22,077,701
2035 218,478,532 22,211,115
2034 218,116,666 22,340,809
2033 217,714,006 22,463,465
2032 217,266,965 22,582,449
2031 216,776,060 22,698,460
2030 216,239,032 22,809,605
2029 215,655,337 22,916,803
2028 215,029,016 23,022,058
2027 214,352,035 23,127,410
2026 213,629,498 23,229,461
2025 212,848,504 23,331,886
2024 211,998,573 23,410,331
2023 211,140,729 23,342,541
2022 210,306,415 23,319,977
2021 209,550,294 23,468,275
2020 208,660,842 23,582,179
2019 207,455,459 23,596,027
2018 206,107,261 23,580,080
2017 204,703,445 23,555,522
2016 203,218,114 23,515,945
2015 201,675,532 23,462,914
2014 200,085,127 23,403,635
2013 198,478,299 23,344,670
2012 196,876,111 23,270,367
2011 195,284,734 23,193,518
2010 193,701,929 23,140,948
2009 192,079,951 23,078,402
2008 190,367,302 22,997,696
2007 188,552,320 22,917,444
2006 186,653,106 22,823,455
2005 184,688,101 22,729,753
2004 182,675,143 22,646,836
2003 180,622,688 22,562,663
2002 178,503,484 22,463,172
2001 176,301,203 22,341,120
2000 174,018,282 22,184,530
1999 171,641,543 22,010,489
1998 169,159,655 21,835,703
1997 166,661,659 21,634,124
1996 164,202,549 21,441,432
1995 161,735,073 21,267,653
1994 159,265,006 21,086,645
1993 156,794,577 20,899,019
1992 154,275,079 20,704,227
1991 151,724,256 20,503,568
1990 149,143,223 20,278,946
1989 146,502,972 20,055,492
1988 143,826,357 19,839,704
1987 141,104,944 19,617,046
1986 138,336,370 19,411,454
1985 135,515,595 19,191,510
1984 132,658,864 18,929,866
1983 129,790,077 18,653,146
1982 126,923,155 18,354,855
1981 124,063,109 18,029,982
1980 121,207,461 17,704,538
1979 118,380,821 17,372,779
1978 115,600,942 17,042,272
1977 112,875,292 16,730,895
1976 110,213,349 16,401,413
1975 107,619,565 16,075,128
1974 105,089,675 15,784,817
1973 102,600,976 15,505,121
1972 100,146,797 15,220,495
1971 97,739,273 14,913,564
1970 95,375,651 14,582,944
1969 93,045,777 14,068,984
1968 90,741,240 13,548,537
1967 88,446,124 13,210,344
1966 86,139,359 12,874,153
1965 83,817,583 12,511,863
1964 81,488,595 12,137,143
1963 79,164,235 11,762,101
1962 76,865,323 11,392,513
1961 74,605,447 11,030,385
1960 72,388,126 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Taiwan
2100 -0.73% -1.2%
2099 -0.73% -1.21%
2098 -0.73% -1.22%
2097 -0.73% -1.22%
2096 -0.73% -1.23%
2095 -0.73% -1.24%
2094 -0.73% -1.24%
2093 -0.73% -1.25%
2092 -0.72% -1.26%
2091 -0.72% -1.29%
2090 -0.72% -1.29%
2089 -0.72% -1.31%
2088 -0.71% -1.31%
2087 -0.71% -1.32%
2086 -0.7% -1.34%
2085 -0.7% -1.37%
2084 -0.69% -1.38%
2083 -0.69% -1.39%
2082 -0.68% -1.41%
2081 -0.68% -1.42%
2080 -0.67% -1.44%
2079 -0.66% -1.46%
2078 -0.65% -1.46%
2077 -0.64% -1.46%
2076 -0.63% -1.47%
2075 -0.62% -1.48%
2074 -0.61% -1.47%
2073 -0.6% -1.48%
2072 -0.59% -1.46%
2071 -0.57% -1.45%
2070 -0.56% -1.43%
2069 -0.54% -1.44%
2068 -0.53% -1.42%
2067 -0.51% -1.4%
2066 -0.49% -1.39%
2065 -0.48% -1.38%
2064 -0.46% -1.36%
2063 -0.44% -1.35%
2062 -0.42% -1.33%
2061 -0.4% -1.3%
2060 -0.38% -1.27%
2059 -0.36% -1.23%
2058 -0.34% -1.21%
2057 -0.32% -1.17%
2056 -0.3% -1.16%
2055 -0.28% -1.13%
2054 -0.26% -1.1%
2053 -0.24% -1.07%
2052 -0.22% -1.05%
2051 -0.2% -1.03%
2050 -0.18% -1.01%
2049 -0.15% -0.97%
2048 -0.13% -0.96%
2047 -0.1% -0.91%
2046 -0.08% -0.9%
2045 -0.06% -0.86%
2044 -0.03% -0.84%
2043 -0.007% -0.81%
2042 0.02% -0.78%
2041 0.05% -0.74%
2040 0.06% -0.71%
2039 0.09% -0.68%
2038 0.11% -0.66%
2037 0.13% -0.63%
2036 0.15% -0.6%
2035 0.17% -0.58%
2034 0.18% -0.55%
2033 0.21% -0.53%
2032 0.23% -0.51%
2031 0.25% -0.49%
2030 0.27% -0.47%
2029 0.29% -0.46%
2028 0.32% -0.46%
2027 0.34% -0.44%
2026 0.37% -0.44%
2025 0.4% -0.34%
2024 0.41% 0.29%
2023 0.4% 0.1%
2022 0.36% -0.63%
2021 0.43% -0.48%
2020 0.58% -0.06%
2019 0.65% 0.07%
2018 0.69% 0.1%
2017 0.73% 0.17%
2016 0.76% 0.23%
2015 0.79% 0.25%
2014 0.81% 0.25%
2013 0.81% 0.32%
2012 0.81% 0.33%
2011 0.82% 0.23%
2010 0.84% 0.27%
2009 0.9% 0.35%
2008 0.96% 0.35%
2007 1.02% 0.41%
2006 1.06% 0.41%
2005 1.1% 0.37%
2004 1.14% 0.37%
2003 1.19% 0.44%
2002 1.25% 0.55%
2001 1.31% 0.71%
2000 1.38% 0.79%
1999 1.47% 0.8%
1998 1.5% 0.93%
1997 1.5% 0.9%
1996 1.53% 0.82%
1995 1.55% 0.86%
1994 1.58% 0.9%
1993 1.63% 0.94%
1992 1.68% 0.98%
1991 1.73% 1.11%
1990 1.8% 1.11%
1989 1.86% 1.09%
1988 1.93% 1.14%
1987 2% 1.06%
1986 2.08% 1.15%
1985 2.15% 1.38%
1984 2.21% 1.48%
1983 2.26% 1.63%
1982 2.31% 1.8%
1981 2.36% 1.84%
1980 2.39% 1.91%
1979 2.4% 1.94%
1978 2.41% 1.86%
1977 2.42% 2.01%
1976 2.41% 2.03%
1975 2.41% 1.84%
1974 2.43% 1.8%
1973 2.45% 1.87%
1972 2.46% 2.06%
1971 2.48% 2.27%
1970 2.5% 3.65%
1969 2.54% 3.84%
1968 2.59% 2.56%
1967 2.68% 2.61%
1966 2.77% 2.9%
1965 2.86% 3.09%
1964 2.94% 3.19%
1963 2.99% 3.24%
1962 3.03% 3.28%
1961 3.06% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Brazil Taiwan
Current population
213824938
23229461
Population rank 7/197 60/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.28%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 -215
Annual growth/decline +857,844 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 180/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +47,029
Net migration rank 186/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 163/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -
2024 - -225,510 -67,188 47,029
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -69,794 225,599
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -68,327 -42,430
2021 919,507 -208,581 -30,039 -156,010
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 -7,782 -33,978
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 1,416 12,718
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 8,725 8,888
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 22,613 8,809
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 35,980 11,707
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 49,741 8,581
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 - -
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 - -
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 - -
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 43,836 19,077
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 - -
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 - -
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 - -
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 - -
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 - -
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 - -
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 - -
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 - -
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 - -
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 132,707 -3,811
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 - -
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 - -
1998 2,514,728 21,666 - -
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 - -
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 - -
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 - -
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 - -
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 - -
1992 2,547,698 14,394 - -
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 215,698 -12,128
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 - -
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 - -
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 - -
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 - -
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 - -
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 - -
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 - -
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 - -
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 - -
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 326,883 4,508
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 - -
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 - -
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 - -
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 - -
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 - -
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 - -
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 - -
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 - -
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 - -
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 - -
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 - -
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 - -
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 - -
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 - -
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 346,958 18,774
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 - -
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 - -
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 - -
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 - -
1961 2,240,178 75 - -
1960 2,190,392 4,066 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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