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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 7.46 times bigger than Venezuela's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 2.93% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Brazil vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Venezuela
2100 164,294,719 28,408,393
2099 165,504,324 28,554,225
2098 166,724,540 28,705,786
2097 167,957,900 28,850,257
2096 169,198,878 28,995,972
2095 170,447,187 29,132,759
2094 171,702,406 29,262,925
2093 172,959,201 29,392,244
2092 174,226,209 29,508,795
2091 175,495,014 29,621,832
2090 176,771,657 29,732,297
2089 178,046,664 29,838,428
2088 179,329,069 29,934,468
2087 180,613,269 30,028,670
2086 181,900,405 30,118,600
2085 183,185,504 30,199,220
2084 184,470,859 30,274,712
2083 185,757,734 30,346,195
2082 187,047,504 30,416,426
2081 188,336,189 30,482,094
2080 189,617,504 30,547,260
2079 190,892,825 30,610,834
2078 192,160,856 30,672,514
2077 193,420,209 30,728,816
2076 194,668,253 30,777,988
2075 195,904,930 30,827,559
2074 197,131,520 30,866,891
2073 198,346,178 30,911,390
2072 199,541,890 30,954,923
2071 200,718,990 30,997,109
2070 201,872,528 31,037,381
2069 203,003,940 31,075,808
2068 204,112,753 31,109,149
2067 205,191,144 31,145,122
2066 206,245,316 31,175,867
2065 207,268,823 31,200,466
2064 208,258,342 31,215,062
2063 209,219,808 31,230,451
2062 210,147,571 31,243,713
2061 211,035,957 31,253,501
2060 211,887,727 31,262,578
2059 212,703,223 31,270,532
2058 213,475,371 31,271,671
2057 214,208,817 31,274,675
2056 214,897,416 31,266,571
2055 215,547,622 31,250,513
2054 216,155,836 31,236,686
2053 216,720,807 31,220,143
2052 217,240,244 31,192,608
2051 217,710,548 31,172,098
2050 218,139,994 31,137,475
2049 218,529,238 31,102,109
2048 218,862,226 31,060,623
2047 219,144,767 31,007,458
2046 219,374,582 30,958,617
2045 219,555,915 30,903,304
2044 219,680,790 30,843,044
2043 219,751,357 30,774,770
2042 219,767,446 30,692,483
2041 219,726,082 30,605,785
2040 219,627,035 30,502,599
2039 219,488,186 30,387,061
2038 219,300,758 30,266,220
2037 219,070,710 30,143,030
2036 218,795,673 30,012,966
2035 218,478,532 29,868,832
2034 218,116,666 29,716,052
2033 217,714,006 29,572,150
2032 217,266,965 29,426,362
2031 216,776,060 29,278,011
2030 216,239,032 29,137,930
2029 215,655,337 29,002,751
2028 215,029,016 28,878,872
2027 214,352,035 28,749,068
2026 213,629,498 28,628,678
2025 212,848,504 28,514,989
2024 211,998,573 28,405,543
2023 211,140,729 28,300,854
2022 210,306,415 28,213,017
2021 209,550,294 28,237,826
2020 208,660,842 28,444,077
2019 207,455,459 28,938,098
2018 206,107,261 29,807,592
2017 204,703,445 30,565,323
2016 203,218,114 30,765,720
2015 201,675,532 30,573,972
2014 200,085,127 30,254,079
2013 198,478,299 29,912,198
2012 196,876,111 29,553,826
2011 195,284,734 29,185,212
2010 193,701,929 28,813,101
2009 192,079,951 28,438,298
2008 190,367,302 28,053,696
2007 188,552,320 27,649,363
2006 186,653,106 27,224,686
2005 184,688,101 26,785,804
2004 182,675,143 26,340,838
2003 180,622,688 25,892,703
2002 178,503,484 25,435,671
2001 176,301,203 24,979,922
2000 174,018,282 24,526,708
1999 171,641,543 24,066,593
1998 169,159,655 23,601,337
1997 166,661,659 23,131,685
1996 164,202,549 22,662,113
1995 161,735,073 22,193,821
1994 159,265,006 21,725,188
1993 156,794,577 21,254,520
1992 154,275,079 20,780,948
1991 151,724,256 20,304,896
1990 149,143,223 19,827,010
1989 146,502,972 19,348,921
1988 143,826,357 18,871,020
1987 141,104,944 18,394,963
1986 138,336,370 17,923,536
1985 135,515,595 17,461,434
1984 132,658,864 17,008,841
1983 129,790,077 16,562,205
1982 126,923,155 16,121,874
1981 124,063,109 15,687,297
1980 121,207,461 15,258,218
1979 118,380,821 14,834,552
1978 115,600,942 14,416,684
1977 112,875,292 14,006,812
1976 110,213,349 13,606,284
1975 107,619,565 13,215,892
1974 105,089,675 12,835,351
1973 102,600,976 12,463,537
1972 100,146,797 12,099,180
1971 97,739,273 11,741,008
1970 95,375,651 11,387,790
1969 93,045,777 11,040,280
1968 90,741,240 10,697,530
1967 88,446,124 10,358,513
1966 86,139,359 10,024,854
1965 83,817,583 9,697,790
1964 81,488,595 9,377,712
1963 79,164,235 9,064,021
1962 76,865,323 8,756,870
1961 74,605,447 8,455,915
1960 72,388,126 8,160,090

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/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Venezuela
2100 -0.73% -0.51%
2099 -0.73% -0.53%
2098 -0.73% -0.5%
2097 -0.73% -0.5%
2096 -0.73% -0.47%
2095 -0.73% -0.44%
2094 -0.73% -0.44%
2093 -0.73% -0.39%
2092 -0.72% -0.38%
2091 -0.72% -0.37%
2090 -0.72% -0.36%
2089 -0.72% -0.32%
2088 -0.71% -0.31%
2087 -0.71% -0.3%
2086 -0.7% -0.27%
2085 -0.7% -0.25%
2084 -0.69% -0.24%
2083 -0.69% -0.23%
2082 -0.68% -0.22%
2081 -0.68% -0.21%
2080 -0.67% -0.21%
2079 -0.66% -0.2%
2078 -0.65% -0.18%
2077 -0.64% -0.16%
2076 -0.63% -0.16%
2075 -0.62% -0.13%
2074 -0.61% -0.14%
2073 -0.6% -0.14%
2072 -0.59% -0.14%
2071 -0.57% -0.13%
2070 -0.56% -0.12%
2069 -0.54% -0.11%
2068 -0.53% -0.12%
2067 -0.51% -0.1%
2066 -0.49% -0.08%
2065 -0.48% -0.05%
2064 -0.46% -0.05%
2063 -0.44% -0.04%
2062 -0.42% -0.03%
2061 -0.4% -0.03%
2060 -0.38% -0.03%
2059 -0.36% -0.004%
2058 -0.34% -0.01%
2057 -0.32% 0.03%
2056 -0.3% 0.05%
2055 -0.28% 0.04%
2054 -0.26% 0.05%
2053 -0.24% 0.09%
2052 -0.22% 0.07%
2051 -0.2% 0.11%
2050 -0.18% 0.11%
2049 -0.15% 0.13%
2048 -0.13% 0.17%
2047 -0.1% 0.16%
2046 -0.08% 0.18%
2045 -0.06% 0.2%
2044 -0.03% 0.22%
2043 -0.007% 0.27%
2042 0.02% 0.28%
2041 0.05% 0.34%
2040 0.06% 0.38%
2039 0.09% 0.4%
2038 0.11% 0.41%
2037 0.13% 0.43%
2036 0.15% 0.48%
2035 0.17% 0.51%
2034 0.18% 0.49%
2033 0.21% 0.5%
2032 0.23% 0.51%
2031 0.25% 0.48%
2030 0.27% 0.47%
2029 0.29% 0.43%
2028 0.32% 0.45%
2027 0.34% 0.42%
2026 0.37% 0.4%
2025 0.4% 0.39%
2024 0.41% 0.37%
2023 0.4% 0.31%
2022 0.36% -0.09%
2021 0.43% -0.73%
2020 0.58% -1.71%
2019 0.65% -2.92%
2018 0.69% -2.48%
2017 0.73% -0.65%
2016 0.76% 0.63%
2015 0.79% 1.06%
2014 0.81% 1.14%
2013 0.81% 1.21%
2012 0.81% 1.26%
2011 0.82% 1.29%
2010 0.84% 1.32%
2009 0.9% 1.37%
2008 0.96% 1.46%
2007 1.02% 1.56%
2006 1.06% 1.64%
2005 1.1% 1.69%
2004 1.14% 1.73%
2003 1.19% 1.8%
2002 1.25% 1.82%
2001 1.31% 1.85%
2000 1.38% 1.91%
1999 1.47% 1.97%
1998 1.5% 2.03%
1997 1.5% 2.07%
1996 1.53% 2.11%
1995 1.55% 2.16%
1994 1.58% 2.21%
1993 1.63% 2.28%
1992 1.68% 2.34%
1991 1.73% 2.41%
1990 1.8% 2.47%
1989 1.86% 2.53%
1988 1.93% 2.59%
1987 2% 2.63%
1986 2.08% 2.65%
1985 2.15% 2.66%
1984 2.21% 2.7%
1983 2.26% 2.73%
1982 2.31% 2.77%
1981 2.36% 2.81%
1980 2.39% 2.86%
1979 2.4% 2.9%
1978 2.41% 2.93%
1977 2.42% 2.94%
1976 2.41% 2.95%
1975 2.41% 2.96%
1974 2.43% 2.98%
1973 2.45% 3.01%
1972 2.46% 3.05%
1971 2.48% 3.1%
1970 2.5% 3.15%
1969 2.54% 3.2%
1968 2.59% 3.27%
1967 2.68% 3.33%
1966 2.77% 3.37%
1965 2.86% 3.41%
1964 2.94% 3.46%
1963 2.99% 3.51%
1962 3.03% 3.56%
1961 3.06% 3.63%

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 Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Brazil Venezuela
Current population
213824938
28661242
Population rank 7/197 54/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.35%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
5.02 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
1.23 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +287
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 143/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -100,467
Net migration rank 186/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -100,467
2024 - -225,510 - -105,297
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 213,020 -112,899
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 216,619 -141,107
2021 919,507 -208,581 207,746 -332,936
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 237,223 -524,649
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 274,826 -975,534
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 340,222 -817,376
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 359,651 -283,270
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 384,560 -77,417
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 395,088 -62,437
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 408,930 -57,818
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 420,758 -55,131
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 425,958 -54,384
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 425,397 -52,781
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 427,257 -50,286
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 435,870 -43,636
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 452,482 -36,060
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 460,152 -27,240
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 463,260 -18,407
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 455,881 -10,798
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 456,902 -5,729
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 466,821 -3,944
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 451,487 -2,856
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 459,802 -1,999
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 463,787 -1,376
1998 2,514,728 21,666 469,123 -1,010
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 472,002 -816
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 468,653 -708
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 469,267 -622
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 469,178 -559
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 473,189 -477
1992 2,547,698 14,394 474,824 -381
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 477,917 -236
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 478,168 -69
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 478,053 32
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 477,569 137
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 474,204 182
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 468,252 201
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 455,517 237
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 449,186 247
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 443,569 260
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 436,564 260
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 432,059 251
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 425,613 237
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 421,256 228
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 414,032 205
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 405,315 196
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 395,344 190
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 385,045 186
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 375,678 173
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 367,612 171
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 360,749 173
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 355,212 215
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 350,709 305
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 343,596 403
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 340,973 532
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 335,813 717
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 329,697 1,087
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 321,695 1,656
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 314,397 2,410
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 307,279 3,296
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 299,345 4,386
1961 2,240,178 75 292,109 6,069
1960 2,190,392 4,066 285,105 8,369

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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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