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Brazil

Population

213,797,572

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
Population rank
7th
Share of world
2.57%
Annual change
+750,2610.35%

Population of Brazil

100M150M200M250M95% prediction intervalProjected peak2026213.8M2050 projection217.5M↑ 2% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Current population estimate: 213,797,572. 2050 projection: 217,489,300.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Brazil. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
2026213,562,6660.35%7
2025212,812,4050.38%7
2020208,660,8420.58%7
2019207,455,4590.65%7
2018206,107,2610.69%6
2017204,703,4450.73%6
2015201,675,5320.79%6
2010193,701,9290.84%6
2005184,688,1011.10%5
2000174,018,2821.38%5

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Population by City

Sao Paulo is home to 12,005,878 people, 5.62% of Brazil's population.

City population10M5M2M
Sao Paulo 12.0MRio de Janeiro 6.8MBrasilia 3.0MFortaleza 2.6MSalvador 2.6MBelo Horizonte 2.4MManaus 2.3MCuritiba 1.9MRecife 1.6MGoiania 1.5M
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Sao Paulo12.0M5.62%
2Rio de Janeiro6.8M3.17%
3Brasilia3.0M1.43%
4Fortaleza2.6M1.22%
5Salvador2.6M1.21%
6Belo Horizonte2.4M1.14%
7Manaus2.3M1.10%
8Curitiba1.9M0.87%
9Recife1.6M0.75%
10Goiania1.5M0.71%

Brazil by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026

Population
Brazil is home to an estimated 213,797,572 people, the 7th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Brazil has a net population change of approximately 1,974 people per day, driven by 6,825 births, 4,288 deaths, and net emigration of 563 people.
Share of world
Brazil makes up 2.57% of the world's population and 48.48% of South America's.
Density
25.6 people per km² of land (66.2 per mi²), ranking 194th among countries and territories.
Urban living
88.18% of people live in urban areas.

Brazil Demographics

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Brazil United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. IBGE - Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics