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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 9.42 times bigger than Zambia's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.85% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Brazil vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Zambia
2100 164,294,719 65,217,429
2099 165,504,324 64,871,545
2098 166,724,540 64,515,891
2097 167,957,900 64,148,736
2096 169,198,878 63,777,313
2095 170,447,187 63,393,169
2094 171,702,406 62,992,652
2093 172,959,201 62,590,327
2092 174,226,209 62,175,930
2091 175,495,014 61,750,591
2090 176,771,657 61,321,399
2089 178,046,664 60,880,148
2088 179,329,069 60,434,676
2087 180,613,269 59,970,107
2086 181,900,405 59,499,234
2085 183,185,504 59,023,040
2084 184,470,859 58,535,857
2083 185,757,734 58,040,512
2082 187,047,504 57,538,672
2081 188,336,189 57,027,491
2080 189,617,504 56,506,421
2079 190,892,825 55,983,242
2078 192,160,856 55,449,777
2077 193,420,209 54,906,771
2076 194,668,253 54,361,075
2075 195,904,930 53,806,856
2074 197,131,520 53,246,777
2073 198,346,178 52,677,348
2072 199,541,890 52,101,139
2071 200,718,990 51,519,691
2070 201,872,528 50,931,614
2069 203,003,940 50,334,700
2068 204,112,753 49,737,479
2067 205,191,144 49,135,488
2066 206,245,316 48,530,443
2065 207,268,823 47,918,592
2064 208,258,342 47,299,740
2063 209,219,808 46,677,439
2062 210,147,571 46,048,819
2061 211,035,957 45,416,657
2060 211,887,727 44,777,347
2059 212,703,223 44,137,306
2058 213,475,371 43,494,451
2057 214,208,817 42,851,923
2056 214,897,416 42,206,898
2055 215,547,622 41,558,284
2054 216,155,836 40,906,492
2053 216,720,807 40,255,629
2052 217,240,244 39,603,888
2051 217,710,548 38,949,958
2050 218,139,994 38,294,607
2049 218,529,238 37,634,194
2048 218,862,226 36,971,309
2047 219,144,767 36,309,749
2046 219,374,582 35,645,868
2045 219,555,915 34,981,812
2044 219,680,790 34,316,981
2043 219,751,357 33,652,420
2042 219,767,446 32,990,657
2041 219,726,082 32,329,447
2040 219,627,035 31,664,262
2039 219,488,186 31,001,305
2038 219,300,758 30,335,662
2037 219,070,710 29,668,561
2036 218,795,673 29,000,264
2035 218,478,532 28,333,498
2034 218,116,666 27,671,195
2033 217,714,006 27,011,974
2032 217,266,965 26,356,580
2031 216,776,060 25,702,812
2030 216,239,032 25,055,216
2029 215,655,337 24,414,405
2028 215,029,016 23,780,809
2027 214,352,035 23,151,479
2026 213,629,498 22,529,742
2025 212,848,504 21,918,187
2024 211,998,573 21,314,956
2023 211,140,729 20,723,965
2022 210,306,415 20,152,938
2021 209,550,294 19,603,607
2020 208,660,842 19,059,395
2019 207,455,459 18,513,839
2018 206,107,261 17,973,569
2017 204,703,445 17,441,320
2016 203,218,114 16,914,423
2015 201,675,532 16,399,089
2014 200,085,127 15,895,315
2013 198,478,299 15,398,997
2012 196,876,111 14,913,629
2011 195,284,734 14,437,796
2010 193,701,929 13,965,594
2009 192,079,951 13,490,389
2008 190,367,302 13,021,324
2007 188,552,320 12,565,085
2006 186,653,106 12,129,553
2005 184,688,101 11,718,819
2004 182,675,143 11,338,198
2003 180,622,688 10,983,595
2002 178,503,484 10,647,949
2001 176,301,203 10,325,185
2000 174,018,282 10,017,631
1999 171,641,543 9,740,005
1998 169,159,655 9,482,408
1997 166,661,659 9,237,063
1996 164,202,549 9,004,053
1995 161,735,073 8,785,763
1994 159,265,006 8,576,269
1993 156,794,577 8,373,921
1992 154,275,079 8,176,680
1991 151,724,256 7,981,650
1990 149,143,223 7,786,169
1989 146,502,972 7,589,216
1988 143,826,357 7,391,440
1987 141,104,944 7,191,282
1986 138,336,370 6,986,471
1985 135,515,595 6,780,953
1984 132,658,864 6,580,490
1983 129,790,077 6,381,038
1982 126,923,155 6,178,637
1981 124,063,109 5,983,289
1980 121,207,461 5,802,833
1979 118,380,821 5,631,728
1978 115,600,942 5,465,374
1977 112,875,292 5,302,480
1976 110,213,349 5,143,842
1975 107,619,565 4,990,086
1974 105,089,675 4,842,746
1973 102,600,976 4,702,693
1972 100,146,797 4,569,309
1971 97,739,273 4,442,525
1970 95,375,651 4,321,718
1969 93,045,777 4,197,116
1968 90,741,240 4,065,593
1967 88,446,124 3,936,343
1966 86,139,359 3,812,003
1965 83,817,583 3,692,086
1964 81,488,595 3,577,017
1963 79,164,235 3,465,907
1962 76,865,323 3,358,099
1961 74,605,447 3,254,086
1960 72,388,126 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Zambia
2100 -0.73% 0.53%
2099 -0.73% 0.55%
2098 -0.73% 0.57%
2097 -0.73% 0.58%
2096 -0.73% 0.61%
2095 -0.73% 0.64%
2094 -0.73% 0.64%
2093 -0.73% 0.67%
2092 -0.72% 0.69%
2091 -0.72% 0.7%
2090 -0.72% 0.72%
2089 -0.72% 0.74%
2088 -0.71% 0.77%
2087 -0.71% 0.79%
2086 -0.7% 0.81%
2085 -0.7% 0.83%
2084 -0.69% 0.85%
2083 -0.69% 0.87%
2082 -0.68% 0.9%
2081 -0.68% 0.92%
2080 -0.67% 0.93%
2079 -0.66% 0.96%
2078 -0.65% 0.99%
2077 -0.64% 1%
2076 -0.63% 1.03%
2075 -0.62% 1.05%
2074 -0.61% 1.08%
2073 -0.6% 1.11%
2072 -0.59% 1.13%
2071 -0.57% 1.15%
2070 -0.56% 1.19%
2069 -0.54% 1.2%
2068 -0.53% 1.23%
2067 -0.51% 1.25%
2066 -0.49% 1.28%
2065 -0.48% 1.31%
2064 -0.46% 1.33%
2063 -0.44% 1.37%
2062 -0.42% 1.39%
2061 -0.4% 1.43%
2060 -0.38% 1.45%
2059 -0.36% 1.48%
2058 -0.34% 1.5%
2057 -0.32% 1.53%
2056 -0.3% 1.56%
2055 -0.28% 1.59%
2054 -0.26% 1.62%
2053 -0.24% 1.65%
2052 -0.22% 1.68%
2051 -0.2% 1.71%
2050 -0.18% 1.75%
2049 -0.15% 1.79%
2048 -0.13% 1.82%
2047 -0.1% 1.86%
2046 -0.08% 1.9%
2045 -0.06% 1.94%
2044 -0.03% 1.97%
2043 -0.007% 2.01%
2042 0.02% 2.05%
2041 0.05% 2.1%
2040 0.06% 2.14%
2039 0.09% 2.19%
2038 0.11% 2.25%
2037 0.13% 2.3%
2036 0.15% 2.35%
2035 0.17% 2.39%
2034 0.18% 2.44%
2033 0.21% 2.49%
2032 0.23% 2.54%
2031 0.25% 2.58%
2030 0.27% 2.62%
2029 0.29% 2.66%
2028 0.32% 2.72%
2027 0.34% 2.76%
2026 0.37% 2.79%
2025 0.4% 2.83%
2024 0.41% 2.85%
2023 0.4% 2.83%
2022 0.36% 2.8%
2021 0.43% 2.86%
2020 0.58% 2.95%
2019 0.65% 3.01%
2018 0.69% 3.05%
2017 0.73% 3.12%
2016 0.76% 3.14%
2015 0.79% 3.17%
2014 0.81% 3.22%
2013 0.81% 3.25%
2012 0.81% 3.3%
2011 0.82% 3.38%
2010 0.84% 3.52%
2009 0.9% 3.6%
2008 0.96% 3.63%
2007 1.02% 3.59%
2006 1.06% 3.5%
2005 1.1% 3.36%
2004 1.14% 3.23%
2003 1.19% 3.15%
2002 1.25% 3.13%
2001 1.31% 3.07%
2000 1.38% 2.85%
1999 1.47% 2.72%
1998 1.5% 2.66%
1997 1.5% 2.59%
1996 1.53% 2.48%
1995 1.55% 2.44%
1994 1.58% 2.42%
1993 1.63% 2.41%
1992 1.68% 2.44%
1991 1.73% 2.51%
1990 1.8% 2.6%
1989 1.86% 2.68%
1988 1.93% 2.78%
1987 2% 2.93%
1986 2.08% 3.03%
1985 2.15% 3.05%
1984 2.21% 3.13%
1983 2.26% 3.28%
1982 2.31% 3.26%
1981 2.36% 3.11%
1980 2.39% 3.04%
1979 2.4% 3.04%
1978 2.41% 3.07%
1977 2.42% 3.08%
1976 2.41% 3.08%
1975 2.41% 3.04%
1974 2.43% 2.98%
1973 2.45% 2.92%
1972 2.46% 2.85%
1971 2.48% 2.8%
1970 2.5% 2.97%
1969 2.54% 3.24%
1968 2.59% 3.28%
1967 2.68% 3.26%
1966 2.77% 3.25%
1965 2.86% 3.22%
1964 2.94% 3.21%
1963 2.99% 3.21%
1962 3.03% 3.2%
1961 3.06% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Brazil Zambia
Current population
213824938
22697916
Population rank 7/197 62/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.27%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
53.4 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
46 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 21/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 +6,562
Net migration rank 186/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 6,562
2024 - -225,510 - 7,381
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 577,660 9,521
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 563,456 -8,566
2021 919,507 -208,581 535,629 8,143
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 536,484 8,156
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 528,089 18,385
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 515,644 18,431
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 504,630 25,789
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 497,521 25,860
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 491,021 16,261
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 483,663 16,574
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 476,846 15,542
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 469,406 8,958
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 459,743 13,569
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 448,337 22,761
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 434,458 44,867
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 419,560 39,249
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 403,729 49,945
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 387,891 29,517
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 368,756 35,316
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 349,352 7,819
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 331,189 20,845
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 316,041 3,206
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 302,682 23,582
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 293,186 -4,338
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 283,297 -16,888
1998 2,514,728 21,666 275,568 -26,796
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 268,198 -26,276
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 262,468 -38,358
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 257,897 -45,423
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 252,023 -45,504
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 245,917 -47,739
1992 2,547,698 14,394 239,953 -43,656
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 237,957 -44,203
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 235,835 -38,619
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 233,429 -36,736
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 230,118 -31,270
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 227,813 -26,338
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 224,768 -16,610
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 221,351 -18,474
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 216,695 -18,652
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 212,712 -11,849
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 207,621 -3,676
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 202,822 -16,072
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 198,817 -24,664
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 197,578 -29,515
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 194,933 -30,284
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 191,557 -30,423
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 186,762 -30,612
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 182,258 -30,886
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 174,484 -31,178
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 168,258 -31,472
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 161,648 -31,672
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 155,249 -31,651
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 149,380 -31,370
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 142,660 -11,469
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 137,315 -5,447
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 131,938 -5,298
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 127,164 -5,129
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 122,814 -5,023
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 117,197 -4,851
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 114,555 -4,676
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 110,173 -4,428
1961 2,240,178 75 106,318 -4,043
1960 2,190,392 4,066 102,335 -3,898

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/zambia | 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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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