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Brazil vs Russia: Population

Brazil
211.14 million people
in 2023
Russia
145.44 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
7th
Russia rank
9th

Population over time

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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 211.14 million people against 145.44 million people in Russia, a difference of 65.70 million people.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and Russia ranks 9th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 10 and Russia in 30.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Russia Difference Ahead
1000s 11.34 million people 2.52 million people 8.82 million people Brazil
1100s 12.57 million people 3.78 million people 8.79 million people Brazil
1200s 13.80 million people 5.67 million people 8.13 million people Brazil
1300s 15.03 million people 5.87 million people 9.16 million people Brazil
1400s 16.26 million people 5.87 million people 10.39 million people Brazil
1500s 18.74 million people 7.56 million people 11.18 million people Brazil
1600s 887,751 people 9.45 million people 8.56 million people Russia
1700s 551,256 people 10.71 million people 10.16 million people Russia
1710s 634,155 people 13.04 million people 12.40 million people Russia
1720s 733,297 people 15.36 million people 14.63 million people Russia
1730s 852,425 people 17.69 million people 16.84 million people Russia
1740s 996,206 people 20.02 million people 19.02 million people Russia
1750s 1.17 million people 22.35 million people 21.18 million people Russia
1760s 1.38 million people 24.67 million people 23.29 million people Russia
1770s 1.64 million people 27.00 million people 25.36 million people Russia
1780s 1.96 million people 29.33 million people 27.37 million people Russia
1790s 2.35 million people 31.66 million people 29.31 million people Russia
1800s 2.86 million people 31.30 million people 28.43 million people Russia
1810s 3.85 million people 31.53 million people 27.68 million people Russia
1820s 4.84 million people 32.97 million people 28.13 million people Russia
1830s 5.67 million people 35.83 million people 30.15 million people Russia
1840s 6.64 million people 39.27 million people 32.63 million people Russia
1850s 7.76 million people 43.03 million people 35.27 million people Russia
1860s 9.04 million people 47.10 million people 38.06 million people Russia
1870s 10.70 million people 51.51 million people 40.81 million people Russia
1880s 12.89 million people 56.38 million people 43.49 million people Russia
1890s 15.91 million people 61.72 million people 45.80 million people Russia
1900s 19.93 million people 67.56 million people 47.63 million people Russia
1910s 24.63 million people 73.93 million people 49.30 million people Russia
1920s 30.29 million people 81.02 million people 50.72 million people Russia
1930s 37.11 million people 88.82 million people 51.70 million people Russia
1940s 46.77 million people 97.37 million people 50.60 million people Russia
1950s 61.43 million people 110.56 million people 49.13 million people Russia
1960s 82.67 million people 125.61 million people 42.94 million people Russia
1970s 106.56 million people 133.89 million people 27.32 million people Russia
1980s 133.99 million people 143.21 million people 9.22 million people Russia
1990s 160.46 million people 148.28 million people 12.18 million people Brazil
2000s 183.45 million people 145.00 million people 38.45 million people Brazil
2010s 200.76 million people 145.20 million people 55.55 million people Brazil
2020s 209.91 million people 145.81 million people 64.11 million people Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Brazil or Russia?
Brazil, at 211.14 million people against 145.44 million people in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Brazil and Russia?
65.70 million people, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for population?
Brazil ranks 7th and Russia ranks 9th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.