Brazil vs India: Urban population

Brazil
187.65 million
in 2025
India
522.44 million
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
2nd

Urban population over time

  • Brazil
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 522.44 million against 187.65 million in Brazil, a difference of 334.79 million.

That makes India's figure about 2.8 times Brazil's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Globally, Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.