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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 2.92 times bigger than Tanzania's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 3.46% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Brazil vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Tanzania
2100 164,294,719 265,496,854
2099 165,504,324 263,162,785
2098 166,724,540 260,809,535
2097 167,957,900 258,412,520
2096 169,198,878 255,996,677
2095 170,447,187 253,567,416
2094 171,702,406 251,119,386
2093 172,959,201 248,628,881
2092 174,226,209 246,107,108
2091 175,495,014 243,557,182
2090 176,771,657 241,002,065
2089 178,046,664 238,416,591
2088 179,329,069 235,797,530
2087 180,613,269 233,167,455
2086 181,900,405 230,496,041
2085 183,185,504 227,800,292
2084 184,470,859 225,111,530
2083 185,757,734 222,421,279
2082 187,047,504 219,718,263
2081 188,336,189 216,995,478
2080 189,617,504 214,255,926
2079 190,892,825 211,486,253
2078 192,160,856 208,708,063
2077 193,420,209 205,918,120
2076 194,668,253 203,106,125
2075 195,904,930 200,297,474
2074 197,131,520 197,468,017
2073 198,346,178 194,642,633
2072 199,541,890 191,824,103
2071 200,718,990 188,992,017
2070 201,872,528 186,152,377
2069 203,003,940 183,311,218
2068 204,112,753 180,475,586
2067 205,191,144 177,639,469
2066 206,245,316 174,803,090
2065 207,268,823 171,913,445
2064 208,258,342 169,064,549
2063 209,219,808 166,217,933
2062 210,147,571 163,370,044
2061 211,035,957 160,537,159
2060 211,887,727 157,722,273
2059 212,703,223 154,920,005
2058 213,475,371 152,120,539
2057 214,208,817 149,325,489
2056 214,897,416 146,519,472
2055 215,547,622 143,736,540
2054 216,155,836 140,983,905
2053 216,720,807 138,262,668
2052 217,240,244 135,553,723
2051 217,710,548 132,851,383
2050 218,139,994 130,157,751
2049 218,529,238 127,495,278
2048 218,862,226 124,821,109
2047 219,144,767 122,158,290
2046 219,374,582 119,522,516
2045 219,555,915 116,914,785
2044 219,680,790 114,329,740
2043 219,751,357 111,776,234
2042 219,767,446 109,241,835
2041 219,726,082 106,748,632
2040 219,627,035 104,272,418
2039 219,488,186 101,814,304
2038 219,300,758 99,380,232
2037 219,070,710 96,983,729
2036 218,795,673 94,601,865
2035 218,478,532 92,257,269
2034 218,116,666 89,929,444
2033 217,714,006 87,654,982
2032 217,266,965 85,409,993
2031 216,776,060 83,180,507
2030 216,239,032 80,997,163
2029 215,655,337 78,838,461
2028 215,029,016 76,730,649
2027 214,352,035 74,647,063
2026 213,629,498 72,589,279
2025 212,848,504 70,552,589
2024 211,998,573 68,560,157
2023 211,140,729 66,617,606
2022 210,306,415 64,711,821
2021 209,550,294 62,830,412
2020 208,660,842 60,972,798
2019 207,455,459 59,174,891
2018 206,107,261 57,437,145
2017 204,703,445 55,652,890
2016 203,218,114 53,824,013
2015 201,675,532 52,020,962
2014 200,085,127 50,351,512
2013 198,478,299 48,824,128
2012 196,876,111 47,374,260
2011 195,284,734 46,029,367
2010 193,701,929 44,758,488
2009 192,079,951 43,633,982
2008 190,367,302 42,570,728
2007 188,552,320 41,435,512
2006 186,653,106 40,294,902
2005 184,688,101 39,182,076
2004 182,675,143 38,109,668
2003 180,622,688 37,089,555
2002 178,503,484 36,121,304
2001 176,301,203 35,198,299
2000 174,018,282 34,260,139
1999 171,641,543 33,300,330
1998 169,159,655 32,420,458
1997 166,661,659 31,578,089
1996 164,202,549 30,945,762
1995 161,735,073 30,383,497
1994 159,265,006 29,442,356
1993 156,794,577 28,332,692
1992 154,275,079 27,457,588
1991 151,724,256 26,780,436
1990 149,143,223 26,110,207
1989 146,502,972 25,438,759
1988 143,826,357 24,769,686
1987 141,104,944 24,030,378
1986 138,336,370 23,258,959
1985 135,515,595 22,501,693
1984 132,658,864 21,779,066
1983 129,790,077 21,079,874
1982 126,923,155 20,398,571
1981 124,063,109 19,784,703
1980 121,207,461 19,189,769
1979 118,380,821 18,592,038
1978 115,600,942 17,976,566
1977 112,875,292 17,352,929
1976 110,213,349 16,736,211
1975 107,619,565 16,138,361
1974 105,089,675 15,561,630
1973 102,600,976 15,010,101
1972 100,146,797 14,479,308
1971 97,739,273 13,971,451
1970 95,375,651 13,492,677
1969 93,045,777 13,036,700
1968 90,741,240 12,602,076
1967 88,446,124 12,200,109
1966 86,139,359 11,827,459
1965 83,817,583 11,470,728
1964 81,488,595 11,127,826
1963 79,164,235 10,799,528
1962 76,865,323 10,487,756
1961 74,605,447 10,187,886
1960 72,388,126 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Tanzania
2100 -0.73% 0.89%
2099 -0.73% 0.9%
2098 -0.73% 0.93%
2097 -0.73% 0.94%
2096 -0.73% 0.96%
2095 -0.73% 0.97%
2094 -0.73% 1%
2093 -0.73% 1.02%
2092 -0.72% 1.05%
2091 -0.72% 1.06%
2090 -0.72% 1.08%
2089 -0.72% 1.11%
2088 -0.71% 1.13%
2087 -0.71% 1.16%
2086 -0.7% 1.18%
2085 -0.7% 1.19%
2084 -0.69% 1.21%
2083 -0.69% 1.23%
2082 -0.68% 1.25%
2081 -0.68% 1.28%
2080 -0.67% 1.31%
2079 -0.66% 1.33%
2078 -0.65% 1.35%
2077 -0.64% 1.38%
2076 -0.63% 1.4%
2075 -0.62% 1.43%
2074 -0.61% 1.45%
2073 -0.6% 1.47%
2072 -0.59% 1.5%
2071 -0.57% 1.53%
2070 -0.56% 1.55%
2069 -0.54% 1.57%
2068 -0.53% 1.6%
2067 -0.51% 1.62%
2066 -0.49% 1.68%
2065 -0.48% 1.69%
2064 -0.46% 1.71%
2063 -0.44% 1.74%
2062 -0.42% 1.76%
2061 -0.4% 1.78%
2060 -0.38% 1.81%
2059 -0.36% 1.84%
2058 -0.34% 1.87%
2057 -0.32% 1.92%
2056 -0.3% 1.94%
2055 -0.28% 1.95%
2054 -0.26% 1.97%
2053 -0.24% 2%
2052 -0.22% 2.03%
2051 -0.2% 2.07%
2050 -0.18% 2.09%
2049 -0.15% 2.14%
2048 -0.13% 2.18%
2047 -0.1% 2.21%
2046 -0.08% 2.23%
2045 -0.06% 2.26%
2044 -0.03% 2.28%
2043 -0.007% 2.32%
2042 0.02% 2.34%
2041 0.05% 2.37%
2040 0.06% 2.41%
2039 0.09% 2.45%
2038 0.11% 2.47%
2037 0.13% 2.52%
2036 0.15% 2.54%
2035 0.17% 2.59%
2034 0.18% 2.59%
2033 0.21% 2.63%
2032 0.23% 2.68%
2031 0.25% 2.7%
2030 0.27% 2.74%
2029 0.29% 2.75%
2028 0.32% 2.79%
2027 0.34% 2.83%
2026 0.37% 2.89%
2025 0.4% 2.91%
2024 0.41% 2.92%
2023 0.4% 2.95%
2022 0.36% 2.99%
2021 0.43% 3.05%
2020 0.58% 3.04%
2019 0.65% 3.03%
2018 0.69% 3.21%
2017 0.73% 3.4%
2016 0.76% 3.47%
2015 0.79% 3.32%
2014 0.81% 3.13%
2013 0.81% 3.06%
2012 0.81% 2.92%
2011 0.82% 2.84%
2010 0.84% 2.58%
2009 0.9% 2.5%
2008 0.96% 2.74%
2007 1.02% 2.83%
2006 1.06% 2.84%
2005 1.1% 2.81%
2004 1.14% 2.75%
2003 1.19% 2.68%
2002 1.25% 2.62%
2001 1.31% 2.74%
2000 1.38% 2.88%
1999 1.47% 2.71%
1998 1.5% 2.67%
1997 1.5% 2.04%
1996 1.53% 1.85%
1995 1.55% 3.2%
1994 1.58% 3.92%
1993 1.63% 3.19%
1992 1.68% 2.53%
1991 1.73% 2.57%
1990 1.8% 2.64%
1989 1.86% 2.7%
1988 1.93% 3.08%
1987 2% 3.32%
1986 2.08% 3.37%
1985 2.15% 3.32%
1984 2.21% 3.32%
1983 2.26% 3.34%
1982 2.31% 3.1%
1981 2.36% 3.1%
1980 2.39% 3.21%
1979 2.4% 3.42%
1978 2.41% 3.59%
1977 2.42% 3.68%
1976 2.41% 3.7%
1975 2.41% 3.71%
1974 2.43% 3.67%
1973 2.45% 3.67%
1972 2.46% 3.63%
1971 2.48% 3.55%
1970 2.5% 3.5%
1969 2.54% 3.45%
1968 2.59% 3.29%
1967 2.68% 3.15%
1966 2.77% 3.11%
1965 2.86% 3.08%
1964 2.94% 3.04%
1963 2.99% 2.97%
1962 3.03% 2.94%
1961 3.06% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Brazil Tanzania
Current population
213824938
73145892
Population rank 7/197 20/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.88%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
16.2 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
13.4 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 18/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -12,730
Net migration rank 186/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -12,730
2024 - -225,510 - -29,865
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 919,507 -208,581 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 1,726,909 119,142
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 1,659,502 152,194
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 1,592,882 201,495
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 1,509,008 1,241
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 985,185 -9,701
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 948,659 -4,489
1998 2,514,728 21,666 920,806 -105,184
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 882,544 -13,400
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 868,524 -473,007
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 838,980 -109,971
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 803,953 349,348
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 778,044 288,004
1992 2,547,698 14,394 767,961 -83,825
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 762,011 -91,851
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 750,825 -80,529
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 743,854 -71,268
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 736,551 -71,012
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 718,580 94,498
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 705,677 24,101
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 697,867 86,864
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 687,435 -26,938
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 679,720 58,161
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 662,627 -37,883
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 645,496 -42,485
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 629,444 -42,588
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 613,388 -4,792
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 595,024 27,307
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 574,938 49,997
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 553,617 54,875
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 533,906 53,290
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 515,152 51,127
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 488,429 48,363
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 467,305 57,489
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 449,014 41,900
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 427,988 38,635
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 408,322 37,006
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 389,467 34,455
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 374,763 5,265
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 360,229 5,049
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 343,456 4,742
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 328,527 9,090
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 314,644 4,333
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 300,663 3,916
1961 2,240,178 75 286,839 8,338
1960 2,190,392 4,066 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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