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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 2.99 times bigger than Thailand's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 3.44% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Brazil vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Thailand
2100 164,294,719 45,712,111
2099 165,504,324 46,056,854
2098 166,724,540 46,406,925
2097 167,957,900 46,761,683
2096 169,198,878 47,122,446
2095 170,447,187 47,487,866
2094 171,702,406 47,857,414
2093 172,959,201 48,230,566
2092 174,226,209 48,609,149
2091 175,495,014 48,988,448
2090 176,771,657 49,372,024
2089 178,046,664 49,760,635
2088 179,329,069 50,146,313
2087 180,613,269 50,536,233
2086 181,900,405 50,929,394
2085 183,185,504 51,326,092
2084 184,470,859 51,728,619
2083 185,757,734 52,131,789
2082 187,047,504 52,537,598
2081 188,336,189 52,942,608
2080 189,617,504 53,352,029
2079 190,892,825 53,766,821
2078 192,160,856 54,181,891
2077 193,420,209 54,599,508
2076 194,668,253 55,019,721
2075 195,904,930 55,442,571
2074 197,131,520 55,872,412
2073 198,346,178 56,304,891
2072 199,541,890 56,739,842
2071 200,718,990 57,177,118
2070 201,872,528 57,621,370
2069 203,003,940 58,066,637
2068 204,112,753 58,516,959
2067 205,191,144 58,967,738
2066 206,245,316 59,418,676
2065 207,268,823 59,878,082
2064 208,258,342 60,336,709
2063 209,219,808 60,797,201
2062 210,147,571 61,262,000
2061 211,035,957 61,724,999
2060 211,887,727 62,192,387
2059 212,703,223 62,656,203
2058 213,475,371 63,118,413
2057 214,208,817 63,577,864
2056 214,897,416 64,032,675
2055 215,547,622 64,478,337
2054 216,155,836 64,917,436
2053 216,720,807 65,343,383
2052 217,240,244 65,763,356
2051 217,710,548 66,167,939
2050 218,139,994 66,558,274
2049 218,529,238 66,936,876
2048 218,862,226 67,296,897
2047 219,144,767 67,641,907
2046 219,374,582 67,972,603
2045 219,555,915 68,287,399
2044 219,680,790 68,585,177
2043 219,751,357 68,870,333
2042 219,767,446 69,139,548
2041 219,726,082 69,396,419
2040 219,627,035 69,632,464
2039 219,488,186 69,854,146
2038 219,300,758 70,062,543
2037 219,070,710 70,256,027
2036 218,795,673 70,435,348
2035 218,478,532 70,604,705
2034 218,116,666 70,756,791
2033 217,714,006 70,897,217
2032 217,266,965 71,025,384
2031 216,776,060 71,140,609
2030 216,239,032 71,247,320
2029 215,655,337 71,342,891
2028 215,029,016 71,428,869
2027 214,352,035 71,505,168
2026 213,629,498 71,571,743
2025 212,848,504 71,625,629
2024 211,998,573 71,668,011
2023 211,140,729 71,702,435
2022 210,306,415 71,735,329
2021 209,550,294 71,727,332
2020 208,660,842 71,641,484
2019 207,455,459 71,522,271
2018 206,107,261 71,376,079
2017 204,703,445 71,160,187
2016 203,218,114 70,859,841
2015 201,675,532 70,540,795
2014 200,085,127 70,216,367
2013 198,478,299 69,845,114
2012 196,876,111 69,436,098
2011 195,284,734 69,007,208
2010 193,701,929 68,579,447
2009 192,079,951 68,121,080
2008 190,367,302 67,619,830
2007 188,552,320 67,102,394
2006 186,653,106 66,567,687
2005 184,688,101 66,017,420
2004 182,675,143 65,452,047
2003 180,622,688 64,868,166
2002 178,503,484 64,266,437
2001 176,301,203 63,651,141
2000 174,018,282 63,007,815
1999 171,641,543 62,299,043
1998 169,159,655 61,522,630
1997 166,661,659 60,724,584
1996 164,202,549 59,920,064
1995 161,735,073 59,098,232
1994 159,265,006 58,260,854
1993 156,794,577 57,408,198
1992 154,275,079 56,528,834
1991 151,724,256 55,637,434
1990 149,143,223 54,738,329
1989 146,502,972 53,848,956
1988 143,826,357 52,969,595
1987 141,104,944 52,074,105
1986 138,336,370 51,177,834
1985 135,515,595 50,270,753
1984 132,658,864 49,351,708
1983 129,790,077 48,423,309
1982 126,923,155 47,494,577
1981 124,063,109 46,575,855
1980 121,207,461 45,650,022
1979 118,380,821 44,718,434
1978 115,600,942 43,788,976
1977 112,875,292 42,843,974
1976 110,213,349 41,896,504
1975 107,619,565 40,940,005
1974 105,089,675 39,952,891
1973 102,600,976 38,947,787
1972 100,146,797 37,933,929
1971 97,739,273 36,937,387
1970 95,375,651 35,954,408
1969 93,045,777 34,973,782
1968 90,741,240 34,002,560
1967 88,446,124 33,037,801
1966 86,139,359 32,086,071
1965 83,817,583 31,149,337
1964 81,488,595 30,232,141
1963 79,164,235 29,342,322
1962 76,865,323 28,481,040
1961 74,605,447 27,650,334
1960 72,388,126 26,851,747

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 Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Thailand
2100 -0.73% -0.75%
2099 -0.73% -0.75%
2098 -0.73% -0.76%
2097 -0.73% -0.77%
2096 -0.73% -0.77%
2095 -0.73% -0.77%
2094 -0.73% -0.77%
2093 -0.73% -0.78%
2092 -0.72% -0.77%
2091 -0.72% -0.78%
2090 -0.72% -0.78%
2089 -0.72% -0.77%
2088 -0.71% -0.77%
2087 -0.71% -0.77%
2086 -0.7% -0.77%
2085 -0.7% -0.78%
2084 -0.69% -0.77%
2083 -0.69% -0.77%
2082 -0.68% -0.76%
2081 -0.68% -0.77%
2080 -0.67% -0.77%
2079 -0.66% -0.77%
2078 -0.65% -0.76%
2077 -0.64% -0.76%
2076 -0.63% -0.76%
2075 -0.62% -0.77%
2074 -0.61% -0.77%
2073 -0.6% -0.77%
2072 -0.59% -0.76%
2071 -0.57% -0.77%
2070 -0.56% -0.77%
2069 -0.54% -0.77%
2068 -0.53% -0.76%
2067 -0.51% -0.76%
2066 -0.49% -0.77%
2065 -0.48% -0.76%
2064 -0.46% -0.76%
2063 -0.44% -0.76%
2062 -0.42% -0.75%
2061 -0.4% -0.75%
2060 -0.38% -0.74%
2059 -0.36% -0.73%
2058 -0.34% -0.72%
2057 -0.32% -0.71%
2056 -0.3% -0.69%
2055 -0.28% -0.68%
2054 -0.26% -0.65%
2053 -0.24% -0.64%
2052 -0.22% -0.61%
2051 -0.2% -0.59%
2050 -0.18% -0.57%
2049 -0.15% -0.53%
2048 -0.13% -0.51%
2047 -0.1% -0.49%
2046 -0.08% -0.46%
2045 -0.06% -0.43%
2044 -0.03% -0.41%
2043 -0.007% -0.39%
2042 0.02% -0.37%
2041 0.05% -0.34%
2040 0.06% -0.32%
2039 0.09% -0.3%
2038 0.11% -0.28%
2037 0.13% -0.25%
2036 0.15% -0.24%
2035 0.17% -0.21%
2034 0.18% -0.2%
2033 0.21% -0.18%
2032 0.23% -0.16%
2031 0.25% -0.15%
2030 0.27% -0.13%
2029 0.29% -0.12%
2028 0.32% -0.11%
2027 0.34% -0.09%
2026 0.37% -0.08%
2025 0.4% -0.06%
2024 0.41% -0.05%
2023 0.4% -0.05%
2022 0.36% 0.01%
2021 0.43% 0.12%
2020 0.58% 0.17%
2019 0.65% 0.2%
2018 0.69% 0.3%
2017 0.73% 0.42%
2016 0.76% 0.45%
2015 0.79% 0.46%
2014 0.81% 0.53%
2013 0.81% 0.59%
2012 0.81% 0.62%
2011 0.82% 0.62%
2010 0.84% 0.67%
2009 0.9% 0.74%
2008 0.96% 0.77%
2007 1.02% 0.8%
2006 1.06% 0.83%
2005 1.1% 0.86%
2004 1.14% 0.9%
2003 1.19% 0.94%
2002 1.25% 0.97%
2001 1.31% 1.02%
2000 1.38% 1.14%
1999 1.47% 1.26%
1998 1.5% 1.31%
1997 1.5% 1.34%
1996 1.53% 1.39%
1995 1.55% 1.44%
1994 1.58% 1.49%
1993 1.63% 1.56%
1992 1.68% 1.6%
1991 1.73% 1.64%
1990 1.8% 1.65%
1989 1.86% 1.66%
1988 1.93% 1.72%
1987 2% 1.75%
1986 2.08% 1.8%
1985 2.15% 1.86%
1984 2.21% 1.92%
1983 2.26% 1.96%
1982 2.31% 1.97%
1981 2.36% 2.03%
1980 2.39% 2.08%
1979 2.4% 2.12%
1978 2.41% 2.21%
1977 2.42% 2.26%
1976 2.41% 2.34%
1975 2.41% 2.47%
1974 2.43% 2.58%
1973 2.45% 2.67%
1972 2.46% 2.7%
1971 2.48% 2.73%
1970 2.5% 2.8%
1969 2.54% 2.86%
1968 2.59% 2.92%
1967 2.68% 2.97%
1966 2.77% 3.01%
1965 2.86% 3.03%
1964 2.94% 3.03%
1963 2.99% 3.02%
1962 3.03% 3%
1961 3.06% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Brazil Thailand
Current population
213824938
71571743
Population rank 7/197 21/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.86%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
15.3 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,350 -94
Annual growth/decline +857,844 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 168/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +27,509
Net migration rank 186/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 27,509
2024 - -225,510 - 23,321
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -46,105 19,648
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -61,046 21,683
2021 919,507 -208,581 57,382 -2,093
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 84,107 32,277
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 116,867 5,221
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 159,383 10,984
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 194,695 66,805
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 226,255 112,978
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 266,362 32,500
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 294,628 55,358
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 325,059 67,452
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 351,485 74,033
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 365,670 66,607
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 370,466 52,791
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 382,636 110,883
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 401,730 107,333
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 425,362 100,486
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 441,211 102,362
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 456,378 100,542
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 466,542 107,199
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 488,003 105,917
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 504,299 105,215
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 524,230 96,817
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 543,884 121,640
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 578,073 173,924
1998 2,514,728 21,666 617,318 183,471
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 644,834 150,411
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 661,397 152,397
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 682,703 147,226
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 712,589 132,271
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 737,696 122,746
1992 2,547,698 14,394 754,999 143,318
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 760,508 124,034
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 760,808 152,916
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 774,563 90,497
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 765,252 128,469
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 774,498 122,791
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 783,430 111,820
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 776,935 141,963
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 779,856 139,345
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 794,239 143,393
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 817,951 101,885
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 839,297 78,337
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 845,575 88,478
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 843,434 85,693
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 847,799 82,011
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 871,232 88,937
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 894,072 40,656
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 911,980 66,306
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 923,151 72,801
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 933,540 80,704
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 940,420 73,082
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 936,215 43,400
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 937,116 49,221
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 948,314 26,551
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 953,806 13,718
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 944,980 17,005
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 929,469 12,016
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 909,000 22,995
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 885,137 17,249
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 860,728 16,494
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 828,741 16,605
1961 2,240,178 75 801,140 14,968
1960 2,190,392 4,066 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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