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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 344,750 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 620 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 2.58% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 345K (59.7% growth).

Brazil vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Vanuatu
2100 164,294,719 883,219
2099 165,504,324 878,572
2098 166,724,540 873,798
2097 167,957,900 868,872
2096 169,198,878 863,899
2095 170,447,187 858,713
2094 171,702,406 853,379
2093 172,959,201 847,908
2092 174,226,209 842,392
2091 175,495,014 836,807
2090 176,771,657 831,106
2089 178,046,664 825,333
2088 179,329,069 819,413
2087 180,613,269 813,386
2086 181,900,405 807,304
2085 183,185,504 801,030
2084 184,470,859 794,642
2083 185,757,734 788,195
2082 187,047,504 781,693
2081 188,336,189 775,091
2080 189,617,504 768,410
2079 190,892,825 761,593
2078 192,160,856 754,638
2077 193,420,209 747,679
2076 194,668,253 740,583
2075 195,904,930 733,404
2074 197,131,520 726,144
2073 198,346,178 718,748
2072 199,541,890 711,260
2071 200,718,990 703,705
2070 201,872,528 696,123
2069 203,003,940 688,506
2068 204,112,753 680,826
2067 205,191,144 673,074
2066 206,245,316 665,248
2065 207,268,823 657,389
2064 208,258,342 649,466
2063 209,219,808 641,532
2062 210,147,571 633,599
2061 211,035,957 625,729
2060 211,887,727 617,794
2059 212,703,223 609,801
2058 213,475,371 601,770
2057 214,208,817 593,715
2056 214,897,416 585,658
2055 215,547,622 577,507
2054 216,155,836 569,335
2053 216,720,807 561,113
2052 217,240,244 552,889
2051 217,710,548 544,646
2050 218,139,994 536,304
2049 218,529,238 527,975
2048 218,862,226 519,610
2047 219,144,767 511,256
2046 219,374,582 502,817
2045 219,555,915 494,393
2044 219,680,790 485,933
2043 219,751,357 477,540
2042 219,767,446 469,142
2041 219,726,082 460,812
2040 219,627,035 452,499
2039 219,488,186 444,231
2038 219,300,758 435,987
2037 219,070,710 427,825
2036 218,795,673 419,744
2035 218,478,532 411,746
2034 218,116,666 403,811
2033 217,714,006 395,944
2032 217,266,965 388,203
2031 216,776,060 380,500
2030 216,239,032 372,841
2029 215,655,337 365,246
2028 215,029,016 357,704
2027 214,352,035 350,204
2026 213,629,498 342,728
2025 212,848,504 335,246
2024 211,998,573 327,777
2023 211,140,729 320,409
2022 210,306,415 313,046
2021 209,550,294 305,868
2020 208,660,842 298,858
2019 207,455,459 291,985
2018 206,107,261 285,259
2017 204,703,445 278,507
2016 203,218,114 272,087
2015 201,675,532 266,101
2014 200,085,127 260,240
2013 198,478,299 254,482
2012 196,876,111 248,883
2011 195,284,734 243,474
2010 193,701,929 238,248
2009 192,079,951 232,731
2008 190,367,302 226,896
2007 188,552,320 221,276
2006 186,653,106 215,923
2005 184,688,101 210,760
2004 182,675,143 205,711
2003 180,622,688 200,746
2002 178,503,484 195,863
2001 176,301,203 191,031
2000 174,018,282 186,281
1999 171,641,543 182,048
1998 169,159,655 178,313
1997 166,661,659 174,626
1996 164,202,549 170,911
1995 161,735,073 167,137
1994 159,265,006 163,314
1993 156,794,577 159,463
1992 154,275,079 155,608
1991 151,724,256 151,793
1990 149,143,223 148,063
1989 146,502,972 144,393
1988 143,826,357 140,756
1987 141,104,944 137,187
1986 138,336,370 133,720
1985 135,515,595 130,356
1984 132,658,864 127,109
1983 129,790,077 123,998
1982 126,923,155 121,035
1981 124,063,109 118,249
1980 121,207,461 115,660
1979 118,380,821 113,040
1978 115,600,942 109,963
1977 112,875,292 106,618
1976 110,213,349 103,388
1975 107,619,565 100,269
1974 105,089,675 97,260
1973 102,600,976 94,362
1972 100,146,797 91,562
1971 97,739,273 88,862
1970 95,375,651 86,266
1969 93,045,777 83,755
1968 90,741,240 81,314
1967 88,446,124 78,921
1966 86,139,359 76,590
1965 83,817,583 74,358
1964 81,488,595 72,219
1963 79,164,235 70,159
1962 76,865,323 68,174
1961 74,605,447 66,264
1960 72,388,126 64,431

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/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 72,663 people (a 26.7% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 55.6% to 536,304 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 883K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Vanuatu
2100 -0.73% 0.53%
2099 -0.73% 0.55%
2098 -0.73% 0.57%
2097 -0.73% 0.58%
2096 -0.73% 0.6%
2095 -0.73% 0.63%
2094 -0.73% 0.65%
2093 -0.73% 0.65%
2092 -0.72% 0.67%
2091 -0.72% 0.69%
2090 -0.72% 0.7%
2089 -0.72% 0.72%
2088 -0.71% 0.74%
2087 -0.71% 0.75%
2086 -0.7% 0.78%
2085 -0.7% 0.8%
2084 -0.69% 0.82%
2083 -0.69% 0.83%
2082 -0.68% 0.85%
2081 -0.68% 0.87%
2080 -0.67% 0.9%
2079 -0.66% 0.92%
2078 -0.65% 0.93%
2077 -0.64% 0.96%
2076 -0.63% 0.98%
2075 -0.62% 1%
2074 -0.61% 1.03%
2073 -0.6% 1.05%
2072 -0.59% 1.07%
2071 -0.57% 1.09%
2070 -0.56% 1.11%
2069 -0.54% 1.13%
2068 -0.53% 1.15%
2067 -0.51% 1.18%
2066 -0.49% 1.2%
2065 -0.48% 1.22%
2064 -0.46% 1.24%
2063 -0.44% 1.25%
2062 -0.42% 1.26%
2061 -0.4% 1.28%
2060 -0.38% 1.31%
2059 -0.36% 1.33%
2058 -0.34% 1.36%
2057 -0.32% 1.38%
2056 -0.3% 1.41%
2055 -0.28% 1.44%
2054 -0.26% 1.47%
2053 -0.24% 1.49%
2052 -0.22% 1.51%
2051 -0.2% 1.56%
2050 -0.18% 1.58%
2049 -0.15% 1.61%
2048 -0.13% 1.63%
2047 -0.1% 1.68%
2046 -0.08% 1.7%
2045 -0.06% 1.74%
2044 -0.03% 1.76%
2043 -0.007% 1.79%
2042 0.02% 1.81%
2041 0.05% 1.84%
2040 0.06% 1.86%
2039 0.09% 1.89%
2038 0.11% 1.91%
2037 0.13% 1.93%
2036 0.15% 1.94%
2035 0.17% 1.97%
2034 0.18% 1.99%
2033 0.21% 1.99%
2032 0.23% 2.02%
2031 0.25% 2.05%
2030 0.27% 2.08%
2029 0.29% 2.11%
2028 0.32% 2.14%
2027 0.34% 2.18%
2026 0.37% 2.23%
2025 0.4% 2.28%
2024 0.41% 2.3%
2023 0.4% 2.35%
2022 0.36% 2.35%
2021 0.43% 2.35%
2020 0.58% 2.35%
2019 0.65% 2.36%
2018 0.69% 2.42%
2017 0.73% 2.36%
2016 0.76% 2.25%
2015 0.79% 2.25%
2014 0.81% 2.26%
2013 0.81% 2.25%
2012 0.81% 2.22%
2011 0.82% 2.19%
2010 0.84% 2.37%
2009 0.9% 2.57%
2008 0.96% 2.54%
2007 1.02% 2.48%
2006 1.06% 2.45%
2005 1.1% 2.45%
2004 1.14% 2.47%
2003 1.19% 2.49%
2002 1.25% 2.53%
2001 1.31% 2.55%
2000 1.38% 2.33%
1999 1.47% 2.09%
1998 1.5% 2.11%
1997 1.5% 2.17%
1996 1.53% 2.26%
1995 1.55% 2.34%
1994 1.58% 2.41%
1993 1.63% 2.48%
1992 1.68% 2.51%
1991 1.73% 2.52%
1990 1.8% 2.54%
1989 1.86% 2.58%
1988 1.93% 2.6%
1987 2% 2.59%
1986 2.08% 2.58%
1985 2.15% 2.55%
1984 2.21% 2.51%
1983 2.26% 2.45%
1982 2.31% 2.36%
1981 2.36% 2.24%
1980 2.39% 2.32%
1979 2.4% 2.8%
1978 2.41% 3.14%
1977 2.42% 3.12%
1976 2.41% 3.11%
1975 2.41% 3.09%
1974 2.43% 3.07%
1973 2.45% 3.06%
1972 2.46% 3.04%
1971 2.48% 3.01%
1970 2.5% 3%
1969 2.54% 3%
1968 2.59% 3.03%
1967 2.68% 3.04%
1966 2.77% 3%
1965 2.86% 2.96%
1964 2.94% 2.94%
1963 2.99% 2.91%
1962 3.03% 2.88%
1961 3.06% 2.84%

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 Vanuatu's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Brazil Vanuatu
Current population
213824938
344750
Population rank 7/197 174/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.004%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
1.19 hours
One birth every
12.1 seconds
58.5 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
5.38 hours
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +20
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +7,368
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 38/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change -217,283 -52
Net migration rank 186/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -52
2024 - -225,510 - -43
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 7,359 0
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 7,358 0
2021 919,507 -208,581 7,199 -201
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 7,233 -201
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 7,364 -652
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 7,379 -638
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 7,371 -610
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 7,315 -1,235
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 7,220 -1,324
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 7,143 -1,320
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 7,036 -1,343
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 6,877 -1,369
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 6,715 -1,395
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 6,548 -1,413
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 6,362 -467
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 6,138 -372
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 5,842 -374
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 5,606 -364
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 5,454 -364
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 5,353 -349
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 5,258 -342
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 5,181 -329
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 5,144 -328
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 5,026 -339
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 4,871 -1,090
1998 2,514,728 21,666 4,866 -1,178
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 4,854 -1,166
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 4,897 -1,154
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 4,945 -1,140
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 4,973 -1,132
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 4,973 -1,115
1992 2,547,698 14,394 4,941 -1,095
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 4,859 -1,078
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 4,762 -1,072
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 4,656 -1,006
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 4,577 -959
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 4,427 -907
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 4,360 -938
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 4,219 -916
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 4,088 -907
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 3,944 -899
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 3,778 -897
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 3,592 -896
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 3,383 -896
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 3,590 -845
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 3,428 -15
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 3,285 -3
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 3,174 3
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 3,074 -15
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 2,968 -17
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 2,876 -22
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 2,775 -28
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 2,685 -40
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 2,597 -46
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 2,529 -53
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 2,470 -68
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 2,384 0
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 2,278 0
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 2,180 0
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 2,098 0
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 2,025 0
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 1,947 0
1961 2,240,178 75 1,872 0
1960 2,190,392 4,066 1,796 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/vanuatu | CC BY

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 Vanuatu 92.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 72,941 people) and 7.81% is from migration (a loss of 6,181 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

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
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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

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