Brazil Population
Brazil had an estimated population of 212,812,405 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 7th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 2.59% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +0.38% a year.
Brazil at a glance
How Brazil's population is changing
Brazil's population is growing: +0.38% a year, which works out to about +815,392 people per year, or +2,232 a day. Births (12.1 per 1,000) and deaths (7.1 per 1,000) alone would give +0.51% a year; net migration removes about 217,283 people a year (−0.10%). Roughly one in every 39 people on Earth lives in Brazil.
Population of Brazil since 1960
In 1960, Brazil had 72,388,126 people. By 2025 that was 212,812,405 — 2.9× larger. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 32%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72,388,126 | — |
| 1970 | 95,375,651 | +31.8% |
| 1980 | 121,207,461 | +27.1% |
| 1990 | 149,143,223 | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 174,018,282 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 193,701,929 | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 208,660,842 | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 212,812,405 | +2.0% |
Brazil from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Brazil at about 2,500,000 people in 1800; the UN estimates 212,812,397 in 2025 (85× 1800) and projects 163,364,063 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2042 at 219,319,762 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 2,500,000 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 7,233,093 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 18,058,538 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 53,408,551 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 174,018,278 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 212,812,397 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 217,489,300 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 194,895,909 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 163,364,063 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Brazil
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 212,812,405. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 18,949,790 | UN urban centre | 8.90% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 6,747,815 | GeoNames settlement | 3.17% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 3 | Belo Horizonte | 4,162,814 | UN urban centre | 1.96% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 4 | Recife | 3,691,196 | UN urban centre | 1.73% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 3,244,260 | UN urban centre | 1.52% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 6 | Salvador | 3,135,157 | UN urban centre | 1.47% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 7 | Curitiba | 2,475,352 | UN urban centre | 1.16% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 8 | Goiânia | 2,320,596 | UN urban centre | 1.09% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 9 | Manaus | 2,277,352 | UN urban centre | 1.07% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 10 | Brasília | 2,207,718 | GeoNames settlement | 1.04% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Brazil compares
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 |  Pakistan | 255,219,554 | +20% | compare → |
| #6 |  Nigeria | 237,527,782 | +12% | compare → |
| #8 |  Bangladesh | 175,686,899 | −17% | compare → |
| #9 |  Russia | 143,513,328 | −33% | compare → |
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Same region (Latin America & Caribbean): Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Chile.
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Land neighbours (10)
France 68,720,337 · 3.1× smaller · compare
Colombia 53,425,635 · 4.0× smaller · compare
Argentina 45,851,378 · 4.6× smaller · compare
Peru 34,576,665 · 6.2× smaller · compare
Venezuela 28,516,896 · 7.5× smaller · compare
Bolivia 12,581,843 · 16.9× smaller · compare
Paraguay 7,013,078 · 30.3× smaller · compare
Uruguay 3,384,688 · 62.9× smaller · compare
Guyana 835,986 · 254.6× smaller · compare
Suriname 639,850 · 332.6× smaller · compare
Brazil's 10 neighbours together hold 255,546,356 people — 1.2× Brazil's population. The most populous is France (68,720,337).
In its region
Brazil is the 1st most populous of the 42 economies in Latin America & Caribbean, holding 31.9% of the region's 666,592,570 people.
Rankings featuring Brazil
Cities
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Recife, Fortaleza, Salvador, Curitiba, Goiânia — all Brazil's cities on the map.
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