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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 3.05 times bigger than the United Kingdom's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 3.43% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Brazil vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil United Kingdom
2100 164,294,719 74,700,585
2099 165,504,324 74,831,175
2098 166,724,540 74,950,267
2097 167,957,900 75,064,397
2096 169,198,878 75,176,691
2095 170,447,187 75,287,063
2094 171,702,406 75,383,856
2093 172,959,201 75,482,205
2092 174,226,209 75,575,769
2091 175,495,014 75,666,091
2090 176,771,657 75,753,129
2089 178,046,664 75,835,723
2088 179,329,069 75,907,614
2087 180,613,269 75,978,712
2086 181,900,405 76,046,742
2085 183,185,504 76,105,680
2084 184,470,859 76,156,223
2083 185,757,734 76,205,894
2082 187,047,504 76,246,844
2081 188,336,189 76,274,040
2080 189,617,504 76,306,205
2079 190,892,825 76,334,949
2078 192,160,856 76,353,484
2077 193,420,209 76,371,123
2076 194,668,253 76,373,520
2075 195,904,930 76,386,071
2074 197,131,520 76,397,426
2073 198,346,178 76,406,554
2072 199,541,890 76,398,941
2071 200,718,990 76,388,223
2070 201,872,528 76,378,505
2069 203,003,940 76,371,827
2068 204,112,753 76,370,973
2067 205,191,144 76,363,548
2066 206,245,316 76,356,638
2065 207,268,823 76,355,841
2064 208,258,342 76,352,770
2063 209,219,808 76,353,175
2062 210,147,571 76,346,535
2061 211,035,957 76,344,206
2060 211,887,727 76,344,725
2059 212,703,223 76,345,215
2058 213,475,371 76,326,961
2057 214,208,817 76,307,006
2056 214,897,416 76,274,247
2055 215,547,622 76,235,304
2054 216,155,836 76,167,710
2053 216,720,807 76,094,051
2052 217,240,244 76,001,979
2051 217,710,548 75,895,690
2050 218,139,994 75,777,445
2049 218,529,238 75,646,044
2048 218,862,226 75,499,380
2047 219,144,767 75,338,951
2046 219,374,582 75,171,300
2045 219,555,915 74,993,186
2044 219,680,790 74,807,530
2043 219,751,357 74,607,485
2042 219,767,446 74,407,783
2041 219,726,082 74,203,292
2040 219,627,035 73,994,525
2039 219,488,186 73,782,112
2038 219,300,758 73,559,085
2037 219,070,710 73,335,723
2036 218,795,673 73,101,646
2035 218,478,532 72,850,722
2034 218,116,666 72,597,177
2033 217,714,006 72,322,802
2032 217,266,965 72,046,316
2031 216,776,060 71,757,868
2030 216,239,032 71,442,811
2029 215,655,337 71,123,782
2028 215,029,016 70,783,199
2027 214,352,035 70,421,923
2026 213,629,498 70,055,911
2025 212,848,504 69,658,188
2024 211,998,573 69,226,000
2023 211,140,729 68,492,000
2022 210,306,415 67,604,000
2021 209,550,294 66,984,000
2020 208,660,842 66,744,000
2019 207,455,459 66,631,000
2018 206,107,261 66,289,000
2017 204,703,445 65,966,000
2016 203,218,114 65,607,000
2015 201,675,532 65,088,000
2014 200,085,127 64,620,000
2013 198,478,299 64,139,000
2012 196,876,111 63,711,000
2011 195,284,734 63,258,810
2010 193,701,929 62,766,365
2009 192,079,951 62,276,270
2008 190,367,302 61,806,995
2007 188,552,320 61,322,463
2006 186,653,106 60,846,820
2005 184,688,101 60,401,206
2004 182,675,143 59,987,905
2003 180,622,688 59,647,577
2002 178,503,484 59,370,479
2001 176,301,203 59,119,673
2000 174,018,282 58,892,514
1999 171,641,543 58,682,466
1998 169,159,655 58,487,141
1997 166,661,659 58,316,954
1996 164,202,549 58,166,950
1995 161,735,073 58,019,030
1994 159,265,006 57,865,745
1993 156,794,577 57,718,614
1992 154,275,079 57,580,402
1991 151,724,256 57,424,897
1990 149,143,223 57,247,586
1989 146,502,972 57,076,711
1988 143,826,357 56,928,327
1987 141,104,944 56,802,050
1986 138,336,370 56,681,396
1985 135,515,595 56,550,268
1984 132,658,864 56,422,072
1983 129,790,077 56,332,848
1982 126,923,155 56,313,641
1981 124,063,109 56,333,829
1980 121,207,461 56,314,216
1979 118,380,821 56,246,951
1978 115,600,942 56,196,504
1977 112,875,292 56,193,492
1976 110,213,349 56,211,968
1975 107,619,565 56,225,800
1974 105,089,675 56,229,974
1973 102,600,976 56,194,527
1972 100,146,797 56,086,065
1971 97,739,273 55,896,223
1970 95,375,651 55,663,250
1969 93,045,777 55,441,750
1968 90,741,240 55,211,700
1967 88,446,124 54,943,600
1966 86,139,359 54,648,500
1965 83,817,583 54,348,050
1964 81,488,595 54,000,000
1963 79,164,235 53,650,000
1962 76,865,323 53,250,000
1961 74,605,447 52,800,000
1960 72,388,126 52,400,000

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-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil United Kingdom
2100 -0.73% -0.17%
2099 -0.73% -0.16%
2098 -0.73% -0.15%
2097 -0.73% -0.15%
2096 -0.73% -0.15%
2095 -0.73% -0.13%
2094 -0.73% -0.13%
2093 -0.73% -0.12%
2092 -0.72% -0.12%
2091 -0.72% -0.11%
2090 -0.72% -0.11%
2089 -0.72% -0.09%
2088 -0.71% -0.09%
2087 -0.71% -0.09%
2086 -0.7% -0.08%
2085 -0.7% -0.07%
2084 -0.69% -0.07%
2083 -0.69% -0.05%
2082 -0.68% -0.04%
2081 -0.68% -0.04%
2080 -0.67% -0.04%
2079 -0.66% -0.02%
2078 -0.65% -0.02%
2077 -0.64% -0.003%
2076 -0.63% -0.02%
2075 -0.62% -0.01%
2074 -0.61% -0.01%
2073 -0.6% 0.01%
2072 -0.59% 0.01%
2071 -0.57% 0.01%
2070 -0.56% 0.009%
2069 -0.54% 0.001%
2068 -0.53% 0.01%
2067 -0.51% 0.009%
2066 -0.49% 0.001%
2065 -0.48% 0.004%
2064 -0.46% -0%
2063 -0.44% 0.009%
2062 -0.42% 0.003%
2061 -0.4% -0.001%
2060 -0.38% -0.001%
2059 -0.36% 0.02%
2058 -0.34% 0.03%
2057 -0.32% 0.04%
2056 -0.3% 0.05%
2055 -0.28% 0.09%
2054 -0.26% 0.1%
2053 -0.24% 0.12%
2052 -0.22% 0.14%
2051 -0.2% 0.16%
2050 -0.18% 0.17%
2049 -0.15% 0.19%
2048 -0.13% 0.21%
2047 -0.1% 0.22%
2046 -0.08% 0.24%
2045 -0.06% 0.25%
2044 -0.03% 0.27%
2043 -0.007% 0.27%
2042 0.02% 0.28%
2041 0.05% 0.28%
2040 0.06% 0.29%
2039 0.09% 0.3%
2038 0.11% 0.3%
2037 0.13% 0.32%
2036 0.15% 0.34%
2035 0.17% 0.35%
2034 0.18% 0.38%
2033 0.21% 0.38%
2032 0.23% 0.4%
2031 0.25% 0.44%
2030 0.27% 0.45%
2029 0.29% 0.48%
2028 0.32% 0.51%
2027 0.34% 0.52%
2026 0.37% 0.57%
2025 0.4% 0.62%
2024 0.41% 1.07%
2023 0.4% 1.31%
2022 0.36% 0.93%
2021 0.43% 0.36%
2020 0.58% 0.17%
2019 0.65% 0.52%
2018 0.69% 0.49%
2017 0.73% 0.55%
2016 0.76% 0.8%
2015 0.79% 0.72%
2014 0.81% 0.75%
2013 0.81% 0.67%
2012 0.81% 0.71%
2011 0.82% 0.78%
2010 0.84% 0.79%
2009 0.9% 0.76%
2008 0.96% 0.79%
2007 1.02% 0.78%
2006 1.06% 0.74%
2005 1.1% 0.69%
2004 1.14% 0.57%
2003 1.19% 0.47%
2002 1.25% 0.42%
2001 1.31% 0.39%
2000 1.38% 0.36%
1999 1.47% 0.33%
1998 1.5% 0.29%
1997 1.5% 0.26%
1996 1.53% 0.25%
1995 1.55% 0.26%
1994 1.58% 0.25%
1993 1.63% 0.24%
1992 1.68% 0.27%
1991 1.73% 0.31%
1990 1.8% 0.3%
1989 1.86% 0.26%
1988 1.93% 0.22%
1987 2% 0.21%
1986 2.08% 0.23%
1985 2.15% 0.23%
1984 2.21% 0.16%
1983 2.26% 0.03%
1982 2.31% -0.04%
1981 2.36% 0.03%
1980 2.39% 0.12%
1979 2.4% 0.09%
1978 2.41% 0.005%
1977 2.42% -0.03%
1976 2.41% -0.02%
1975 2.41% -0.007%
1974 2.43% 0.06%
1973 2.45% 0.19%
1972 2.46% 0.34%
1971 2.48% 0.42%
1970 2.5% 0.4%
1969 2.54% 0.42%
1968 2.59% 0.49%
1967 2.68% 0.54%
1966 2.77% 0.55%
1965 2.86% 0.64%
1964 2.94% 0.65%
1963 2.99% 0.75%
1962 3.03% 0.85%
1961 3.06% 0.76%

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 Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Brazil United Kingdom
Current population
213824938
70154914
Population rank 7/197 22/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.85%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
43 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
45.9 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 97/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +389,911
Net migration rank 186/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 389,911
2024 - -225,510 - 417,114
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 34,589 445,523
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 39,751 487,029
2021 919,507 -208,581 30,612 462,967
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 -4,272 144,221
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 108,342 232,727
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 119,321 259,744
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 145,125 272,311
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 177,139 324,649
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 175,738 347,839
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 206,784 306,091
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 198,830 237,272
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 248,473 172,088
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 259,361 228,773
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 251,066 274,811
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 230,422 249,639
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 216,325 263,390
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 196,232 309,385
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 176,455 288,923
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 144,963 308,279
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 131,974 276,077
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 89,471 211,846
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 65,308 203,577
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 65,032 175,133
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 70,671 153,917
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 64,551 152,653
1998 2,514,728 21,666 87,730 125,541
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 99,138 59,723
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 98,884 54,964
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 87,028 61,385
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 127,304 45,339
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 103,893 27,403
1992 2,547,698 14,394 149,709 17,846
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 143,562 27,601
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 154,569 57,132
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 119,861 49,586
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 136,628 13,952
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 136,325 8,266
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 90,690 41,836
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 79,170 83,164
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 84,633 71,107
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 61,966 27,063
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 56,314 -61,152
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 73,234 -83,876
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 95,734 -25,187
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 61,872 11,255
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 16,859 3,783
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 0 -21,636
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 -5,621 -19,135
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 33,735 -40,241
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 67,476 -65,710
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 112,389 -33,840
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 162,650 -1,406
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 257,123 1,175
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 244,918 -15,254
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 260,577 -60,655
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 292,622 -38,852
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 346,145 -39,659
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 333,356 -27,935
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 364,132 -24,955
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 405,000 -23,885
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 337,995 8,271
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 340,800 76,443
1961 2,240,178 75 311,519 52,295
1960 2,190,392 4,066 314,400 19,953

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 Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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