Population · Americas · 2025 data
Brazil Population
Brazil had a population of 212.81 million in 2025, ranking #7 of 216 countries and territories (2.60% of the world). The population grew by 5.5% over the past ten years.
Population of Brazil, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 212,812,405 | +0.38% |
| 2024 | 211,998,573 | +0.41% |
| 2023 | 211,140,729 | +0.40% |
| 2022 | 210,306,415 | +0.36% |
| 2021 | 209,550,294 | +0.43% |
| 2020 | 208,660,842 | +0.58% |
| 2019 | 207,455,459 | +0.65% |
| 2018 | 206,107,261 | +0.69% |
| 2017 | 204,703,445 | +0.73% |
| 2016 | 203,218,114 | +0.76% |
| 2015 | 201,675,532 | +0.79% |
| 2014 | 200,085,127 | +0.81% |
| 2013 | 198,478,299 | +0.81% |
| 2012 | 196,876,111 | +0.81% |
| 2011 | 195,284,734 | +0.82% |
| 2010 | 193,701,929 | +0.84% |
| 2009 | 192,079,951 | +0.90% |
| 2008 | 190,367,302 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 188,552,320 | +1.02% |
| 2006 | 186,653,106 | +1.06% |
| 2005 | 184,688,101 | +1.10% |
| 2004 | 182,675,143 | +1.14% |
| 2003 | 180,622,688 | +1.19% |
| 2002 | 178,503,484 | +1.25% |
| 2001 | 176,301,203 | +1.31% |
| 2000 | 174,018,282 | +1.38% |
| 1999 | 171,641,543 | +1.47% |
| 1998 | 169,159,655 | +1.50% |
| 1997 | 166,661,659 | +1.50% |
| 1996 | 164,202,549 | +1.53% |
| 1995 | 161,735,073 | +1.55% |
| 1994 | 159,265,006 | +1.58% |
| 1993 | 156,794,577 | +1.63% |
| 1992 | 154,275,079 | +1.68% |
| 1991 | 151,724,256 | +1.73% |
| 1990 | 149,143,223 | +1.80% |
| 1989 | 146,502,972 | +1.86% |
| 1988 | 143,826,357 | +1.93% |
| 1987 | 141,104,944 | +2.00% |
| 1986 | 138,336,370 | +2.08% |
| 1985 | 135,515,595 | +2.15% |
| 1984 | 132,658,864 | +2.21% |
| 1983 | 129,790,077 | +2.26% |
| 1982 | 126,923,155 | +2.31% |
| 1981 | 124,063,109 | +2.36% |
| 1980 | 121,207,461 | +2.39% |
| 1979 | 118,380,821 | +2.40% |
| 1978 | 115,600,942 | +2.41% |
| 1977 | 112,875,292 | +2.42% |
| 1976 | 110,213,349 | +2.41% |
| 1975 | 107,619,565 | +2.41% |
| 1974 | 105,089,675 | +2.43% |
| 1973 | 102,600,976 | +2.45% |
| 1972 | 100,146,797 | +2.46% |
| 1971 | 97,739,273 | +2.48% |
| 1970 | 95,375,651 | +2.50% |
| 1969 | 93,045,777 | +2.54% |
| 1968 | 90,741,240 | +2.59% |
| 1967 | 88,446,124 | +2.68% |
| 1966 | 86,139,359 | +2.77% |
| 1965 | 83,817,583 | +2.86% |
| 1964 | 81,488,595 | +2.94% |
| 1963 | 79,164,235 | +2.99% |
| 1962 | 76,865,323 | +3.03% |
| 1961 | 74,605,447 | +3.06% |
| 1960 | 72,388,126 | — |
Demographics of Brazil
Ethnic groups
mixed 45.3%, White 43.5%, Black 10.2%, Indigenous 0.6%, Asian 0.4% (2022 est.)
Languages
Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and many minor Amerindian languages
Religions
Roman Catholic 56.8%, Evangelical 26.9%, none 9.3%, other 4%, Spirtism (Espírita) 1.8%, unspecified 1.4%, Umbanda and Candomblé 1.1%, Indigenous religions .06%, undeclared 0.2% (2022)
Where people live
Urban population: 87.8% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).