Brazil
Population in Brazil
Population in Brazil: 53.4 million people in 1950 and 211 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 211 million people
- Since 1950
- +158 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 7 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 163 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 163 million people in 2100, between 101 million people and 236 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 2.5 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Brazil | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 211 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 210 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 210 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 209 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 208 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 206 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 205 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 203 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 202 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 200 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 199 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 197 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 195 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 194 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 192 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 190 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 189 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 187 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 185 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 183 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 181 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 179 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 176 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 174 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 172 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 169 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 167 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 164 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 162 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 159 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 157 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 154 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 152 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 149 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 147 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 144 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 141 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 138 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 136 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 133 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 130 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 127 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 124 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 121 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 118 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 116 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 113 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 110 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 108 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 105 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 103 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 100 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 97.7 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 95.4 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 93.1 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 90.7 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 88.5 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 86.1 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 83.8 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 81.5 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 79.2 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 76.9 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 74.6 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 72.4 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 70.2 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 68.1 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 66 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 64 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 62.1 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 60.2 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 58.4 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 56.7 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 55 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 53.4 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 52.5 million | – |
| 1948 | 51.1 million | – |
| 1947 | 49.8 million | – |
| 1946 | 48.5 million | – |
| 1945 | 47.2 million | – |
| 1944 | 46 million | – |
| 1943 | 44.8 million | – |
| 1942 | 43.7 million | – |
| 1941 | 42.6 million | – |
| 1940 | 41.6 million | – |
| 1939 | 40.6 million | – |
| 1938 | 39.8 million | – |
| 1937 | 39 million | – |
| 1936 | 38.2 million | – |
| 1935 | 37.4 million | – |
| 1934 | 36.7 million | – |
| 1933 | 35.9 million | – |
| 1932 | 35.2 million | – |
| 1931 | 34.5 million | – |
| 1930 | 33.8 million | – |
| 1929 | 33.1 million | – |
| 1928 | 32.5 million | – |
| 1927 | 31.8 million | – |
| 1926 | 31.2 million | – |
| 1925 | 30.6 million | – |
| 1924 | 29.9 million | – |
| 1923 | 29.3 million | – |
| 1922 | 28.8 million | – |
| 1921 | 28.2 million | – |
| 1920 | 27.6 million | – |
| 1919 | 27 million | – |
| 1918 | 26.5 million | – |
| 1917 | 25.9 million | – |
| 1916 | 25.4 million | – |
| 1915 | 24.9 million | – |
| 1914 | 24.3 million | – |
| 1913 | 23.8 million | – |
| 1912 | 23.3 million | – |
| 1911 | 22.8 million | – |
| 1910 | 22.4 million | – |
| 1909 | 21.9 million | – |
| 1908 | 21.4 million | – |
| 1907 | 21 million | – |
| 1906 | 20.5 million | – |
| 1905 | 20.1 million | – |
| 1904 | 19.7 million | – |
| 1903 | 19.3 million | – |
| 1902 | 18.9 million | – |
| 1901 | 18.5 million | – |
| 1900 | 18.1 million | – |
| 1899 | 17.7 million | – |
| 1898 | 17.3 million | – |
| 1897 | 16.8 million | – |
| 1896 | 16.5 million | – |
| 1895 | 16.1 million | – |
| 1894 | 15.7 million | – |
| 1893 | 15.3 million | – |
| 1892 | 15 million | – |
| 1891 | 14.6 million | – |
| 1890 | 14.3 million | – |
| 1889 | 14 million | – |
| 1888 | 13.7 million | – |
| 1887 | 13.5 million | – |
| 1886 | 13.2 million | – |
| 1885 | 13 million | – |
| 1884 | 12.8 million | – |
| 1883 | 12.5 million | – |
| 1882 | 12.3 million | – |
| 1881 | 12.1 million | – |
| 1880 | 11.8 million | – |
| 1879 | 11.6 million | – |
| 1878 | 11.4 million | – |
| 1877 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1876 | 11 million | – |
| 1875 | 10.8 million | – |
| 1874 | 10.6 million | – |
| 1873 | 10.4 million | – |
| 1872 | 10.2 million | – |
| 1871 | 10 million | – |
| 1870 | 9.84 million | – |
| 1869 | 9.68 million | – |
| 1868 | 9.52 million | – |
| 1867 | 9.38 million | – |
| 1866 | 9.24 million | – |
| 1865 | 9.1 million | – |
| 1864 | 8.96 million | – |
| 1863 | 8.82 million | – |
| 1862 | 8.69 million | – |
| 1861 | 8.56 million | – |
| 1860 | 8.43 million | – |
| 1859 | 8.3 million | – |
| 1858 | 8.18 million | – |
| 1857 | 8.05 million | – |
| 1856 | 7.93 million | – |
| 1855 | 7.81 million | – |
| 1854 | 7.69 million | – |
| 1853 | 7.58 million | – |
| 1852 | 7.46 million | – |
| 1851 | 7.35 million | – |
| 1850 | 7.23 million | – |
| 1849 | 7.12 million | – |
| 1848 | 7.01 million | – |
| 1847 | 6.9 million | – |
| 1846 | 6.79 million | – |
| 1845 | 6.69 million | – |
| 1844 | 6.58 million | – |
| 1843 | 6.48 million | – |
| 1842 | 6.38 million | – |
| 1841 | 6.28 million | – |
| 1840 | 6.18 million | – |
| 1839 | 6.08 million | – |
| 1838 | 5.99 million | – |
| 1837 | 5.89 million | – |
| 1836 | 5.8 million | – |
| 1835 | 5.71 million | – |
| 1834 | 5.62 million | – |
| 1833 | 5.53 million | – |
| 1832 | 5.45 million | – |
| 1831 | 5.36 million | – |
| 1830 | 5.28 million | – |
| 1829 | 5.2 million | – |
| 1828 | 5.11 million | – |
| 1827 | 5.03 million | – |
| 1826 | 4.96 million | – |
| 1825 | 4.88 million | – |
| 1824 | 4.8 million | – |
| 1823 | 4.73 million | – |
| 1822 | 4.65 million | – |
| 1821 | 4.57 million | – |
| 1820 | 4.47 million | – |
| 1819 | 4.37 million | – |
| 1818 | 4.25 million | – |
| 1817 | 4.13 million | – |
| 1816 | 4.01 million | – |
| 1815 | 3.89 million | – |
| 1814 | 3.78 million | – |
| 1813 | 3.67 million | – |
| 1812 | 3.56 million | – |
| 1811 | 3.46 million | – |
| 1810 | 3.36 million | – |
| 1809 | 3.26 million | – |
| 1808 | 3.17 million | – |
| 1807 | 3.07 million | – |
| 1806 | 2.98 million | – |
| 1805 | 2.9 million | – |
| 1804 | 2.81 million | – |
| 1803 | 2.73 million | – |
| 1802 | 2.65 million | – |
| 1801 | 2.58 million | – |
| 1800 | 2.5 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Brazil | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 212 million212 million–212 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 213 million212 million–214 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 214 million212 million–215 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 214 million213 million–216 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 215 million213 million–217 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 216 million213 million–219 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 216 million212 million–220 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 217 million212 million–221 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 217 million212 million–222 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 218 million211 million–223 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 218 million211 million–224 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 218 million210 million–225 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 219 million210 million–226 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 219 million209 million–227 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 219 million209 million–228 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 219 million208 million–229 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 219 million207 million–229 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 219 million207 million–230 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 219 million206 million–231 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 219 million205 million–231 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 219 million204 million–232 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 219 million203 million–233 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 219 million202 million–233 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 219 million200 million–234 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 218 million199 million–234 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 218 million198 million–235 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 218 million197 million–236 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 217 million195 million–236 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 217 million194 million–236 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 216 million193 million–237 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 215 million191 million–237 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 215 million190 million–237 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 214 million188 million–237 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 213 million186 million–237 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 213 million185 million–238 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 212 million183 million–238 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 211 million181 million–238 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 210 million180 million–238 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 209 million178 million–238 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 208 million176 million–238 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 207 million174 million–238 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 206 million172 million–238 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 205 million171 million–239 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 204 million169 million–239 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 203 million167 million–239 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 202 million164 million–238 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 201 million162 million–239 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 200 million160 million–238 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 199 million158 million–238 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 197 million156 million–238 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 196 million154 million–238 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 195 million152 million–238 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 194 million150 million–238 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 192 million148 million–238 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 191 million146 million–238 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 190 million144 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 189 million142 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 187 million139 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 186 million138 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 185 million136 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 184 million134 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 182 million132 million–236 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 181 million130 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 180 million127 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 178 million125 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 177 million123 million–236 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 176 million121 million–236 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 175 million119 million–236 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 173 million117 million–236 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 172 million115 million–236 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 171 million113 million–236 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 170 million111 million–236 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 168 million109 million–236 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 167 million107 million–236 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 166 million105 million–236 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 165 million103 million–237 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 163 million101 million–236 million | 10.2 billion |
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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Military
- Military spending1.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$23.6B in 2025
- Military spending per person$113 in 2025
- Military share of state spending2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel762,000 people in 2020
- National power2.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.76% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports462 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports153 million TIV in 2025