Brazil vs China

Brazil vs China: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.41% a year in Brazil and -0.24% a year in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Brazil, by 0.65 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Brazil vs China: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.41% a year in Brazil and -0.24% a year in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Brazil, by 0.65 percentage points.
BrazilChinaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Brazil has been higher since 1971, when it overtook China.
  • In 2023, Brazil ranked 149 and China ranked 189 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brazil at -0.74% a year and China at -1.68% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearBrazilChinaWorld
20230.41-0.240.87
20220.38-0.130.88
20210.34-0.050.8
20200.510.090.9
20190.650.271.03
20180.660.371.07
20170.710.581.13
20160.750.611.17
20150.780.531.18
20140.810.651.22
20130.810.641.23
20120.810.741.27
20110.810.621.26
20100.820.661.27
20090.860.681.28
20080.930.621.28
20070.990.591.28
20061.040.591.28
20051.080.631.27
20041.110.581.28
20031.150.591.29
20021.210.61.3
20011.270.671.33
20001.340.771.35
19991.410.721.35
19981.50.761.37
19971.480.791.39
19961.50.861.42
19951.530.911.45
19941.550.921.47
19931.581.021.52
19921.661.121.57
19911.671.221.63
19901.761.741.76
19891.811.681.78
19881.871.651.79
19871.951.791.84
19862.021.71.83
19852.111.561.8
19842.161.471.8
19832.221.381.78
19822.251.651.86
19812.311.51.82
19802.351.441.8
19792.371.41.79
19782.381.321.74
19772.391.331.75
19762.391.481.78
19752.381.611.8
19742.381.871.88
19732.422.111.94
19722.432.231.97
19712.442.371.97
19702.462.612.06
19692.492.62.06
19682.532.752.09
19672.62.442
19662.692.522.04
19652.782.662.09
19642.862.552.16
19632.933.292.28
19622.972.472.11
196130.331.67
19603.03-0.031.58
19593.070.671.73
19583.071.952
19573.072.42.07
19563.072.021.98
19553.062.252.01
19543.042.251.99
19533.032.051.9
19523.012.311.94
19512.991.761.75
19502.951.791.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBrazilChinaWorld
20240.40.2–0.62-0.22-0.42–-0.020.86
20250.370.13–0.62-0.23-0.46–-0.020.84
20260.340.06–0.61-0.22-0.45–0.010.83
20270.320–0.6-0.24-0.5–-0.010.81
20280.29-0.04–0.6-0.26-0.54–-0.010.8
20290.27-0.08–0.58-0.29-0.58–-0.030.78
20300.25-0.13–0.55-0.3-0.6–-0.040.76
20310.23-0.17–0.55-0.33-0.64–-0.040.75
20320.21-0.21–0.54-0.35-0.68–-0.030.73
20330.19-0.24–0.54-0.37-0.71–-0.050.72
20340.17-0.26–0.52-0.39-0.74–-0.060.7
20350.15-0.3–0.5-0.41-0.78–-0.070.69
20360.13-0.32–0.47-0.42-0.81–-0.080.67
20370.11-0.34–0.46-0.44-0.84–-0.080.65
20380.09-0.38–0.45-0.46-0.88–-0.090.64
20390.06-0.42–0.44-0.48-0.9–-0.120.62
20400.05-0.44–0.42-0.5-0.95–-0.120.61
20410.02-0.46–0.41-0.52-0.98–-0.120.59
2042-0.01-0.5–0.38-0.54-1–-0.140.57
2043-0.03-0.54–0.38-0.56-1.04–-0.170.56
2044-0.06-0.58–0.34-0.59-1.08–-0.180.54
2045-0.08-0.59–0.33-0.62-1.14–-0.210.52
2046-0.11-0.61–0.31-0.66-1.15–-0.250.5
2047-0.13-0.65–0.3-0.69-1.2–-0.290.48
2048-0.15-0.68–0.29-0.73-1.24–-0.320.46
2049-0.18-0.7–0.27-0.78-1.29–-0.350.44
2050-0.2-0.72–0.25-0.82-1.36–-0.40.42
2051-0.22-0.77–0.23-0.87-1.4–-0.460.4
2052-0.24-0.79–0.23-0.92-1.45–-0.480.38
2053-0.26-0.81–0.21-0.97-1.5–-0.520.36
2054-0.28-0.86–0.19-1.01-1.56–-0.570.34
2055-0.3-0.89–0.19-1.06-1.59–-0.60.33
2056-0.32-0.92–0.16-1.1-1.65–-0.630.31
2057-0.34-0.94–0.16-1.14-1.69–-0.670.3
2058-0.36-0.99–0.15-1.17-1.71–-0.680.28
2059-0.38-1.01–0.15-1.2-1.75–-0.720.27
2060-0.4-1.02–0.14-1.23-1.8–-0.710.25
2061-0.42-1.08–0.12-1.25-1.81–-0.740.24
2062-0.44-1.13–0.11-1.26-1.83–-0.730.23
2063-0.46-1.16–0.1-1.27-1.87–-0.730.22
2064-0.48-1.19–0.1-1.28-1.9–-0.750.21
2065-0.5-1.23–0.11-1.29-1.91–-0.750.2
2066-0.51-1.25–0.1-1.29-1.92–-0.710.19
2067-0.53-1.31–0.07-1.3-1.96–-0.730.18
2068-0.55-1.33–0.06-1.3-1.97–-0.710.17
2069-0.56-1.34–0.06-1.3-1.98–-0.70.16
2070-0.57-1.36–0.08-1.3-2.02–-0.690.15
2071-0.59-1.36–0.07-1.31-2.05–-0.670.14
2072-0.6-1.38–0.07-1.32-2.09–-0.680.13
2073-0.61-1.44–0.06-1.34-2.09–-0.650.12
2074-0.62-1.45–0.04-1.35-2.15–-0.640.1
2075-0.63-1.46–0.05-1.37-2.19–-0.670.09
2076-0.64-1.51–0.04-1.39-2.25–-0.680.08
2077-0.65-1.52–0.04-1.41-2.29–-0.70.07
2078-0.66-1.56–0.03-1.43-2.36–-0.690.06
2079-0.67-1.57–0.04-1.46-2.4–-0.730.05
2080-0.68-1.58–0.04-1.49-2.44–-0.750.04
2081-0.69-1.6–0.05-1.51-2.44–-0.760.03
2082-0.69-1.62–0.05-1.52-2.49–-0.760.02
2083-0.7-1.66–0.05-1.54-2.56–-0.770.01
2084-0.7-1.67–0.05-1.56-2.6–-0.78-0
2085-0.7-1.69–0.03-1.57-2.64–-0.78-0.01
2086-0.71-1.7–0.07-1.57-2.64–-0.8-0.02
2087-0.71-1.72–0.08-1.58-2.66–-0.81-0.03
2088-0.72-1.72–0.09-1.58-2.64–-0.8-0.04
2089-0.72-1.73–0.1-1.59-2.68–-0.77-0.05
2090-0.73-1.76–0.09-1.59-2.71–-0.77-0.05
2091-0.73-1.8–0.11-1.59-2.77–-0.77-0.06
2092-0.73-1.84–0.11-1.59-2.79–-0.76-0.07
2093-0.73-1.88–0.1-1.6-2.78–-0.73-0.07
2094-0.73-1.92–0.13-1.61-2.85–-0.75-0.08
2095-0.74-1.95–0.12-1.62-2.9–-0.74-0.09
2096-0.74-1.95–0.14-1.63-2.99–-0.76-0.1
2097-0.74-1.97–0.14-1.64-3.07–-0.73-0.11
2098-0.74-2–0.16-1.65-3.12–-0.69-0.11
2099-0.73-2–0.16-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.12
2100-0.74-2.05–0.17-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • 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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