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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 63.2 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.62% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Brazil vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Uruguay
2100 164,294,719 2,256,741
2099 165,504,324 2,279,899
2098 166,724,540 2,303,351
2097 167,957,900 2,326,987
2096 169,198,878 2,350,799
2095 170,447,187 2,374,835
2094 171,702,406 2,398,960
2093 172,959,201 2,423,269
2092 174,226,209 2,447,646
2091 175,495,014 2,472,126
2090 176,771,657 2,496,514
2089 178,046,664 2,520,852
2088 179,329,069 2,545,052
2087 180,613,269 2,569,100
2086 181,900,405 2,592,974
2085 183,185,504 2,616,629
2084 184,470,859 2,640,001
2083 185,757,734 2,663,150
2082 187,047,504 2,686,021
2081 188,336,189 2,708,594
2080 189,617,504 2,730,883
2079 190,892,825 2,752,831
2078 192,160,856 2,774,432
2077 193,420,209 2,795,709
2076 194,668,253 2,816,677
2075 195,904,930 2,837,308
2074 197,131,520 2,857,709
2073 198,346,178 2,877,721
2072 199,541,890 2,897,543
2071 200,718,990 2,917,097
2070 201,872,528 2,936,478
2069 203,003,940 2,955,616
2068 204,112,753 2,974,445
2067 205,191,144 2,992,987
2066 206,245,316 3,011,309
2065 207,268,823 3,029,441
2064 208,258,342 3,047,343
2063 209,219,808 3,065,064
2062 210,147,571 3,082,642
2061 211,035,957 3,100,006
2060 211,887,727 3,117,149
2059 212,703,223 3,133,952
2058 213,475,371 3,150,250
2057 214,208,817 3,166,055
2056 214,897,416 3,181,373
2055 215,547,622 3,196,072
2054 216,155,836 3,210,110
2053 216,720,807 3,223,395
2052 217,240,244 3,235,973
2051 217,710,548 3,247,888
2050 218,139,994 3,259,108
2049 218,529,238 3,269,675
2048 218,862,226 3,279,610
2047 219,144,767 3,288,969
2046 219,374,582 3,297,696
2045 219,555,915 3,305,917
2044 219,680,790 3,313,556
2043 219,751,357 3,320,565
2042 219,767,446 3,326,955
2041 219,726,082 3,332,884
2040 219,627,035 3,338,277
2039 219,488,186 3,343,295
2038 219,300,758 3,347,790
2037 219,070,710 3,351,911
2036 218,795,673 3,355,671
2035 218,478,532 3,359,126
2034 218,116,666 3,362,276
2033 217,714,006 3,365,250
2032 217,266,965 3,368,057
2031 216,776,060 3,370,727
2030 216,239,032 3,373,273
2029 215,655,337 3,375,805
2028 215,029,016 3,378,198
2027 214,352,035 3,380,504
2026 213,629,498 3,382,789
2025 212,848,504 3,384,805
2024 211,998,573 3,386,588
2023 211,140,729 3,388,081
2022 210,306,415 3,390,913
2021 209,550,294 3,396,695
2020 208,660,842 3,398,968
2019 207,455,459 3,397,206
2018 206,107,261 3,394,534
2017 204,703,445 3,388,438
2016 203,218,114 3,379,283
2015 201,675,532 3,368,017
2014 200,085,127 3,356,334
2013 198,478,299 3,345,337
2012 196,876,111 3,335,401
2011 195,284,734 3,326,825
2010 193,701,929 3,318,580
2009 192,079,951 3,310,091
2008 190,367,302 3,302,177
2007 188,552,320 3,295,153
2006 186,653,106 3,289,506
2005 184,688,101 3,285,771
2004 182,675,143 3,283,148
2003 180,622,688 3,281,186
2002 178,503,484 3,278,867
2001 176,301,203 3,274,251
2000 174,018,282 3,266,206
1999 171,641,543 3,254,015
1998 169,159,655 3,239,280
1997 166,661,659 3,223,345
1996 164,202,549 3,206,324
1995 161,735,073 3,189,440
1994 159,265,006 3,172,834
1993 156,794,577 3,156,345
1992 154,275,079 3,139,702
1991 151,724,256 3,122,354
1990 149,143,223 3,104,403
1989 146,502,972 3,086,255
1988 143,826,357 3,067,961
1987 141,104,944 3,049,896
1986 138,336,370 3,032,845
1985 135,515,595 3,017,037
1984 132,658,864 3,002,488
1983 129,790,077 2,988,778
1982 126,923,155 2,975,492
1981 124,063,109 2,963,246
1980 121,207,461 2,951,953
1979 118,380,821 2,939,903
1978 115,600,942 2,925,715
1977 112,875,292 2,909,461
1976 110,213,349 2,891,392
1975 107,619,565 2,872,320
1974 105,089,675 2,853,944
1973 102,600,976 2,837,133
1972 100,146,797 2,821,644
1971 97,739,273 2,806,462
1970 95,375,651 2,790,807
1969 93,045,777 2,773,974
1968 90,741,240 2,754,606
1967 88,446,124 2,732,277
1966 86,139,359 2,707,646
1965 83,817,583 2,681,169
1964 81,488,595 2,653,180
1963 79,164,235 2,623,766
1962 76,865,323 2,593,298
1961 74,605,447 2,562,044
1960 72,388,126 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Uruguay
2100 -0.73% -1.02%
2099 -0.73% -1.02%
2098 -0.73% -1.02%
2097 -0.73% -1.01%
2096 -0.73% -1.01%
2095 -0.73% -1.01%
2094 -0.73% -1%
2093 -0.73% -1%
2092 -0.72% -0.99%
2091 -0.72% -0.98%
2090 -0.72% -0.97%
2089 -0.72% -0.95%
2088 -0.71% -0.94%
2087 -0.71% -0.92%
2086 -0.7% -0.9%
2085 -0.7% -0.89%
2084 -0.69% -0.87%
2083 -0.69% -0.85%
2082 -0.68% -0.83%
2081 -0.68% -0.82%
2080 -0.67% -0.8%
2079 -0.66% -0.78%
2078 -0.65% -0.76%
2077 -0.64% -0.74%
2076 -0.63% -0.73%
2075 -0.62% -0.71%
2074 -0.61% -0.7%
2073 -0.6% -0.68%
2072 -0.59% -0.67%
2071 -0.57% -0.66%
2070 -0.56% -0.65%
2069 -0.54% -0.63%
2068 -0.53% -0.62%
2067 -0.51% -0.61%
2066 -0.49% -0.6%
2065 -0.48% -0.59%
2064 -0.46% -0.58%
2063 -0.44% -0.57%
2062 -0.42% -0.56%
2061 -0.4% -0.55%
2060 -0.38% -0.54%
2059 -0.36% -0.52%
2058 -0.34% -0.5%
2057 -0.32% -0.48%
2056 -0.3% -0.46%
2055 -0.28% -0.44%
2054 -0.26% -0.41%
2053 -0.24% -0.39%
2052 -0.22% -0.37%
2051 -0.2% -0.34%
2050 -0.18% -0.32%
2049 -0.15% -0.3%
2048 -0.13% -0.28%
2047 -0.1% -0.26%
2046 -0.08% -0.25%
2045 -0.06% -0.23%
2044 -0.03% -0.21%
2043 -0.007% -0.19%
2042 0.02% -0.18%
2041 0.05% -0.16%
2040 0.06% -0.15%
2039 0.09% -0.13%
2038 0.11% -0.12%
2037 0.13% -0.11%
2036 0.15% -0.1%
2035 0.17% -0.09%
2034 0.18% -0.09%
2033 0.21% -0.08%
2032 0.23% -0.08%
2031 0.25% -0.08%
2030 0.27% -0.08%
2029 0.29% -0.07%
2028 0.32% -0.07%
2027 0.34% -0.07%
2026 0.37% -0.06%
2025 0.4% -0.05%
2024 0.41% -0.04%
2023 0.4% -0.08%
2022 0.36% -0.17%
2021 0.43% -0.07%
2020 0.58% 0.05%
2019 0.65% 0.08%
2018 0.69% 0.18%
2017 0.73% 0.27%
2016 0.76% 0.33%
2015 0.79% 0.35%
2014 0.81% 0.33%
2013 0.81% 0.3%
2012 0.81% 0.26%
2011 0.82% 0.25%
2010 0.84% 0.26%
2009 0.9% 0.24%
2008 0.96% 0.21%
2007 1.02% 0.17%
2006 1.06% 0.11%
2005 1.1% 0.08%
2004 1.14% 0.06%
2003 1.19% 0.07%
2002 1.25% 0.14%
2001 1.31% 0.25%
2000 1.38% 0.37%
1999 1.47% 0.45%
1998 1.5% 0.49%
1997 1.5% 0.53%
1996 1.53% 0.53%
1995 1.55% 0.52%
1994 1.58% 0.52%
1993 1.63% 0.53%
1992 1.68% 0.56%
1991 1.73% 0.58%
1990 1.8% 0.59%
1989 1.86% 0.6%
1988 1.93% 0.59%
1987 2% 0.56%
1986 2.08% 0.52%
1985 2.15% 0.48%
1984 2.21% 0.46%
1983 2.26% 0.45%
1982 2.31% 0.41%
1981 2.36% 0.38%
1980 2.39% 0.41%
1979 2.4% 0.48%
1978 2.41% 0.56%
1977 2.42% 0.62%
1976 2.41% 0.66%
1975 2.41% 0.64%
1974 2.43% 0.59%
1973 2.45% 0.55%
1972 2.46% 0.54%
1971 2.48% 0.56%
1970 2.5% 0.61%
1969 2.54% 0.7%
1968 2.59% 0.82%
1967 2.68% 0.91%
1966 2.77% 0.99%
1965 2.86% 1.05%
1964 2.94% 1.12%
1963 2.99% 1.17%
1962 3.03% 1.22%
1961 3.06% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Brazil Uruguay
Current population
213824938
3382789
Population rank 7/197 133/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.04%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
12.1 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 -4
Annual growth/decline +857,844 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 167/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 -1,338
Net migration rank 186/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -1,338
2024 - -225,510 - -1,348
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 298 -1,501
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -2,964 -1,501
2021 919,507 -208,581 -5,621 -1,482
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 4,048 -1,482
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 3,873 -2,899
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 7,322 -2,963
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 10,907 -3,091
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 14,008 -3,506
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 16,194 -4,157
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 16,238 -4,919
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 16,318 -5,647
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 15,520 -6,317
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 14,934 -6,982
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 16,231 -7,696
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 16,947 -8,510
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 16,838 -9,458
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 17,422 -10,750
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 17,783 -13,161
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 18,926 -16,086
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 18,067 -15,668
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 18,628 -17,105
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 20,073 -16,957
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 20,729 -14,620
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 21,060 -11,076
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 21,844 -7,441
1998 2,514,728 21,666 22,114 -7,048
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 23,737 -6,938
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 24,635 -7,397
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 24,872 -8,339
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 24,637 -7,955
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 24,212 -7,922
1992 2,547,698 14,394 24,847 -7,850
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 25,422 -7,714
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 25,699 -7,499
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 25,322 -7,229
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 25,071 -6,582
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 24,469 -6,833
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 24,505 -8,046
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 23,988 -8,832
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 23,684 -9,730
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 24,146 -10,671
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 25,224 -12,131
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 24,968 -13,577
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 25,451 -14,252
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 27,456 -14,552
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 30,076 -14,611
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 31,321 -14,280
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 33,199 -14,096
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 33,393 -14,350
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 32,221 -14,512
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 30,213 -14,312
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 28,896 -13,817
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 28,584 -13,288
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 28,737 -12,727
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 28,805 -11,149
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 29,103 -8,028
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 29,514 -5,938
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 30,293 -4,599
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 30,807 -3,542
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 31,340 -2,623
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 31,824 -1,707
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 31,441 -623
1961 2,240,178 75 30,975 703
1960 2,190,392 4,066 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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