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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 63.3 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: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +0.08% 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 (2.83% growth).

Brazil vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Uruguay
2100 164,266,855 2,256,662
2099 165,476,254 2,279,820
2098 166,696,264 2,303,272
2097 167,929,414 2,326,907
2096 169,170,182 2,350,717
2095 170,418,279 2,374,752
2094 171,673,285 2,398,877
2093 172,929,867 2,423,185
2092 174,196,660 2,447,561
2091 175,465,250 2,472,040
2090 176,741,676 2,496,427
2089 178,016,467 2,520,765
2088 179,298,655 2,544,964
2087 180,582,637 2,569,010
2086 181,869,555 2,592,884
2085 183,154,436 2,616,538
2084 184,439,572 2,639,909
2083 185,726,230 2,663,057
2082 187,015,781 2,685,928
2081 188,304,247 2,708,500
2080 189,585,345 2,730,788
2079 190,860,450 2,752,736
2078 192,128,265 2,774,335
2077 193,387,405 2,795,612
2076 194,635,237 2,816,580
2075 195,871,705 2,837,210
2074 197,098,086 2,857,609
2073 198,312,538 2,877,622
2072 199,508,048 2,897,443
2071 200,684,948 2,916,996
2070 201,838,290 2,936,376
2069 202,969,511 2,955,513
2068 204,078,136 2,974,342
2067 205,156,343 2,992,883
2066 206,210,336 3,011,205
2065 207,233,670 3,029,336
2064 208,223,021 3,047,237
2063 209,184,325 3,064,958
2062 210,111,930 3,082,535
2061 211,000,165 3,099,898
2060 211,851,790 3,117,041
2059 212,667,148 3,133,843
2058 213,439,165 3,150,140
2057 214,172,487 3,165,945
2056 214,860,969 3,181,263
2055 215,511,064 3,195,961
2054 216,119,176 3,209,999
2053 216,684,051 3,223,284
2052 217,203,400 3,235,861
2051 217,673,624 3,247,775
2050 218,102,997 3,258,995
2049 218,492,176 3,269,562
2048 218,825,106 3,279,496
2047 219,107,600 3,288,855
2046 219,337,375 3,297,581
2045 219,518,678 3,305,802
2044 219,643,532 3,313,441
2043 219,714,087 3,320,450
2042 219,730,173 3,326,840
2041 219,688,816 3,332,768
2040 219,589,786 3,338,161
2039 219,450,960 3,343,179
2038 219,263,564 3,347,674
2037 219,033,555 3,351,794
2036 218,758,565 3,355,554
2035 218,441,478 3,359,009
2034 218,079,673 3,362,159
2033 217,677,081 3,365,133
2032 217,230,117 3,367,940
2031 216,739,295 3,370,610
2030 216,202,357 3,373,156
2029 215,618,762 3,375,688
2028 214,992,547 3,378,080
2027 214,315,680 3,380,387
2026 213,593,266 3,382,672
2025 212,812,405 3,384,688
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 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 1.93% to 218,102,997 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

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 0.38% -0.06%
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 (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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Brazil Uruguay
Current population
213964342
3382672
Population rank 7/197 133/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.04%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
4.62 hours
One birth every
12.3 seconds
15.8 minutes
One death every
21 seconds
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,230 -5
Annual growth/decline +813,832 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 161/197
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 1,073,773 -225,510 -443 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 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 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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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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