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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 2.48 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 3.61% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +0.98% 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 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Brazil vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Turkey
2100 164,266,855 64,394,191
2099 165,476,254 65,045,868
2098 166,696,264 65,690,351
2097 167,929,414 66,342,622
2096 169,170,182 66,990,674
2095 170,418,279 67,642,188
2094 171,673,285 68,296,562
2093 172,929,867 68,963,773
2092 174,196,660 69,625,957
2091 175,465,250 70,290,255
2090 176,741,676 70,960,483
2089 178,016,467 71,623,547
2088 179,298,655 72,281,102
2087 180,582,637 72,928,397
2086 181,869,555 73,576,610
2085 183,154,436 74,223,570
2084 184,439,572 74,853,312
2083 185,726,230 75,483,067
2082 187,015,781 76,111,533
2081 188,304,247 76,726,689
2080 189,585,345 77,339,541
2079 190,860,450 77,938,889
2078 192,128,265 78,532,577
2077 193,387,405 79,120,573
2076 194,635,237 79,705,459
2075 195,871,705 80,277,544
2074 197,098,086 80,848,141
2073 198,312,538 81,396,237
2072 199,508,048 81,938,080
2071 200,684,948 82,465,112
2070 201,838,290 82,981,973
2069 202,969,511 83,480,362
2068 204,078,136 83,963,140
2067 205,156,343 84,428,242
2066 206,210,336 84,886,666
2065 207,233,670 85,336,225
2064 208,223,021 85,771,285
2063 209,184,325 86,187,013
2062 210,111,930 86,587,114
2061 211,000,165 86,962,577
2060 211,851,790 87,319,314
2059 212,667,148 87,663,392
2058 213,439,165 87,973,789
2057 214,172,487 88,264,809
2056 214,860,969 88,534,755
2055 215,511,064 88,764,080
2054 216,119,176 88,972,362
2053 216,684,051 89,151,673
2052 217,203,400 89,310,785
2051 217,673,624 89,437,110
2050 218,102,997 89,541,520
2049 218,492,176 89,614,107
2048 218,825,106 89,651,068
2047 219,107,600 89,659,415
2046 219,337,375 89,634,354
2045 219,518,678 89,608,012
2044 219,643,532 89,557,421
2043 219,714,087 89,493,042
2042 219,730,173 89,404,193
2041 219,688,816 89,303,546
2040 219,589,786 89,187,952
2039 219,450,960 89,051,669
2038 219,263,564 88,901,719
2037 219,033,555 88,727,471
2036 218,758,565 88,537,927
2035 218,441,478 88,343,153
2034 218,079,673 88,139,515
2033 217,677,081 87,918,397
2032 217,230,117 87,687,495
2031 216,739,295 87,437,150
2030 216,202,357 87,166,904
2029 215,618,762 86,903,490
2028 214,992,547 86,627,469
2027 214,315,680 86,350,539
2026 213,593,266 86,093,293
2025 212,812,405 85,878,556
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/turkey | CC BY

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 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% 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 1.93% to 218,102,997 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 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 89.7M 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 0.38% 0.42%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.38%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Brazil Turkey
Current population
213964342
86225430
Population rank 7/197 18/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 1.04%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
1.46 minutes
One birth every
12.3 seconds
33.5 seconds
One death every
21 seconds
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,230 +986
Annual growth/decline +813,832 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 138/197
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 1,073,773 -225,510 453,249 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 88.2% of the population change in Brazil is from natural causes (a gain of 13,319,989 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,788,672 people). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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