Brazil vs India: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Brazil
43.30 million people
in 2020
India
232.95 million people
in 2020
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
2nd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 232.95 million people against 43.30 million people in Brazil, a difference of 189.65 million people.
That makes India's figure about 5.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.64 million people | 175.23 million people | 149.59 million people | India |
| 1960s | 29.51 million people | 193.87 million people | 164.36 million people | India |
| 1970s | 32.74 million people | 210.65 million people | 177.91 million people | India |
| 1980s | 35.44 million people | 229.43 million people | 193.99 million people | India |
| 1990s | 38.71 million people | 236.90 million people | 198.19 million people | India |
| 2000s | 40.95 million people | 238.50 million people | 197.55 million people | India |
| 2010s | 42.29 million people | 241.92 million people | 199.63 million people | India |
| 2020s | 43.30 million people | 232.95 million people | 189.65 million people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Brazil or India?
- India, at 232.95 million people against 43.30 million people in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Brazil and India?
- 189.65 million people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.