Brazil vs Mexico: The global population hockey stick
Brazil
211.14 million people
in 2023
Mexico
129.74 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
8th
Mexico rank
11th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 211.14 million people against 129.74 million people in Mexico, a difference of 81.40 million people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.
Brazil ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 11th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 17 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 | 209.91 million people | 128.20 million people | 81.71 million people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at 211.14 million people against 129.74 million people in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Brazil and Mexico?
- 81.40 million people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 11th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. 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 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.