Brazil vs China

Brazil vs China: Population

Population in 2023: 211 million people in Brazil and 1.42 billion people in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.21 billion people, or 6.74 times that in Brazil.

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Brazil vs China: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 211 million people in Brazil and 1.42 billion people in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.21 billion people, or 6.74 times that in Brazil.
BrazilChinaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Brazil ranked 7 and China ranked 2 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brazil at 163 million people and China at 633 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearBrazilChinaWorld
2023211 million1.42 billion8.09 billion
2022210 million1.43 billion8.02 billion
2021210 million1.43 billion7.95 billion
2020209 million1.43 billion7.89 billion
2019208 million1.42 billion7.81 billion
2018206 million1.42 billion7.73 billion
2017205 million1.41 billion7.65 billion
2016203 million1.4 billion7.56 billion
2015202 million1.4 billion7.47 billion
2014200 million1.39 billion7.38 billion
2013199 million1.38 billion7.29 billion
2012197 million1.37 billion7.2 billion
2011195 million1.36 billion7.11 billion
2010194 million1.35 billion7.02 billion
2009192 million1.34 billion6.93 billion
2008190 million1.33 billion6.84 billion
2007189 million1.33 billion6.76 billion
2006187 million1.32 billion6.67 billion
2005185 million1.31 billion6.59 billion
2004183 million1.3 billion6.5 billion
2003181 million1.3 billion6.42 billion
2002179 million1.29 billion6.34 billion
2001176 million1.28 billion6.26 billion
2000174 million1.27 billion6.17 billion
1999172 million1.26 billion6.09 billion
1998169 million1.25 billion6.01 billion
1997167 million1.24 billion5.93 billion
1996164 million1.23 billion5.84 billion
1995162 million1.22 billion5.76 billion
1994159 million1.21 billion5.68 billion
1993157 million1.2 billion5.59 billion
1992154 million1.19 billion5.51 billion
1991152 million1.17 billion5.42 billion
1990149 million1.15 billion5.33 billion
1989147 million1.13 billion5.23 billion
1988144 million1.12 billion5.14 billion
1987141 million1.1 billion5.05 billion
1986138 million1.08 billion4.96 billion
1985136 million1.06 billion4.87 billion
1984133 million1.04 billion4.78 billion
1983130 million1.03 billion4.7 billion
1982127 million1.01 billion4.61 billion
1981124 million998 million4.53 billion
1980121 million983 million4.45 billion
1979118 million969 million4.37 billion
1978116 million956 million4.29 billion
1977113 million944 million4.22 billion
1976110 million930 million4.14 billion
1975108 million916 million4.07 billion
1974105 million900 million4 billion
1973103 million883 million3.92 billion
1972100 million864 million3.85 billion
197197.7 million844 million3.77 billion
197095.4 million823 million3.7 billion
196993.1 million802 million3.62 billion
196890.7 million781 million3.55 billion
196788.5 million761 million3.47 billion
196686.1 million742 million3.4 billion
196583.8 million723 million3.34 billion
196481.5 million705 million3.26 billion
196379.2 million685 million3.19 billion
196276.9 million665 million3.12 billion
196174.6 million656 million3.07 billion
196072.4 million655 million3.02 billion
195970.2 million653 million2.97 billion
195868.1 million644 million2.91 billion
195766 million630 million2.85 billion
195664 million617 million2.8 billion
195562.1 million604 million2.74 billion
195460.2 million590 million2.69 billion
195358.4 million578 million2.63 billion
195256.7 million565 million2.58 billion
195155 million554 million2.54 billion
195053.4 million544 million2.49 billion
194952.5 million538 million–
194851.1 million534 million–
194749.8 million531 million–
194648.5 million528 million–
194547.2 million525 million–
194446 million522 million–
194344.8 million520 million–
194243.7 million517 million–
194142.6 million514 million–
194041.6 million511 million–
193940.6 million508 million–
193839.8 million506 million–
193739 million503 million–
193638.2 million500 million–
193537.4 million497 million–
193436.7 million494 million–
193335.9 million491 million–
193235.2 million488 million–
193134.5 million485 million–
193033.8 million483 million–
192933.1 million481 million–
192832.5 million479 million–
192731.8 million477 million–
192631.2 million475 million–
192530.6 million474 million–
192429.9 million472 million–
192329.3 million470 million–
192228.8 million469 million–
192128.2 million466 million–
192027.6 million463 million–
191927 million460 million–
191826.5 million455 million–
191725.9 million450 million–
191625.4 million446 million–
191524.9 million441 million–
191424.3 million436 million–
191323.8 million431 million–
191223.3 million427 million–
191122.8 million423 million–
191022.4 million419 million–
190921.9 million416 million–
190821.4 million413 million–
190721 million411 million–
190620.5 million409 million–
190520.1 million407 million–
190419.7 million404 million–
190319.3 million402 million–
190218.9 million400 million–
190118.5 million398 million–
190018.1 million396 million–
189917.7 million394 million–
189817.3 million392 million–
189716.8 million390 million–
189616.5 million388 million–
189516.1 million386 million–
189415.7 million384 million–
189315.3 million382 million–
189215 million381 million–
189114.6 million379 million–
189014.3 million377 million–
188914 million376 million–
188813.7 million375 million–
188713.5 million373 million–
188613.2 million372 million–
188513 million371 million–
188412.8 million370 million–
188312.5 million369 million–
188212.3 million368 million–
188112.1 million367 million–
188011.8 million366 million–
187911.6 million365 million–
187811.4 million364 million–
187711.2 million363 million–
187611 million362 million–
187510.8 million361 million–
187410.6 million360 million–
187310.4 million359 million–
187210.2 million358 million–
187110 million358 million–
18709.84 million358 million–
18699.68 million359 million–
18689.52 million360 million–
18679.38 million362 million–
18669.24 million364 million–
18659.1 million366 million–
18648.96 million368 million–
18638.82 million370 million–
18628.69 million372 million–
18618.56 million375 million–
18608.43 million377 million–
18598.3 million380 million–
18588.18 million383 million–
18578.05 million387 million–
18567.93 million390 million–
18557.81 million394 million–
18547.69 million397 million–
18537.58 million401 million–
18527.46 million405 million–
18517.35 million408 million–
18507.23 million410 million–
18497.12 million411 million–
18487.01 million412 million–
18476.9 million412 million–
18466.79 million412 million–
18456.69 million412 million–
18446.58 million412 million–
18436.48 million412 million–
18426.38 million412 million–
18416.28 million412 million–
18406.18 million412 million–
18396.08 million412 million–
18385.99 million411 million–
18375.89 million411 million–
18365.8 million411 million–
18355.71 million411 million–
18345.62 million410 million–
18335.53 million410 million–
18325.45 million410 million–
18315.36 million409 million–
18305.28 million407 million–
18295.2 million406 million–
18285.11 million403 million–
18275.03 million400 million–
18264.96 million398 million–
18254.88 million395 million–
18244.8 million392 million–
18234.73 million389 million–
18224.65 million387 million–
18214.57 million384 million–
18204.47 million380 million–
18194.37 million377 million–
18184.25 million374 million–
18174.13 million370 million–
18164.01 million367 million–
18153.89 million363 million–
18143.78 million360 million–
18133.67 million356 million–
18123.56 million353 million–
18113.46 million350 million–
18103.36 million347 million–
18093.26 million344 million–
18083.17 million343 million–
18073.07 million341 million–
18062.98 million339 million–
18052.9 million338 million–
18042.81 million336 million–
18032.73 million335 million–
18022.65 million333 million–
18012.58 million332 million–
18002.5 million330 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBrazilChinaWorld
2024212 million212 million–212 million1.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion8.16 billion
2025213 million212 million–214 million1.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion8.23 billion
2026214 million212 million–215 million1.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion8.3 billion
2027214 million213 million–216 million1.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion8.37 billion
2028215 million213 million–217 million1.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion8.44 billion
2029216 million213 million–219 million1.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion8.5 billion
2030216 million212 million–220 million1.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion8.57 billion
2031217 million212 million–221 million1.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion8.63 billion
2032217 million212 million–222 million1.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion8.7 billion
2033218 million211 million–223 million1.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion8.76 billion
2034218 million211 million–224 million1.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion8.82 billion
2035218 million210 million–225 million1.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion8.89 billion
2036219 million210 million–226 million1.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion8.95 billion
2037219 million209 million–227 million1.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion9.01 billion
2038219 million209 million–228 million1.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion9.06 billion
2039219 million208 million–229 million1.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion9.12 billion
2040219 million207 million–229 million1.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion9.18 billion
2041219 million207 million–230 million1.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion9.23 billion
2042219 million206 million–231 million1.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion9.29 billion
2043219 million205 million–231 million1.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion9.34 billion
2044219 million204 million–232 million1.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion9.39 billion
2045219 million203 million–233 million1.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion9.44 billion
2046219 million202 million–233 million1.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion9.49 billion
2047219 million200 million–234 million1.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion9.54 billion
2048218 million199 million–234 million1.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion9.58 billion
2049218 million198 million–235 million1.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion9.62 billion
2050218 million197 million–236 million1.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion9.66 billion
2051217 million195 million–236 million1.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion9.7 billion
2052217 million194 million–236 million1.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion9.74 billion
2053216 million193 million–237 million1.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion9.78 billion
2054215 million191 million–237 million1.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion9.81 billion
2055215 million190 million–237 million1.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion9.85 billion
2056214 million188 million–237 million1.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion9.88 billion
2057213 million186 million–237 million1.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion9.91 billion
2058213 million185 million–238 million1.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion9.94 billion
2059212 million183 million–238 million1.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion9.96 billion
2060211 million181 million–238 million1.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion9.99 billion
2061210 million180 million–238 million1.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion10 billion
2062209 million178 million–238 million1.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion10 billion
2063208 million176 million–238 million1.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion10.1 billion
2064207 million174 million–238 million1.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion10.1 billion
2065206 million172 million–238 million1.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion10.1 billion
2066205 million171 million–239 million1.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion10.1 billion
2067204 million169 million–239 million1.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion10.1 billion
2068203 million167 million–239 million1.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion10.2 billion
2069202 million164 million–238 million1.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion10.2 billion
2070201 million162 million–239 million999 million836 million–1.16 billion10.2 billion
2071200 million160 million–238 million986 million822 million–1.15 billion10.2 billion
2072199 million158 million–238 million973 million807 million–1.14 billion10.2 billion
2073197 million156 million–238 million960 million792 million–1.13 billion10.2 billion
2074196 million154 million–238 million947 million776 million–1.12 billion10.2 billion
2075195 million152 million–238 million935 million760 million–1.11 billion10.3 billion
2076194 million150 million–238 million922 million743 million–1.1 billion10.3 billion
2077192 million148 million–238 million909 million728 million–1.09 billion10.3 billion
2078191 million146 million–238 million896 million713 million–1.08 billion10.3 billion
2079190 million144 million–237 million883 million697 million–1.08 billion10.3 billion
2080189 million142 million–237 million870 million681 million–1.07 billion10.3 billion
2081187 million139 million–237 million857 million664 million–1.06 billion10.3 billion
2082186 million138 million–237 million844 million648 million–1.05 billion10.3 billion
2083185 million136 million–237 million832 million633 million–1.04 billion10.3 billion
2084184 million134 million–237 million819 million618 million–1.03 billion10.3 billion
2085182 million132 million–236 million806 million604 million–1.02 billion10.3 billion
2086181 million130 million–237 million794 million591 million–1.01 billion10.3 billion
2087180 million127 million–237 million781 million576 million–994 million10.3 billion
2088178 million125 million–237 million769 million562 million–984 million10.3 billion
2089177 million123 million–236 million757 million548 million–975 million10.3 billion
2090176 million121 million–236 million745 million534 million–967 million10.3 billion
2091175 million119 million–236 million733 million520 million–959 million10.3 billion
2092173 million117 million–236 million722 million507 million–951 million10.3 billion
2093172 million115 million–236 million710 million493 million–944 million10.3 billion
2094171 million113 million–236 million699 million480 million–937 million10.2 billion
2095170 million111 million–236 million688 million468 million–929 million10.2 billion
2096168 million109 million–236 million677 million455 million–920 million10.2 billion
2097167 million107 million–236 million666 million443 million–913 million10.2 billion
2098166 million105 million–236 million655 million431 million–906 million10.2 billion
2099165 million103 million–237 million644 million417 million–899 million10.2 billion
2100163 million101 million–236 million633 million404 million–890 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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