How many people live in Brazil right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
213,783,614
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 7 of 237
- Share of world population
- 2.57%
- Median age
- 35.2 years
- Children per woman
- 1.59
- Life expectancy
- 76.4 years
- People per km²
- 26
According to UN estimates, about 214 million people live in Brazil right now. It ranks 7th out of 237 countries and territories by population, between Nigeria and Bangladesh, and it is home to one in every 39 people on the planet.
Every day, about 6,800 people are born there and about 4,300 die. More people leave than arrive: net migration reduces the population by about 206,000 people a year. Overall, the population grows by about 2,000 people a day (0.34% a year).
In 1950, about 53.4 million people lived there. Today there are 4.0 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2042, at about 219 million, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 217 million people (2% more than today), and by 2100 about 163 million.
Half of its people are younger than 35 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 1.59 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 76 years (worldwide, 74). There are 26 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Brazil in 2026?
- Brazil has about 214 million people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 213,562,666.
- How many people are born each day in Brazil?
- About 6,800 a day (2.5 million a year). About 4,300 people die each day (1.6 million a year).
- Is the population of Brazil growing?
- Yes: it grows by 0.34% a year, or about 721,000 people.
- What will the population of Brazil be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 217 million, with a peak around 2042 at about 219 million.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Indonesia 288,550,192
- Pakistan 260,627,805
- Nigeria 243,986,491
- Bangladesh 178,484,332
- Russia 143,283,402
- Ethiopia 139,989,702
More countries in the Americas
- United States 349,570,796
- Mexico 133,319,900
- Colombia 54,089,700
- Argentina 46,051,067
- Canada 40,567,080
- Peru 35,027,448
- Venezuela 28,673,198
- Chile 19,971,250
- Guatemala 19,055,602
- Ecuador 18,493,716
- Bolivia 12,801,730
- Haiti 12,078,625
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.