Brazil vs Indonesia
Brazil vs Indonesia: Population
Population in 2023: 211 million people in Brazil and 281 million people in Indonesia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 70.1 million people, or 1.33 times that in Brazil.
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What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Brazil ranked 7 and Indonesia ranked 4 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brazil at 163 million people and Indonesia at 296 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Brazil | Indonesia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 211 million | 281 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 210 million | 279 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 210 million | 277 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 209 million | 275 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 208 million | 273 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 206 million | 270 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 205 million | 267 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 203 million | 265 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 202 million | 262 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 200 million | 259 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 199 million | 256 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 197 million | 253 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 195 million | 250 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 194 million | 246 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 192 million | 243 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 190 million | 240 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 189 million | 237 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 187 million | 234 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 185 million | 231 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 183 million | 228 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 181 million | 225 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 179 million | 222 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 176 million | 219 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 174 million | 216 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 172 million | 213 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 169 million | 210 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 167 million | 207 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 164 million | 203 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 162 million | 200 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 159 million | 197 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 157 million | 193 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 154 million | 190 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 152 million | 187 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 149 million | 184 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 147 million | 180 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 144 million | 177 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 141 million | 174 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 138 million | 170 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 136 million | 167 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 133 million | 163 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 130 million | 160 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 127 million | 156 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 124 million | 153 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 121 million | 149 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 118 million | 145 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 116 million | 142 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 113 million | 139 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 110 million | 135 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 108 million | 132 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 105 million | 129 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 103 million | 125 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 100 million | 122 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 97.7 million | 119 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 95.4 million | 116 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 93.1 million | 113 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 90.7 million | 110 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 88.5 million | 107 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 86.1 million | 104 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 83.8 million | 101 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 81.5 million | 98.8 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 79.2 million | 96.1 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 76.9 million | 93.4 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 74.6 million | 90.8 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 72.4 million | 88.3 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 70.2 million | 85.9 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 68.1 million | 83.6 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 66 million | 81.4 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 64 million | 79.3 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 62.1 million | 77.3 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 60.2 million | 75.4 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 58.4 million | 73.6 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 56.7 million | 71.9 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 55 million | 70.3 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 53.4 million | 68.8 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 52.5 million | 68.4 million | – |
| 1948 | 51.1 million | 67.3 million | – |
| 1947 | 49.8 million | 66.2 million | – |
| 1946 | 48.5 million | 65.4 million | – |
| 1945 | 47.2 million | 64.9 million | – |
| 1944 | 46 million | 64.7 million | – |
| 1943 | 44.8 million | 64.4 million | – |
| 1942 | 43.7 million | 63.7 million | – |
| 1941 | 42.6 million | 62.8 million | – |
| 1940 | 41.6 million | 61.8 million | – |
| 1939 | 40.6 million | 60.9 million | – |
| 1938 | 39.8 million | 60 million | – |
| 1937 | 39 million | 59.1 million | – |
| 1936 | 38.2 million | 58.3 million | – |
| 1935 | 37.4 million | 57.4 million | – |
| 1934 | 36.7 million | 56.6 million | – |
| 1933 | 35.9 million | 55.8 million | – |
| 1932 | 35.2 million | 55 million | – |
| 1931 | 34.5 million | 54.2 million | – |
| 1930 | 33.8 million | 53.4 million | – |
| 1929 | 33.1 million | 52.7 million | – |
| 1928 | 32.5 million | 52.1 million | – |
| 1927 | 31.8 million | 51.5 million | – |
| 1926 | 31.2 million | 50.9 million | – |
| 1925 | 30.6 million | 50.2 million | – |
| 1924 | 29.9 million | 49.6 million | – |
| 1923 | 29.3 million | 49.1 million | – |
| 1922 | 28.8 million | 48.5 million | – |
| 1921 | 28.2 million | 47.9 million | – |
| 1920 | 27.6 million | 47.3 million | – |
| 1919 | 27 million | 46.7 million | – |
| 1918 | 26.5 million | 46.2 million | – |
| 1917 | 25.9 million | 45.8 million | – |
| 1916 | 25.4 million | 45.5 million | – |
| 1915 | 24.9 million | 45.1 million | – |
| 1914 | 24.3 million | 44.7 million | – |
| 1913 | 23.8 million | 44.2 million | – |
| 1912 | 23.3 million | 43.7 million | – |
| 1911 | 22.8 million | 43.3 million | – |
| 1910 | 22.4 million | 42.8 million | – |
| 1909 | 21.9 million | 42.4 million | – |
| 1908 | 21.4 million | 41.9 million | – |
| 1907 | 21 million | 41.5 million | – |
| 1906 | 20.5 million | 41 million | – |
| 1905 | 20.1 million | 40.6 million | – |
| 1904 | 19.7 million | 40.1 million | – |
| 1903 | 19.3 million | 39.7 million | – |
| 1902 | 18.9 million | 39.2 million | – |
| 1901 | 18.5 million | 38.7 million | – |
| 1900 | 18.1 million | 38.2 million | – |
| 1899 | 17.7 million | 37.7 million | – |
| 1898 | 17.3 million | 37.2 million | – |
| 1897 | 16.8 million | 36.7 million | – |
| 1896 | 16.5 million | 36.3 million | – |
| 1895 | 16.1 million | 35.8 million | – |
| 1894 | 15.7 million | 35.4 million | – |
| 1893 | 15.3 million | 35 million | – |
| 1892 | 15 million | 34.5 million | – |
| 1891 | 14.6 million | 34.2 million | – |
| 1890 | 14.3 million | 33.8 million | – |
| 1889 | 14 million | 33.4 million | – |
| 1888 | 13.7 million | 33 million | – |
| 1887 | 13.5 million | 32.6 million | – |
| 1886 | 13.2 million | 32.2 million | – |
| 1885 | 13 million | 31.9 million | – |
| 1884 | 12.8 million | 31.5 million | – |
| 1883 | 12.5 million | 31.1 million | – |
| 1882 | 12.3 million | 30.8 million | – |
| 1881 | 12.1 million | 30.4 million | – |
| 1880 | 11.8 million | 30.1 million | – |
| 1879 | 11.6 million | 29.8 million | – |
| 1878 | 11.4 million | 29.5 million | – |
| 1877 | 11.2 million | 29.3 million | – |
| 1876 | 11 million | 29 million | – |
| 1875 | 10.8 million | 28.6 million | – |
| 1874 | 10.6 million | 28.3 million | – |
| 1873 | 10.4 million | 28 million | – |
| 1872 | 10.2 million | 27.7 million | – |
| 1871 | 10 million | 27.4 million | – |
| 1870 | 9.84 million | 27.1 million | – |
| 1869 | 9.68 million | 26.8 million | – |
| 1868 | 9.52 million | 26.5 million | – |
| 1867 | 9.38 million | 26.2 million | – |
| 1866 | 9.24 million | 25.9 million | – |
| 1865 | 9.1 million | 25.6 million | – |
| 1864 | 8.96 million | 25.3 million | – |
| 1863 | 8.82 million | 25 million | – |
| 1862 | 8.69 million | 24.8 million | – |
| 1861 | 8.56 million | 24.5 million | – |
| 1860 | 8.43 million | 24.2 million | – |
| 1859 | 8.3 million | 24 million | – |
| 1858 | 8.18 million | 23.7 million | – |
| 1857 | 8.05 million | 23.5 million | – |
| 1856 | 7.93 million | 23.3 million | – |
| 1855 | 7.81 million | 23 million | – |
| 1854 | 7.69 million | 22.8 million | – |
| 1853 | 7.58 million | 22.6 million | – |
| 1852 | 7.46 million | 22.4 million | – |
| 1851 | 7.35 million | 22.2 million | – |
| 1850 | 7.23 million | 22 million | – |
| 1849 | 7.12 million | 21.8 million | – |
| 1848 | 7.01 million | 21.6 million | – |
| 1847 | 6.9 million | 21.4 million | – |
| 1846 | 6.79 million | 21.2 million | – |
| 1845 | 6.69 million | 21 million | – |
| 1844 | 6.58 million | 20.8 million | – |
| 1843 | 6.48 million | 20.6 million | – |
| 1842 | 6.38 million | 20.4 million | – |
| 1841 | 6.28 million | 20.2 million | – |
| 1840 | 6.18 million | 20.1 million | – |
| 1839 | 6.08 million | 19.9 million | – |
| 1838 | 5.99 million | 19.7 million | – |
| 1837 | 5.89 million | 19.6 million | – |
| 1836 | 5.8 million | 19.4 million | – |
| 1835 | 5.71 million | 19.2 million | – |
| 1834 | 5.62 million | 19.1 million | – |
| 1833 | 5.53 million | 18.9 million | – |
| 1832 | 5.45 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1831 | 5.36 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1830 | 5.28 million | 18.5 million | – |
| 1829 | 5.2 million | 18.3 million | – |
| 1828 | 5.11 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1827 | 5.03 million | 18 million | – |
| 1826 | 4.96 million | 17.9 million | – |
| 1825 | 4.88 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1824 | 4.8 million | 17.7 million | – |
| 1823 | 4.73 million | 17.6 million | – |
| 1822 | 4.65 million | 17.4 million | – |
| 1821 | 4.57 million | 17.3 million | – |
| 1820 | 4.47 million | 17.2 million | – |
| 1819 | 4.37 million | 17.1 million | – |
| 1818 | 4.25 million | 17.1 million | – |
| 1817 | 4.13 million | 17 million | – |
| 1816 | 4.01 million | 16.9 million | – |
| 1815 | 3.89 million | 16.8 million | – |
| 1814 | 3.78 million | 16.8 million | – |
| 1813 | 3.67 million | 16.7 million | – |
| 1812 | 3.56 million | 16.6 million | – |
| 1811 | 3.46 million | 16.6 million | – |
| 1810 | 3.36 million | 16.5 million | – |
| 1809 | 3.26 million | 16.5 million | – |
| 1808 | 3.17 million | 16.5 million | – |
| 1807 | 3.07 million | 16.4 million | – |
| 1806 | 2.98 million | 16.4 million | – |
| 1805 | 2.9 million | 16.3 million | – |
| 1804 | 2.81 million | 16.3 million | – |
| 1803 | 2.73 million | 16.2 million | – |
| 1802 | 2.65 million | 16.2 million | – |
| 1801 | 2.58 million | 16.2 million | – |
| 1800 | 2.5 million | 16.1 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Brazil | Indonesia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 212 million212 million–212 million | 284 million283 million–284 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 213 million212 million–214 million | 286 million284 million–287 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 214 million212 million–215 million | 288 million286 million–290 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 214 million213 million–216 million | 290 million287 million–293 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 215 million213 million–217 million | 292 million288 million–297 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 216 million213 million–219 million | 294 million289 million–300 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 216 million212 million–220 million | 296 million289 million–303 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 217 million212 million–221 million | 298 million290 million–306 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 217 million212 million–222 million | 300 million291 million–309 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 218 million211 million–223 million | 301 million291 million–312 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 218 million211 million–224 million | 303 million291 million–315 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 218 million210 million–225 million | 305 million292 million–318 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 219 million210 million–226 million | 306 million292 million–321 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 219 million209 million–227 million | 308 million292 million–324 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 219 million209 million–228 million | 309 million292 million–327 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 219 million208 million–229 million | 311 million292 million–330 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 219 million207 million–229 million | 312 million292 million–333 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 219 million207 million–230 million | 313 million292 million–335 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 219 million206 million–231 million | 314 million292 million–338 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 219 million205 million–231 million | 315 million292 million–341 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 219 million204 million–232 million | 316 million292 million–343 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 219 million203 million–233 million | 317 million292 million–346 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 219 million202 million–233 million | 318 million292 million–348 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 219 million200 million–234 million | 319 million291 million–350 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 218 million199 million–234 million | 320 million291 million–353 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 218 million198 million–235 million | 320 million290 million–355 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 218 million197 million–236 million | 321 million289 million–357 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 217 million195 million–236 million | 321 million288 million–359 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 217 million194 million–236 million | 322 million287 million–361 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 216 million193 million–237 million | 322 million286 million–363 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 215 million191 million–237 million | 322 million285 million–366 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 215 million190 million–237 million | 322 million283 million–368 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 214 million188 million–237 million | 323 million282 million–370 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 213 million186 million–237 million | 323 million281 million–372 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 213 million185 million–238 million | 323 million279 million–373 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 212 million183 million–238 million | 323 million277 million–375 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 211 million181 million–238 million | 323 million275 million–378 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 210 million180 million–238 million | 322 million273 million–380 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 209 million178 million–238 million | 322 million272 million–382 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 208 million176 million–238 million | 322 million270 million–384 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 207 million174 million–238 million | 322 million268 million–386 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 206 million172 million–238 million | 322 million265 million–388 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 205 million171 million–239 million | 321 million263 million–390 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 204 million169 million–239 million | 321 million262 million–392 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 203 million167 million–239 million | 321 million260 million–393 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 202 million164 million–238 million | 320 million258 million–395 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 201 million162 million–239 million | 320 million256 million–398 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 200 million160 million–238 million | 320 million254 million–400 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 199 million158 million–238 million | 319 million251 million–401 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 197 million156 million–238 million | 319 million249 million–403 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 196 million154 million–238 million | 318 million247 million–405 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 195 million152 million–238 million | 318 million244 million–407 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 194 million150 million–238 million | 317 million242 million–408 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 192 million148 million–238 million | 317 million239 million–409 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 191 million146 million–238 million | 316 million237 million–411 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 190 million144 million–237 million | 315 million234 million–413 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 189 million142 million–237 million | 315 million232 million–415 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 187 million139 million–237 million | 314 million230 million–417 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 186 million138 million–237 million | 313 million227 million–418 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 185 million136 million–237 million | 312 million224 million–420 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 184 million134 million–237 million | 312 million221 million–422 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 182 million132 million–236 million | 311 million219 million–423 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 181 million130 million–237 million | 310 million216 million–425 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 180 million127 million–237 million | 309 million214 million–427 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 178 million125 million–237 million | 308 million211 million–428 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 177 million123 million–236 million | 307 million209 million–431 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 176 million121 million–236 million | 306 million206 million–433 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 175 million119 million–236 million | 305 million204 million–435 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 173 million117 million–236 million | 304 million202 million–436 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 172 million115 million–236 million | 303 million199 million–439 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 171 million113 million–236 million | 302 million197 million–440 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 170 million111 million–236 million | 301 million194 million–442 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 168 million109 million–236 million | 300 million192 million–444 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 167 million107 million–236 million | 299 million189 million–445 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 166 million105 million–236 million | 298 million187 million–447 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 165 million103 million–237 million | 297 million183 million–449 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 163 million101 million–236 million | 296 million181 million–452 million | 10.2 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs Indonesia
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Indonesia: 71.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Indonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Indonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBrazil: 87.3% in 2022Indonesia: 30.3% in 2022
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Indonesia: 2.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Indonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Indonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Indonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Indonesia: 59.4% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Indonesia: 29.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Indonesia: 7% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Indonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Indonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Indonesia: $15.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Indonesia: $53 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Indonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Indonesia: 676,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Indonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020Indonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Indonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025Indonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021