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Population in Brazil

Brazil: Population was 211.14 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
211.14 million people
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
7th
of 238 countries
All-time high
211.14 million people
in 2023
All-time low
551,256 people
in 1700
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Brazil, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Brazil stood at 211.14 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Brazil peaked at 211.14 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 551,256 people, in 1700.

Brazil ranks 7th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 11.34 million people 11.34 million people 11.34 million people 1
1100s 12.57 million people 12.57 million people 12.57 million people 1
1200s 13.80 million people 13.80 million people 13.80 million people 1
1300s 15.03 million people 15.03 million people 15.03 million people 1
1400s 16.26 million people 16.26 million people 16.26 million people 1
1500s 18.74 million people 18.74 million people 18.74 million people 1
1600s 887,751 people 887,751 people 887,751 people 1
1700s 551,256 people 551,256 people 551,256 people 1
1710s 634,155 people 634,155 people 634,155 people 1
1720s 733,297 people 733,297 people 733,297 people 1
1730s 852,425 people 852,425 people 852,425 people 1
1740s 996,206 people 996,206 people 996,206 people 1
1750s 1.17 million people 1.17 million people 1.17 million people 1
1760s 1.38 million people 1.38 million people 1.38 million people 1
1770s 1.64 million people 1.64 million people 1.64 million people 1
1780s 1.96 million people 1.96 million people 1.96 million people 1
1790s 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 2.35 million people 1
1800s 2.86 million people 2.50 million people 3.26 million people 10
1810s 3.85 million people 3.36 million people 4.37 million people 10
1820s 4.84 million people 4.47 million people 5.20 million people 10
1830s 5.67 million people 5.28 million people 6.08 million people 10
1840s 6.64 million people 6.18 million people 7.12 million people 10
1850s 7.76 million people 7.23 million people 8.30 million people 10
1860s 9.04 million people 8.43 million people 9.68 million people 10
1870s 10.70 million people 9.84 million people 11.62 million people 10
1880s 12.89 million people 11.83 million people 14.01 million people 10
1890s 15.91 million people 14.31 million people 17.65 million people 10
1900s 19.93 million people 18.06 million people 21.89 million people 10
1910s 24.63 million people 22.36 million people 27.03 million people 10
1920s 30.29 million people 27.59 million people 33.13 million people 10
1930s 37.11 million people 33.81 million people 40.63 million people 10
1940s 46.77 million people 41.57 million people 52.49 million people 10
1950s 61.43 million people 53.41 million people 70.21 million people 10
1960s 82.67 million people 72.39 million people 93.05 million people 10
1970s 106.56 million people 95.38 million people 118.38 million people 10
1980s 133.99 million people 121.21 million people 146.50 million people 10
1990s 160.46 million people 149.14 million people 171.64 million people 10
2000s 183.45 million people 174.02 million people 192.08 million people 10
2010s 200.76 million people 193.70 million people 207.46 million people 10
2020s 209.91 million people 208.66 million people 211.14 million people 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 4 Indonesia 281.19 million people compare
  2. 5 Pakistan 247.50 million people compare
  3. 6 Nigeria 227.88 million people compare
  4. 8 Bangladesh 171.47 million people compare
  5. 9 Russia 145.44 million people compare
  6. 10 Mexico 129.74 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Brazil?
Population in Brazil was 211.14 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 211.14 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 551,256 people in 1700.
How does Brazil rank for population?
Brazil ranks 7th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.