Brazil vs United Kingdom: Long term urban population region

Brazil
89.46
in 2025
United Kingdom
89.4
in 2025
Brazil rank
23rd
United Kingdom rank
24th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Brazil
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 89.46 against 89.4 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Brazil ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0017 2.4 2.4 United Kingdom
1100s 0.005 3.1 3.1 United Kingdom
1200s 0.0149 2.2 2.19 United Kingdom
1300s 0.0446 2.2 2.16 United Kingdom
1400s 0.1339 2.5 2.37 United Kingdom
1500s 0.4018 2.1 1.7 United Kingdom
1600s 1.21 2.1 0.8947 United Kingdom
1700s 3.62 2.1 1.52 Brazil
1710s 4.07 6.32 2.25 United Kingdom
1720s 4.46 10.54 6.08 United Kingdom
1730s 4.89 14.76 9.87 United Kingdom
1740s 5.35 18.98 13.63 United Kingdom
1750s 5.86 23.2 17.34 United Kingdom
1760s 6.42 24.3 17.88 United Kingdom
1770s 7.03 25.4 18.37 United Kingdom
1780s 7.7 26.5 18.8 United Kingdom
1790s 8.44 27.6 19.16 United Kingdom
1800s 9.24 28.7 19.46 United Kingdom
1810s 10.12 32.05 21.93 United Kingdom
1820s 11.08 35.4 24.32 United Kingdom
1830s 12.14 38.76 26.62 United Kingdom
1840s 13.29 42.11 28.81 United Kingdom
1850s 14.56 45.46 30.9 United Kingdom
1860s 15.95 48.81 32.87 United Kingdom
1870s 17.46 52.16 34.7 United Kingdom
1880s 19.13 55.52 36.39 United Kingdom
1890s 20.95 58.87 37.92 United Kingdom
1900s 22.94 62.22 39.28 United Kingdom
1910s 25.13 65.57 40.44 United Kingdom
1920s 27.52 68.92 41.4 United Kingdom
1930s 30.14 72.28 42.13 United Kingdom
1940s 33.02 75.63 42.61 United Kingdom
1950s 40.22 78.8 38.57 United Kingdom
1960s 50.23 77.9 27.67 United Kingdom
1970s 61.12 81.97 20.85 United Kingdom
1980s 70.83 88.57 17.73 United Kingdom
1990s 77.49 89.01 11.51 United Kingdom
2000s 83.53 89.4 5.87 United Kingdom
2010s 87.51 89.4 1.89 United Kingdom
2020s 89.09 89.4 0.3174 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Brazil or United Kingdom?
Brazil, at 89.46 against 89.4 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Brazil and United Kingdom?
0.06, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Kingdom?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Brazil and United Kingdom rank globally for long term urban population region?
Brazil ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed