Brazil vs Russia: Has the population peaked?
Brazil
211.14 million people
in 2023
Russia
145.44 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
7th
Russia rank
9th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Brazil
- Russia
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 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Russia ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 has the population peaked?, Brazil or Russia?
- Brazil, at 211.14 million people against 145.44 million people in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Brazil and Russia?
- 65.70 million people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Brazil ranks 7th and Russia ranks 9th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.