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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 2.49 times bigger than Turkey's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 3.62% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Brazil vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Turkey
2100 164,294,719 64,274,243
2099 165,504,324 64,924,706
2098 166,724,540 65,567,989
2097 167,957,900 66,219,045
2096 169,198,878 66,865,890
2095 170,447,187 67,516,190
2094 171,702,406 68,169,346
2093 172,959,201 68,835,313
2092 174,226,209 69,496,264
2091 175,495,014 70,159,325
2090 176,771,657 70,828,304
2089 178,046,664 71,490,133
2088 179,329,069 72,146,464
2087 180,613,269 72,792,552
2086 181,900,405 73,439,558
2085 183,185,504 74,085,313
2084 184,470,859 74,713,882
2083 185,757,734 75,342,464
2082 187,047,504 75,969,760
2081 188,336,189 76,583,769
2080 189,617,504 77,195,480
2079 190,892,825 77,793,711
2078 192,160,856 78,386,293
2077 193,420,209 78,973,194
2076 194,668,253 79,556,991
2075 195,904,930 80,128,010
2074 197,131,520 80,697,544
2073 198,346,178 81,244,619
2072 199,541,890 81,785,452
2071 200,718,990 82,311,503
2070 201,872,528 82,827,402
2069 203,003,940 83,324,862
2068 204,112,753 83,806,741
2067 205,191,144 84,270,976
2066 206,245,316 84,728,547
2065 207,268,823 85,177,268
2064 208,258,342 85,611,517
2063 209,219,808 86,026,471
2062 210,147,571 86,425,827
2061 211,035,957 86,800,591
2060 211,887,727 87,156,663
2059 212,703,223 87,500,101
2058 213,475,371 87,809,920
2057 214,208,817 88,100,397
2056 214,897,416 88,369,840
2055 215,547,622 88,598,739
2054 216,155,836 88,806,632
2053 216,720,807 88,985,609
2052 217,240,244 89,144,425
2051 217,710,548 89,270,515
2050 218,139,994 89,374,730
2049 218,529,238 89,447,182
2048 218,862,226 89,484,074
2047 219,144,767 89,492,406
2046 219,374,582 89,467,391
2045 219,555,915 89,441,098
2044 219,680,790 89,390,601
2043 219,751,357 89,326,342
2042 219,767,446 89,237,658
2041 219,726,082 89,137,199
2040 219,627,035 89,021,820
2039 219,488,186 88,885,792
2038 219,300,758 88,736,121
2037 219,070,710 88,562,197
2036 218,795,673 88,373,007
2035 218,478,532 88,178,595
2034 218,116,666 87,975,336
2033 217,714,006 87,754,631
2032 217,266,965 87,524,158
2031 216,776,060 87,274,280
2030 216,239,032 87,004,538
2029 215,655,337 86,741,614
2028 215,029,016 86,466,107
2027 214,352,035 86,189,693
2026 213,629,498 85,932,926
2025 212,848,504 85,718,588
2024 211,998,573 85,518,661
2023 211,140,729 85,325,965
2022 210,306,415 84,979,913
2021 209,550,294 84,147,318
2020 208,660,842 83,384,680
2019 207,455,459 82,579,440
2018 206,107,261 81,407,204
2017 204,703,445 80,312,698
2016 203,218,114 79,277,962
2015 201,675,532 78,218,479
2014 200,085,127 77,181,884
2013 198,478,299 76,147,624
2012 196,876,111 75,175,827
2011 195,284,734 74,223,629
2010 193,701,929 73,142,150
2009 192,079,951 72,039,206
2008 190,367,302 71,051,678
2007 188,552,320 70,158,112
2006 186,653,106 70,045,349
2005 184,688,101 69,329,557
2004 182,675,143 68,592,617
2003 180,622,688 67,831,730
2002 178,503,484 67,048,795
2001 176,301,203 66,245,128
2000 174,018,282 65,425,961
1999 171,641,543 64,591,923
1998 169,159,655 63,734,383
1997 166,661,659 62,852,966
1996 164,202,549 61,951,134
1995 161,735,073 61,024,503
1994 159,265,006 60,033,836
1993 156,794,577 58,999,167
1992 154,275,079 57,990,118
1991 151,724,256 57,009,887
1990 149,143,223 56,015,628
1989 146,502,972 54,976,723
1988 143,826,357 53,909,626
1987 141,104,944 52,843,670
1986 138,336,370 51,777,772
1985 135,515,595 50,687,115
1984 132,658,864 49,574,069
1983 129,790,077 48,447,410
1982 126,923,155 47,322,096
1981 124,063,109 46,321,190
1980 121,207,461 45,408,815
1979 118,380,821 44,510,429
1978 115,600,942 43,645,306
1977 112,875,292 42,773,298
1976 110,213,349 41,899,984
1975 107,619,565 41,053,126
1974 105,089,675 40,210,234
1973 102,600,976 39,329,533
1972 100,146,797 38,430,221
1971 97,739,273 37,518,611
1970 95,375,651 36,638,465
1969 93,045,777 35,787,774
1968 90,741,240 34,921,684
1967 88,446,124 34,050,421
1966 86,139,359 33,177,672
1965 83,817,583 32,345,220
1964 81,488,595 31,543,072
1963 79,164,235 30,726,841
1962 76,865,323 29,916,147
1961 74,605,447 29,119,238
1960 72,388,126 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Turkey
2100 -0.73% -1%
2099 -0.73% -0.98%
2098 -0.73% -0.98%
2097 -0.73% -0.97%
2096 -0.73% -0.96%
2095 -0.73% -0.96%
2094 -0.73% -0.97%
2093 -0.73% -0.95%
2092 -0.72% -0.95%
2091 -0.72% -0.94%
2090 -0.72% -0.93%
2089 -0.72% -0.91%
2088 -0.71% -0.89%
2087 -0.71% -0.88%
2086 -0.7% -0.87%
2085 -0.7% -0.84%
2084 -0.69% -0.83%
2083 -0.69% -0.83%
2082 -0.68% -0.8%
2081 -0.68% -0.79%
2080 -0.67% -0.77%
2079 -0.66% -0.76%
2078 -0.65% -0.74%
2077 -0.64% -0.73%
2076 -0.63% -0.71%
2075 -0.62% -0.71%
2074 -0.61% -0.67%
2073 -0.6% -0.66%
2072 -0.59% -0.64%
2071 -0.57% -0.62%
2070 -0.56% -0.6%
2069 -0.54% -0.57%
2068 -0.53% -0.55%
2067 -0.51% -0.54%
2066 -0.49% -0.53%
2065 -0.48% -0.51%
2064 -0.46% -0.48%
2063 -0.44% -0.46%
2062 -0.42% -0.43%
2061 -0.4% -0.41%
2060 -0.38% -0.39%
2059 -0.36% -0.35%
2058 -0.34% -0.33%
2057 -0.32% -0.3%
2056 -0.3% -0.26%
2055 -0.28% -0.23%
2054 -0.26% -0.2%
2053 -0.24% -0.18%
2052 -0.22% -0.14%
2051 -0.2% -0.12%
2050 -0.18% -0.08%
2049 -0.15% -0.04%
2048 -0.13% -0.009%
2047 -0.1% 0.03%
2046 -0.08% 0.03%
2045 -0.06% 0.06%
2044 -0.03% 0.07%
2043 -0.007% 0.1%
2042 0.02% 0.11%
2041 0.05% 0.13%
2040 0.06% 0.15%
2039 0.09% 0.17%
2038 0.11% 0.2%
2037 0.13% 0.21%
2036 0.15% 0.22%
2035 0.17% 0.23%
2034 0.18% 0.25%
2033 0.21% 0.26%
2032 0.23% 0.29%
2031 0.25% 0.31%
2030 0.27% 0.3%
2029 0.29% 0.32%
2028 0.32% 0.32%
2027 0.34% 0.3%
2026 0.37% 0.25%
2025 0.4% 0.23%
2024 0.41% 0.23%
2023 0.4% 0.41%
2022 0.36% 0.99%
2021 0.43% 0.91%
2020 0.58% 0.98%
2019 0.65% 1.44%
2018 0.69% 1.36%
2017 0.73% 1.31%
2016 0.76% 1.35%
2015 0.79% 1.34%
2014 0.81% 1.36%
2013 0.81% 1.29%
2012 0.81% 1.28%
2011 0.82% 1.48%
2010 0.84% 1.53%
2009 0.9% 1.39%
2008 0.96% 1.27%
2007 1.02% 0.16%
2006 1.06% 1.03%
2005 1.1% 1.07%
2004 1.14% 1.12%
2003 1.19% 1.17%
2002 1.25% 1.21%
2001 1.31% 1.25%
2000 1.38% 1.29%
1999 1.47% 1.35%
1998 1.5% 1.4%
1997 1.5% 1.46%
1996 1.53% 1.52%
1995 1.55% 1.65%
1994 1.58% 1.75%
1993 1.63% 1.74%
1992 1.68% 1.72%
1991 1.73% 1.77%
1990 1.8% 1.89%
1989 1.86% 1.98%
1988 1.93% 2.02%
1987 2% 2.06%
1986 2.08% 2.15%
1985 2.15% 2.25%
1984 2.21% 2.33%
1983 2.26% 2.38%
1982 2.31% 2.16%
1981 2.36% 2.01%
1980 2.39% 2.02%
1979 2.4% 1.98%
1978 2.41% 2.04%
1977 2.42% 2.08%
1976 2.41% 2.06%
1975 2.41% 2.1%
1974 2.43% 2.24%
1973 2.45% 2.34%
1972 2.46% 2.43%
1971 2.48% 2.4%
1970 2.5% 2.38%
1969 2.54% 2.48%
1968 2.59% 2.56%
1967 2.68% 2.63%
1966 2.77% 2.57%
1965 2.86% 2.54%
1964 2.94% 2.66%
1963 2.99% 2.71%
1962 3.03% 2.74%
1961 3.06% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Brazil Turkey
Current population
213824938
86002379
Population rank 7/197 18/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 1.04%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
2.73 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +528
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 154/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -258,205
Net migration rank 186/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -258,205
2024 - -225,510 - -275,952
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 426,630 -318,070
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 535,373 -301,544
2021 919,507 -208,581 521,713 20,283
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 608,708 37,934
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 751,472 -15,690
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 830,353 187,570
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 875,408 659,846
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 895,841 352,063
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 930,799 1,063,140
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 957,055 1,033,384
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 921,386 438,618
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 917,145 258,623
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 875,839 68,849
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 892,334 55,532
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 900,491 24,276
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 868,749 47,915
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 876,626 -186,402
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 897,351 -190,194
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 898,650 -174,177
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 896,025 -146,574
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 893,683 -121,383
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 922,927 -129,444
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 980,560 -166,759
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 2,514,728 21,666 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 2,547,698 14,394 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 1,098,846 8,960
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 1,096,529 21,787
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 1,095,106 39,871
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 1,091,863 23,728
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 991,950 -150,924
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 970,958 -110,578
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 950,778 -78,973
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 936,727 -65,993
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 925,790 -50,999
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 904,016 -113,911
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 884,152 -69,978
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 862,626 -44,317
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 837,473 -34,353
1961 2,240,178 75 816,911 -26,187
1960 2,190,392 4,066 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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