Brazil population
Brazil: 213 million people in 2025 (212,812,405), 7th of 217 countries and areas — and 217 million projected for 2050.
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Where it stands
In 2025 Brazil has 212,812,405 people, which is 2.6% of the 8.19 billion counted across the 217 countries and areas on this site. That puts it 7th by population, behind Nigeria and ahead of Bangladesh.
Since 1960
In 1960 the figure was 72,388,126. Since then the population has grown 2.94×, an average of 1.67% a year upward. It doubled at some point along the way — the year it first reached 144,776,252 was 1989.
The projection puts the peak in 2042 at 219,319,761, after which it declines. By 2050 the projected total is 217,489,299, 2.2% above the 2025 figure.
The ranking in 2050
In 2050 the projected rank is 9th, down 2 places from 7th. Rankings move when other countries grow faster or slower, not only when Brazil changes.
People and land
Brazil covers 8,358,140 km² of land, so 2025 density is 25 people per km² — 181st most crowded of 216 places with an area figure. At that density a square 10 km on a side holds about 2,546 people.
The fertility rate was 1.61 births per woman in 2024, below the roughly 2.1 needed to keep a population steady without migration; life expectancy at birth was 76 years (2024); 19.4% of people were under 15 and 11.5% were 65 or older (2025); 88% of the population lived in cities. These shape the curve above: a young population keeps growing after fertility falls, an old one starts shrinking sooner.
Its nearest neighbours in the ranking are Nigeria just above, with 238 million (1.12× as many), and Bangladesh just below, with 176 million (1.21× as many as Bangladesh has).
How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.