Brazil vs Mexico: Population by world region
Brazil
163.36 million people
in 2100
Mexico
130.25 million people
in 2100
Brazil rank
12th
Mexico rank
15th
Population by world region over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 163.36 million people against 130.25 million people in Mexico, a difference of 33.12 million people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.
Brazil ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 15th of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 25 and Mexico in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.34 million people | 14.86 million people | 3.52 million people | Mexico |
| 1100s | 12.57 million people | 16.75 million people | 4.18 million people | Mexico |
| 1200s | 13.80 million people | 18.66 million people | 4.86 million people | Mexico |
| 1300s | 15.03 million people | 20.58 million people | 5.55 million people | Mexico |
| 1400s | 16.26 million people | 22.52 million people | 6.26 million people | Mexico |
| 1500s | 18.74 million people | 24.46 million people | 5.72 million people | Mexico |
| 1600s | 887,751 people | 1.00 million people | 112,249 people | Mexico |
| 1700s | 551,256 people | 4.00 million people | 3.45 million people | Mexico |
| 1710s | 634,155 people | 4.34 million people | 3.70 million people | Mexico |
| 1720s | 733,297 people | 4.67 million people | 3.94 million people | Mexico |
| 1730s | 852,425 people | 5.01 million people | 4.15 million people | Mexico |
| 1740s | 996,206 people | 5.34 million people | 4.35 million people | Mexico |
| 1750s | 1.17 million people | 5.68 million people | 4.51 million people | Mexico |
| 1760s | 1.38 million people | 6.01 million people | 4.63 million people | Mexico |
| 1770s | 1.64 million people | 6.35 million people | 4.71 million people | Mexico |
| 1780s | 1.96 million people | 6.69 million people | 4.73 million people | Mexico |
| 1790s | 2.35 million people | 7.02 million people | 4.67 million people | Mexico |
| 1800s | 2.86 million people | 5.41 million people | 2.54 million people | Mexico |
| 1810s | 3.85 million people | 6.14 million people | 2.29 million people | Mexico |
| 1820s | 4.84 million people | 6.49 million people | 1.65 million people | Mexico |
| 1830s | 5.67 million people | 6.68 million people | 1.01 million people | Mexico |
| 1840s | 6.64 million people | 7.32 million people | 677,091 people | Mexico |
| 1850s | 7.76 million people | 8.15 million people | 396,865 people | Mexico |
| 1860s | 9.04 million people | 8.93 million people | 106,173 people | Brazil |
| 1870s | 10.70 million people | 9.64 million people | 1.06 million people | Brazil |
| 1880s | 12.89 million people | 10.81 million people | 2.08 million people | Brazil |
| 1890s | 15.91 million people | 12.30 million people | 3.61 million people | Brazil |
| 1900s | 19.93 million people | 13.87 million people | 6.07 million people | Brazil |
| 1910s | 24.63 million people | 14.51 million people | 10.12 million people | Brazil |
| 1920s | 30.29 million people | 15.44 million people | 14.86 million people | Brazil |
| 1930s | 37.11 million people | 18.03 million people | 19.08 million people | Brazil |
| 1940s | 46.77 million people | 23.14 million people | 23.63 million people | Brazil |
| 1950s | 61.43 million people | 31.37 million people | 30.06 million people | Brazil |
| 1960s | 82.67 million people | 42.68 million people | 39.99 million people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 106.56 million people | 58.18 million people | 48.38 million people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 133.99 million people | 74.28 million people | 59.71 million people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 160.46 million people | 90.02 million people | 70.44 million people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 183.45 million people | 105.19 million people | 78.26 million people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 200.76 million people | 120.09 million people | 80.67 million people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 212.27 million people | 131.36 million people | 80.91 million people | Brazil |
| 2030s | 217.86 million people | 140.63 million people | 77.22 million people | Brazil |
| 2040s | 218.89 million people | 146.87 million people | 72.02 million people | Brazil |
| 2050s | 214.94 million people | 149.62 million people | 65.32 million people | Brazil |
| 2060s | 206.72 million people | 149.28 million people | 57.44 million people | Brazil |
| 2070s | 195.46 million people | 146.33 million people | 49.13 million people | Brazil |
| 2080s | 182.82 million people | 141.14 million people | 41.69 million people | Brazil |
| 2090s | 170.13 million people | 134.35 million people | 35.79 million people | Brazil |
| 2100s | 163.36 million people | 130.25 million people | 33.12 million people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at 163.36 million people against 130.25 million people in Mexico as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Brazil and Mexico?
- 33.12 million people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for population by world region?
- Brazil ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 15th 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.