🇧🇷 Brazil Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Brazil is 213,562,666, ranking #7 in the world (2.57% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.34% per year. The biggest city is São Paulo with 12,400,232 inhabitants.

Live estimate

213,578,933

Growth rate

0.34%

Density

people / km² (66 / mi²)

Median age

35.2

Fertility rate

1.59

births per woman

Life expectancy

76.4

years

Brazil population 1950–2100

Population of Brazil, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Brazil is projected to reach 217,489,300, and 163,364,064 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2042 at 219,319,761, then decline.

Brazil population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	213,562,666	0.34%	25.6	35.2
2025	212,812,405	0.37%	25.5	34.8
2024	211,998,574	0.40%	25.4	34.4
2023	211,140,729	0.41%	25.3	33.9
2022	210,306,415	0.38%	25.2	33.5
2021	209,550,294	0.34%	25.1	33.1
2020	208,660,842	0.51%	25.0	32.7
2019	207,455,460	0.65%	24.8	32.3
2018	206,107,260	0.66%	24.7	31.8
2017	204,703,445	0.71%	24.5	31.4
2016	203,218,114	0.75%	24.3	30.9
2015	201,675,532	0.78%	24.1	30.5
2014	200,085,127	0.81%	23.9	30.0
2013	198,478,300	0.81%	23.7	29.6
2012	196,876,112	0.81%	23.6	29.1
2011	195,284,734	0.81%	23.4	28.7
2010	193,701,930	0.82%	23.2	28.2
2009	192,079,950	0.86%	23.0	27.7
2008	190,367,302	0.93%	22.8	27.3
2007	188,552,320	0.99%	22.6	26.9
2006	186,653,106	1.04%	22.3	26.4
2005	184,688,101	1.08%	22.1	26.0
2004	182,675,143	1.11%	21.9	25.6
2003	180,622,688	1.15%	21.6	25.2
2002	178,503,484	1.21%	21.4	24.9
2001	176,301,203	1.27%	21.1	24.5
2000	174,018,282	1.34%	20.8	24.2
1999	171,641,543	1.41%	20.5	23.9
1998	169,159,655	1.50%	20.2	23.6
1997	166,661,659	1.48%	19.9	23.3
1996	164,202,549	1.50%	19.6	23.0
1995	161,735,074	1.53%	19.4	22.7
1994	159,265,006	1.55%	19.1	22.4
1993	156,794,577	1.58%	18.8	22.1
1992	154,275,078	1.66%	18.5	21.9
1991	151,724,256	1.67%	18.2	21.6
1990	149,143,223	1.76%	17.8	21.4
1989	146,502,972	1.81%	17.5	21.1
1988	143,826,357	1.87%	17.2	20.9
1987	141,104,944	1.95%	16.9	20.7
1986	138,336,370	2.02%	16.6	20.4
1985	135,515,596	2.10%	16.2	20.2
1984	132,658,864	2.16%	15.9	20.0
1983	129,790,077	2.22%	15.5	19.8
1982	126,923,155	2.25%	15.2	19.6
1981	124,063,109	2.31%	14.8	19.4
1980	121,207,460	2.35%	14.5	19.2
1979	118,380,820	2.37%	14.2	19.0
1978	115,600,942	2.38%	13.8	18.8
1977	112,875,292	2.39%	13.5	18.6
1976	110,213,349	2.38%	13.2	18.4
1975	107,619,565	2.38%	12.9	18.2
1974	105,089,675	2.38%	12.6	18.0
1973	102,600,976	2.42%	12.3	17.8
1972	100,146,797	2.43%	12.0	17.6
1971	97,739,273	2.44%	11.7	17.5
1970	95,375,651	2.46%	11.4	17.3
1969	93,045,777	2.49%	11.1	17.1
1968	90,741,240	2.53%	10.9	17.0
1967	88,446,124	2.60%	10.6	16.8
1966	86,139,359	2.69%	10.3	16.7
1965	83,817,583	2.78%	10.0	16.7
1964	81,488,595	2.86%	9.7	16.7
1963	79,164,235	2.93%	9.5	16.7
1962	76,865,324	2.97%	9.2	16.8
1961	74,605,447	3.00%	8.9	16.8
1960	72,388,126	3.03%	8.7	16.9
1959	70,214,470	3.07%	8.4	17.0
1958	68,092,141	3.07%	8.1	17.1
1957	66,031,492	3.07%	7.9	17.1
1956	64,033,995	3.07%	7.7	17.2
1955	62,101,388	3.06%	7.4	17.3
1954	60,235,122	3.04%	7.2	17.3
1953	58,433,757	3.03%	7.0	17.4
1952	56,694,872	3.01%	6.8	17.4
1951	55,018,851	2.99%	6.6	17.5
1950	53,408,551	2.95%	6.4	17.5

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	214,261,025	0.32%	25.6	35.7
2028	214,911,373	0.29%	25.7	36.1
2029	215,515,170	0.27%	25.8	36.5
2030	216,074,411	0.25%	25.9	36.9
2031	216,587,350	0.23%	25.9	37.3
2032	217,055,384	0.21%	26.0	37.7
2033	217,479,384	0.18%	26.0	38.1
2034	217,860,883	0.17%	26.1	38.5
2035	218,199,707	0.14%	26.1	38.9
2036	218,495,204	0.13%	26.1	39.3
2037	218,747,241	0.10%	26.2	39.6
2038	218,955,562	0.09%	26.2	40.0
2039	219,118,373	0.06%	26.2	40.4
2040	219,237,084	0.04%	26.2	40.8
2041	219,307,149	0.02%	26.2	41.1
2042	219,319,761	-0.01%	26.2	41.5
2043	219,276,520	-0.03%	26.2	41.8
2044	219,178,994	-0.06%	26.2	42.1
2045	219,026,196	-0.08%	26.2	42.5
2046	218,821,033	-0.10%	26.2	42.8
2047	218,565,368	-0.13%	26.1	43.1
2048	218,258,220	-0.15%	26.1	43.3
2049	217,897,826	-0.18%	26.1	43.6
2050	217,489,300	-0.20%	26.0	43.9
2051	217,040,324	-0.22%	26.0	44.2
2052	216,546,444	-0.24%	25.9	44.4
2053	216,005,325	-0.26%	25.8	44.7
2054	215,419,906	-0.28%	25.8	44.9
2055	214,791,954	-0.30%	25.7	45.1
2056	214,123,892	-0.32%	25.6	45.4
2057	213,414,292	-0.34%	25.5	45.6
2058	212,663,000	-0.36%	25.4	45.8
2059	211,870,766	-0.38%	25.3	46.0
2060	211,038,801	-0.40%	25.2	46.3
2061	210,170,464	-0.42%	25.1	46.5
2062	209,264,206	-0.44%	25.0	46.7
2063	208,321,482	-0.46%	24.9	46.9
2064	207,347,940	-0.48%	24.8	47.2
2065	206,343,441	-0.49%	24.7	47.4
2066	205,306,680	-0.51%	24.6	47.6
2067	204,242,532	-0.53%	24.4	47.8
2068	203,151,118	-0.55%	24.3	48.0
2069	202,033,245	-0.56%	24.2	48.1
2070	200,893,056	-0.57%	24.0	48.3
2071	199,730,068	-0.59%	23.9	48.4
2072	198,546,036	-0.60%	23.8	48.5
2073	197,343,262	-0.61%	23.6	48.6
2074	196,125,080	-0.62%	23.5	48.8
2075	194,895,910	-0.63%	23.3	48.9
2076	193,656,036	-0.64%	23.2	49.0
2077	192,404,845	-0.65%	23.0	49.0
2078	191,143,681	-0.66%	22.9	49.1
2079	189,874,549	-0.67%	22.7	49.2
2080	188,598,788	-0.68%	22.6	49.3
2081	187,316,359	-0.69%	22.4	49.4
2082	186,029,711	-0.69%	22.3	49.4
2083	184,743,966	-0.69%	22.1	49.5
2084	183,460,424	-0.70%	21.9	49.6
2085	182,177,768	-0.70%	21.8	49.6
2086	180,894,224	-0.71%	21.6	49.7
2087	179,611,128	-0.71%	21.5	49.8
2088	178,330,392	-0.72%	21.3	49.9
2089	177,054,244	-0.72%	21.2	49.9
2090	175,780,972	-0.72%	21.0	50.0
2091	174,510,794	-0.73%	20.9	50.1
2092	173,245,424	-0.73%	20.7	50.2
2093	171,986,046	-0.73%	20.6	50.2
2094	170,732,552	-0.73%	20.4	50.3
2095	169,483,293	-0.73%	20.3	50.4
2096	168,241,139	-0.74%	20.1	50.5
2097	167,006,445	-0.74%	20.0	50.5
2098	165,782,112	-0.73%	19.8	50.6
2099	164,569,631	-0.73%	19.7	50.7
2100	163,364,064	-0.74%	19.5	50.7

States & provinces of Brazil by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	São Paulo	46,004,000	21.5%
2	Minas Gerais	21,411,923	10.0%
3	Rio de Janeiro	17,463,349	8.2%
4	Bahia	14,141,626	6.6%
5	Paraná	11,597,484	5.4%
6	Rio Grande do Sul	11,422,973	5.3%
7	Pernambuco	9,616,121	4.5%
8	Ceará	8,794,957	4.1%
9	Pará	8,602,865	4.0%
10	Santa Catarina	7,252,502	3.4%
11	Maranhão	7,075,181	3.3%
12	Goiás	7,018,354	3.3%
13	Amazonas	4,207,714	2.0%
14	Paraíba	4,039,277	1.9%
15	Espírito Santo	4,018,650	1.9%
16	Rio Grande do Norte	3,569,675	1.7%
17	Mato Grosso	3,484,466	1.6%
18	Alagoas	3,337,357	1.6%
19	Piauí	3,273,227	1.5%
20	Mato Grosso do Sul	2,778,986	1.3%
21	Distrito Federal	2,648,532	1.2%
22	Sergipe	2,298,696	1.1%
23	Rondônia	1,815,278	0.8%
24	Tocantins	1,572,866	0.7%
25	Acre	906,876	0.4%
26	Amapá	845,731	0.4%
27	Roraima	652,713	0.3%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Brazil

#	City	Region	Population
1	São Paulo	São Paulo	12,400,232
2	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro	6,747,815
3	Belo Horizonte	Minas Gerais	2,721,564
4	Salvador	Bahia	2,711,840
5	Fortaleza	Ceará	2,400,000
6	Manaus	Amazonas	2,219,580
7	Brasília capital	Federal District	2,207,718
8	Curitiba	Paraná	1,948,626
9	Recife	Pernambuco	1,653,461
10	Goiânia	Goiás	1,536,097
11	Belém	Pará	1,499,641
12	Porto Alegre	Rio Grande do Sul	1,488,252
13	Guarulhos	São Paulo	1,169,577
14	Maceió	Alagoas	1,031,597
15	Campinas	São Paulo	1,031,554

FAQ

What is the population of Brazil in 2026?

The population of Brazil is 213,562,666 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Brazil?

São Paulo is the biggest city in Brazil with 12,400,232 inhabitants; the capital is Brasília.

Is the population of Brazil growing or shrinking?

The population of Brazil is growing at 0.34% per year, and is projected to peak in 2042 at 219,319,761.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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