Brazil vs Pakistan: Has the population peaked?

Brazil
211.14 million people
in 2023
Pakistan
247.50 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
7th
Pakistan rank
5th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Brazil
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 247.50 million people against 211.14 million people in Brazil, a difference of 36.36 million people.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Pakistan Difference Ahead
1950s 61.43 million people 39.84 million people 21.59 million people Brazil
1960s 82.67 million people 51.74 million people 30.93 million people Brazil
1970s 106.56 million people 68.88 million people 37.69 million people Brazil
1980s 133.99 million people 97.06 million people 36.93 million people Brazil
1990s 160.46 million people 133.03 million people 27.43 million people Brazil
2000s 183.45 million people 173.93 million people 9.52 million people Brazil
2010s 200.76 million people 215.44 million people 14.68 million people Pakistan
2020s 209.91 million people 241.42 million people 31.51 million people Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Brazil or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 247.50 million people against 211.14 million people in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Brazil and Pakistan?
36.36 million people, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Pakistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Pakistan rank globally for has the population peaked??
Brazil ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.