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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 4.02 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 3.22% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Brazil vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Uganda
2100 164,294,719 122,497,526
2099 165,504,324 122,436,109
2098 166,724,540 122,364,302
2097 167,957,900 122,266,255
2096 169,198,878 122,146,810
2095 170,447,187 121,976,411
2094 171,702,406 121,799,752
2093 172,959,201 121,584,860
2092 174,226,209 121,336,796
2091 175,495,014 121,070,447
2090 176,771,657 120,767,412
2089 178,046,664 120,427,771
2088 179,329,069 120,064,594
2087 180,613,269 119,668,549
2086 181,900,405 119,256,686
2085 183,185,504 118,815,763
2084 184,470,859 118,339,179
2083 185,757,734 117,821,938
2082 187,047,504 117,274,958
2081 188,336,189 116,707,394
2080 189,617,504 116,096,095
2079 190,892,825 115,474,153
2078 192,160,856 114,805,376
2077 193,420,209 114,118,687
2076 194,668,253 113,390,189
2075 195,904,930 112,637,851
2074 197,131,520 111,863,410
2073 198,346,178 111,070,771
2072 199,541,890 110,240,940
2071 200,718,990 109,392,890
2070 201,872,528 108,505,633
2069 203,003,940 107,607,659
2068 204,112,753 106,677,578
2067 205,191,144 105,722,829
2066 206,245,316 104,739,111
2065 207,268,823 103,737,893
2064 208,258,342 102,701,560
2063 209,219,808 101,646,533
2062 210,147,571 100,561,859
2061 211,035,957 99,450,764
2060 211,887,727 98,334,788
2059 212,703,223 97,187,498
2058 213,475,371 96,014,439
2057 214,208,817 94,821,765
2056 214,897,416 93,613,209
2055 215,547,622 92,385,049
2054 216,155,836 91,132,827
2053 216,720,807 89,857,705
2052 217,240,244 88,568,311
2051 217,710,548 87,270,603
2050 218,139,994 85,957,376
2049 218,529,238 84,632,277
2048 218,862,226 83,284,965
2047 219,144,767 81,928,165
2046 219,374,582 80,569,225
2045 219,555,915 79,208,662
2044 219,680,790 77,834,944
2043 219,751,357 76,453,982
2042 219,767,446 75,075,287
2041 219,726,082 73,701,695
2040 219,627,035 72,333,375
2039 219,488,186 70,963,211
2038 219,300,758 69,580,447
2037 219,070,710 68,186,136
2036 218,795,673 66,804,746
2035 218,478,532 65,411,934
2034 218,116,666 64,023,352
2033 217,714,006 62,634,483
2032 217,266,965 61,235,174
2031 216,776,060 59,825,075
2030 216,239,032 58,415,479
2029 215,655,337 57,006,283
2028 215,029,016 55,596,520
2027 214,352,035 54,191,271
2026 213,629,498 52,792,624
2025 212,848,504 51,400,003
2024 211,998,573 50,015,092
2023 211,140,729 48,656,601
2022 210,306,415 47,312,719
2021 209,550,294 45,910,930
2020 208,660,842 44,457,152
2019 207,455,459 42,999,637
2018 206,107,261 41,565,831
2017 204,703,445 40,177,388
2016 203,218,114 38,799,152
2015 201,675,532 37,531,446
2014 200,085,127 36,395,539
2013 198,478,299 35,337,042
2012 196,876,111 34,337,438
2011 195,284,734 33,354,543
2010 193,701,929 32,390,802
2009 192,079,951 31,451,151
2008 190,367,302 30,539,553
2007 188,552,320 29,653,430
2006 186,653,106 28,794,003
2005 184,688,101 27,963,289
2004 182,675,143 27,154,515
2003 180,622,688 26,352,124
2002 178,503,484 25,532,870
2001 176,301,203 24,745,676
2000 174,018,282 24,000,150
1999 171,641,543 23,257,281
1998 169,159,655 22,515,806
1997 166,661,659 21,856,046
1996 164,202,549 21,231,550
1995 161,735,073 20,665,667
1994 159,265,006 20,108,801
1993 156,794,577 19,445,161
1992 154,275,079 18,785,032
1991 151,724,256 18,155,901
1990 149,143,223 17,569,897
1989 146,502,972 17,010,698
1988 143,826,357 16,470,483
1987 141,104,944 15,954,170
1986 138,336,370 15,467,579
1985 135,515,595 15,023,681
1984 132,658,864 14,607,677
1983 129,790,077 14,221,881
1982 126,923,155 13,873,631
1981 124,063,109 13,556,452
1980 121,207,461 13,275,741
1979 118,380,821 13,002,163
1978 115,600,942 12,692,113
1977 112,875,292 12,359,669
1976 110,213,349 12,037,294
1975 107,619,565 11,725,240
1974 105,089,675 11,424,846
1973 102,600,976 11,144,236
1972 100,146,797 10,885,796
1971 97,739,273 10,618,206
1970 95,375,651 10,321,603
1969 93,045,777 10,014,858
1968 90,741,240 9,708,632
1967 88,446,124 9,408,924
1966 86,139,359 9,122,864
1965 83,817,583 8,849,203
1964 81,488,595 8,586,363
1963 79,164,235 8,333,663
1962 76,865,323 8,092,231
1961 74,605,447 7,862,217
1960 72,388,126 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Uganda
2100 -0.73% 0.05%
2099 -0.73% 0.06%
2098 -0.73% 0.08%
2097 -0.73% 0.1%
2096 -0.73% 0.14%
2095 -0.73% 0.15%
2094 -0.73% 0.18%
2093 -0.73% 0.2%
2092 -0.72% 0.22%
2091 -0.72% 0.25%
2090 -0.72% 0.28%
2089 -0.72% 0.3%
2088 -0.71% 0.33%
2087 -0.71% 0.35%
2086 -0.7% 0.37%
2085 -0.7% 0.4%
2084 -0.69% 0.44%
2083 -0.69% 0.47%
2082 -0.68% 0.49%
2081 -0.68% 0.53%
2080 -0.67% 0.54%
2079 -0.66% 0.58%
2078 -0.65% 0.6%
2077 -0.64% 0.64%
2076 -0.63% 0.67%
2075 -0.62% 0.69%
2074 -0.61% 0.71%
2073 -0.6% 0.75%
2072 -0.59% 0.78%
2071 -0.57% 0.82%
2070 -0.56% 0.83%
2069 -0.54% 0.87%
2068 -0.53% 0.9%
2067 -0.51% 0.94%
2066 -0.49% 0.97%
2065 -0.48% 1.01%
2064 -0.46% 1.04%
2063 -0.44% 1.08%
2062 -0.42% 1.12%
2061 -0.4% 1.13%
2060 -0.38% 1.18%
2059 -0.36% 1.22%
2058 -0.34% 1.26%
2057 -0.32% 1.29%
2056 -0.3% 1.33%
2055 -0.28% 1.37%
2054 -0.26% 1.42%
2053 -0.24% 1.46%
2052 -0.22% 1.49%
2051 -0.2% 1.53%
2050 -0.18% 1.57%
2049 -0.15% 1.62%
2048 -0.13% 1.66%
2047 -0.1% 1.69%
2046 -0.08% 1.72%
2045 -0.06% 1.76%
2044 -0.03% 1.81%
2043 -0.007% 1.84%
2042 0.02% 1.86%
2041 0.05% 1.89%
2040 0.06% 1.93%
2039 0.09% 1.99%
2038 0.11% 2.04%
2037 0.13% 2.07%
2036 0.15% 2.13%
2035 0.17% 2.17%
2034 0.18% 2.22%
2033 0.21% 2.29%
2032 0.23% 2.36%
2031 0.25% 2.41%
2030 0.27% 2.47%
2029 0.29% 2.54%
2028 0.32% 2.59%
2027 0.34% 2.65%
2026 0.37% 2.71%
2025 0.4% 2.77%
2024 0.41% 2.79%
2023 0.4% 2.84%
2022 0.36% 3.05%
2021 0.43% 3.27%
2020 0.58% 3.39%
2019 0.65% 3.45%
2018 0.69% 3.46%
2017 0.73% 3.55%
2016 0.76% 3.38%
2015 0.79% 3.12%
2014 0.81% 3%
2013 0.81% 2.91%
2012 0.81% 2.95%
2011 0.82% 2.98%
2010 0.84% 2.99%
2009 0.9% 2.98%
2008 0.96% 2.99%
2007 1.02% 2.98%
2006 1.06% 2.97%
2005 1.1% 2.98%
2004 1.14% 3.04%
2003 1.19% 3.21%
2002 1.25% 3.18%
2001 1.31% 3.11%
2000 1.38% 3.19%
1999 1.47% 3.29%
1998 1.5% 3.02%
1997 1.5% 2.94%
1996 1.53% 2.74%
1995 1.55% 2.77%
1994 1.58% 3.41%
1993 1.63% 3.51%
1992 1.68% 3.47%
1991 1.73% 3.34%
1990 1.8% 3.29%
1989 1.86% 3.28%
1988 1.93% 3.24%
1987 2% 3.15%
1986 2.08% 2.95%
1985 2.15% 2.85%
1984 2.21% 2.71%
1983 2.26% 2.51%
1982 2.31% 2.34%
1981 2.36% 2.11%
1980 2.39% 2.1%
1979 2.4% 2.44%
1978 2.41% 2.69%
1977 2.42% 2.68%
1976 2.41% 2.66%
1975 2.41% 2.63%
1974 2.43% 2.52%
1973 2.45% 2.37%
1972 2.46% 2.52%
1971 2.48% 2.87%
1970 2.5% 3.06%
1969 2.54% 3.15%
1968 2.59% 3.19%
1967 2.68% 3.14%
1966 2.77% 3.09%
1965 2.86% 3.06%
1964 2.94% 3.03%
1963 2.99% 2.98%
1962 3.03% 2.93%
1961 3.06% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Brazil Uganda
Current population
213824938
53170946
Population rank 7/197 30/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.64%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
23.2 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
18.4 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 22/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -119,059
Net migration rank 186/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -119,059
2024 - -225,510 - -117,924
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 919,507 -208,581 1,423,377 43,464
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 1,397,288 43,464
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 1,367,044 107,210
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 1,332,600 60,724
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 1,290,658 92,879
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 1,249,565 123,379
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 999,958 -156,232
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 969,096 -151,386
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 938,623 -138,770
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 901,374 -96,429
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 868,756 -35,149
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 836,751 -95,956
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 803,069 -52,824
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 775,166 -39,695
1998 2,514,728 21,666 741,175 6,277
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 727,523 -155,461
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 699,707 -22,795
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 697,218 -242,378
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 675,092 -16,198
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 650,032 18,349
1992 2,547,698 14,394 627,139 24,723
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 602,740 3,643
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 587,291 -21,688
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 565,367 -12,576
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 547,759 -20,113
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 527,397 -22,415
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 487,693 -19,485
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 462,534 -42,942
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 421,241 -8,818
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 404,940 -45,776
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 390,820 -53,497
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 380,028 -83,010
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 370,287 -105,900
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 381,626 -98,863
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 371,930 -34,606
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 365,216 -37,671
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 359,458 -42,259
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 354,278 -47,359
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 345,773 -51,910
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 340,780 -73,439
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 335,935 -86,409
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 328,294 -42,642
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 333,202 -25,646
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 320,486 -14,548
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 309,725 -3,214
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 296,692 -3,773
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 282,225 -3,021
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 271,830 -3,716
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 260,733 -3,169
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 250,885 -3,058
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 241,513 -6,470
1961 2,240,178 75 232,894 -7,893
1960 2,190,392 4,066 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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