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Population in Brazil compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 11,686,438 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 18.3 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 2.72% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.7M (133.3% growth).

Brazil vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil UAE
2100 164,294,719 26,368,750
2099 165,504,324 26,130,374
2098 166,724,540 25,894,010
2097 167,957,900 25,660,062
2096 169,198,878 25,427,961
2095 170,447,187 25,197,670
2094 171,702,406 24,968,891
2093 172,959,201 24,741,434
2092 174,226,209 24,515,086
2091 175,495,014 24,289,496
2090 176,771,657 24,064,404
2089 178,046,664 23,839,033
2088 179,329,069 23,613,963
2087 180,613,269 23,388,786
2086 181,900,405 23,163,641
2085 183,185,504 22,938,169
2084 184,470,859 22,711,804
2083 185,757,734 22,484,154
2082 187,047,504 22,255,625
2081 188,336,189 22,026,183
2080 189,617,504 21,796,073
2079 190,892,825 21,565,118
2078 192,160,856 21,333,574
2077 193,420,209 21,101,274
2076 194,668,253 20,868,733
2075 195,904,930 20,636,203
2074 197,131,520 20,404,044
2073 198,346,178 20,171,659
2072 199,541,890 19,940,853
2071 200,718,990 19,710,934
2070 201,872,528 19,483,026
2069 203,003,940 19,256,572
2068 204,112,753 19,032,681
2067 205,191,144 18,811,331
2066 206,245,316 18,593,017
2065 207,268,823 18,377,364
2064 208,258,342 18,164,584
2063 209,219,808 17,955,352
2062 210,147,571 17,749,596
2061 211,035,957 17,547,827
2060 211,887,727 17,349,620
2059 212,703,223 17,153,273
2058 213,475,371 16,959,263
2057 214,208,817 16,767,893
2056 214,897,416 16,579,195
2055 215,547,622 16,392,558
2054 216,155,836 16,207,309
2053 216,720,807 16,024,789
2052 217,240,244 15,844,357
2051 217,710,548 15,665,362
2050 218,139,994 15,487,008
2049 218,529,238 15,309,031
2048 218,862,226 15,132,784
2047 219,144,767 14,958,209
2046 219,374,582 14,788,046
2045 219,555,915 14,620,902
2044 219,680,790 14,454,466
2043 219,751,357 14,289,021
2042 219,767,446 14,124,515
2041 219,726,082 13,961,010
2040 219,627,035 13,798,651
2039 219,488,186 13,637,499
2038 219,300,758 13,477,450
2037 219,070,710 13,319,346
2036 218,795,673 13,163,073
2035 218,478,532 13,009,160
2034 218,116,666 12,857,729
2033 217,714,006 12,709,520
2032 217,266,965 12,564,906
2031 216,776,060 12,424,286
2030 216,239,032 12,288,186
2029 215,655,337 12,148,661
2028 215,029,016 11,999,549
2027 214,352,035 11,831,082
2026 213,629,498 11,632,806
2025 212,848,504 11,367,504
2024 211,998,573 10,986,400
2023 211,140,729 10,483,751
2022 210,306,415 10,074,977
2021 209,550,294 9,575,152
2020 208,660,842 9,401,038
2019 207,455,459 9,445,785
2018 206,107,261 9,346,701
2017 204,703,445 9,223,225
2016 203,218,114 8,935,095
2015 201,675,532 8,505,237
2014 200,085,127 8,059,440
2013 198,478,299 7,693,031
2012 196,876,111 7,391,448
2011 195,284,734 7,104,538
2010 193,701,929 6,869,838
2009 192,079,951 6,707,058
2008 190,367,302 6,302,664
2007 188,552,320 5,624,635
2006 186,653,106 5,009,100
2005 184,688,101 4,664,790
2004 182,675,143 4,428,967
2003 180,622,688 4,192,457
2002 178,503,484 3,956,826
2001 176,301,203 3,723,590
2000 174,018,282 3,493,575
1999 171,641,543 3,266,009
1998 169,159,655 3,040,421
1997 166,661,659 2,817,410
1996 164,202,549 2,597,564
1995 161,735,073 2,434,662
1994 159,265,006 2,328,188
1993 156,794,577 2,222,093
1992 154,275,079 2,114,730
1991 151,724,256 2,006,626
1990 149,143,223 1,898,220
1989 146,502,972 1,789,851
1988 143,826,357 1,681,788
1987 141,104,944 1,574,244
1986 138,336,370 1,467,383
1985 135,515,595 1,377,911
1984 132,658,864 1,305,996
1983 129,790,077 1,235,305
1982 126,923,155 1,166,370
1981 124,063,109 1,099,855
1980 121,207,461 1,015,700
1979 118,380,821 912,010
1978 115,600,942 809,274
1977 112,875,292 710,209
1976 110,213,349 615,866
1975 107,619,565 542,856
1974 105,089,675 489,087
1973 102,600,976 436,399
1972 100,146,797 385,014
1971 97,739,273 335,027
1970 95,375,651 286,536
1969 93,045,777 239,660
1968 90,741,240 199,416
1967 88,446,124 179,700
1966 86,139,359 173,976
1965 83,817,583 167,103
1964 81,488,595 159,692
1963 79,164,235 152,211
1962 76,865,323 144,946
1961 74,605,447 137,989
1960 72,388,126 131,334

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/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,751,343 people (a 30.8% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.5% to 15,487,008 people and will still be ranked 84th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 26.4M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil UAE
2100 -0.73% 0.91%
2099 -0.73% 0.91%
2098 -0.73% 0.91%
2097 -0.73% 0.91%
2096 -0.73% 0.91%
2095 -0.73% 0.92%
2094 -0.73% 0.92%
2093 -0.73% 0.92%
2092 -0.72% 0.93%
2091 -0.72% 0.94%
2090 -0.72% 0.95%
2089 -0.72% 0.95%
2088 -0.71% 0.96%
2087 -0.71% 0.97%
2086 -0.7% 0.98%
2085 -0.7% 1%
2084 -0.69% 1.01%
2083 -0.69% 1.03%
2082 -0.68% 1.04%
2081 -0.68% 1.06%
2080 -0.67% 1.07%
2079 -0.66% 1.09%
2078 -0.65% 1.1%
2077 -0.64% 1.11%
2076 -0.63% 1.13%
2075 -0.62% 1.14%
2074 -0.61% 1.15%
2073 -0.6% 1.16%
2072 -0.59% 1.17%
2071 -0.57% 1.17%
2070 -0.56% 1.18%
2069 -0.54% 1.18%
2068 -0.53% 1.18%
2067 -0.51% 1.17%
2066 -0.49% 1.17%
2065 -0.48% 1.17%
2064 -0.46% 1.17%
2063 -0.44% 1.16%
2062 -0.42% 1.15%
2061 -0.4% 1.14%
2060 -0.38% 1.14%
2059 -0.36% 1.14%
2058 -0.34% 1.14%
2057 -0.32% 1.14%
2056 -0.3% 1.14%
2055 -0.28% 1.14%
2054 -0.26% 1.14%
2053 -0.24% 1.14%
2052 -0.22% 1.14%
2051 -0.2% 1.15%
2050 -0.18% 1.16%
2049 -0.15% 1.16%
2048 -0.13% 1.17%
2047 -0.1% 1.15%
2046 -0.08% 1.14%
2045 -0.06% 1.15%
2044 -0.03% 1.16%
2043 -0.007% 1.16%
2042 0.02% 1.17%
2041 0.05% 1.18%
2040 0.06% 1.18%
2039 0.09% 1.19%
2038 0.11% 1.19%
2037 0.13% 1.19%
2036 0.15% 1.18%
2035 0.17% 1.18%
2034 0.18% 1.17%
2033 0.21% 1.15%
2032 0.23% 1.13%
2031 0.25% 1.11%
2030 0.27% 1.15%
2029 0.29% 1.24%
2028 0.32% 1.42%
2027 0.34% 1.7%
2026 0.37% 2.33%
2025 0.4% 3.47%
2024 0.41% 4.79%
2023 0.4% 4.06%
2022 0.36% 5.22%
2021 0.43% 1.85%
2020 0.58% -0.47%
2019 0.65% 1.06%
2018 0.69% 1.34%
2017 0.73% 3.22%
2016 0.76% 5.05%
2015 0.79% 5.53%
2014 0.81% 4.76%
2013 0.81% 4.08%
2012 0.81% 4.04%
2011 0.82% 3.42%
2010 0.84% 2.43%
2009 0.9% 6.42%
2008 0.96% 12.1%
2007 1.02% 12.3%
2006 1.06% 7.38%
2005 1.1% 5.32%
2004 1.14% 5.64%
2003 1.19% 5.96%
2002 1.25% 6.26%
2001 1.31% 6.58%
2000 1.38% 6.97%
1999 1.47% 7.42%
1998 1.5% 7.92%
1997 1.5% 8.46%
1996 1.53% 6.69%
1995 1.55% 4.57%
1994 1.58% 4.77%
1993 1.63% 5.08%
1992 1.68% 5.39%
1991 1.73% 5.71%
1990 1.8% 6.05%
1989 1.86% 6.43%
1988 1.93% 6.83%
1987 2% 7.28%
1986 2.08% 6.49%
1985 2.15% 5.51%
1984 2.21% 5.72%
1983 2.26% 5.91%
1982 2.31% 6.05%
1981 2.36% 8.29%
1980 2.39% 11.4%
1979 2.4% 12.7%
1978 2.41% 13.9%
1977 2.42% 15.3%
1976 2.41% 13.4%
1975 2.41% 11%
1974 2.43% 12.1%
1973 2.45% 13.3%
1972 2.46% 14.9%
1971 2.48% 16.9%
1970 2.5% 19.6%
1969 2.54% 20.2%
1968 2.59% 11%
1967 2.68% 3.29%
1966 2.77% 4.11%
1965 2.86% 4.64%
1964 2.94% 4.91%
1963 2.99% 5.01%
1962 3.03% 5.04%
1961 3.06% 5.07%

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 the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Brazil UAE
Current population
213824938
11686438
Population rank 7/197 84/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.14%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
1.05 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
5.13 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
53.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +1,377
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +502,649
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 3/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +158,634
Net migration rank 186/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 158,634
2024 - -225,510 - 278,439
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 92,698 300,004
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 81,758 322,773
2021 919,507 -208,581 76,802 421,663
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 87,871 92,541
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 86,296 -125,186
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 86,840 14,611
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 89,382 34,155
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 87,028 195,317
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 85,044 342,468
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 84,277 360,174
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 82,977 279,269
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 78,682 225,921
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 73,496 215,183
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 69,907 161,842
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 66,521 163,643
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 55,426 523,207
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 55,048 722,380
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 54,338 399,306
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 60,046 174,926
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 60,344 176,319
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 59,118 177,237
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 55,922 178,988
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 52,789 178,779
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 49,993 178,469
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 46,198 180,469
1998 2,514,728 21,666 41,176 183,329
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 38,207 183,310
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 37,886 180,296
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 38,685 68,938
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 42,976 62,352
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 41,324 65,545
1992 2,547,698 14,394 42,119 65,739
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 41,409 66,943
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 41,339 67,118
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 40,148 68,132
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 38,861 68,991
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 37,741 69,493
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 36,829 69,655
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 34,855 37,605
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 33,250 38,124
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 31,480 38,536
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 29,585 38,276
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 27,560 37,600
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 25,005 78,148
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 21,987 82,238
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 18,879 82,359
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 15,787 81,111
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 12,876 78,903
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 11,859 42,380
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 10,835 42,474
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 9,822 42,243
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 8,818 41,888
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 7,839 41,425
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 6,922 40,792
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 6,138 39,902
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 5,588 28,866
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 5,264 -283
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 4,955 1,516
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 4,675 2,598
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 4,410 3,126
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 4,157 3,264
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 3,901 3,212
1961 2,240,178 75 3,657 3,141
1960 2,190,392 4,066 3,418 3,102

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 the United Arab Emirates 30.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 857,996 people) and 69.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,958,520 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

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
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Fujairah 93.7K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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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