Population, total in Brazil
Brazil: Population, total was 212.81 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Brazil recorded 212.81 million for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Brazil peaked at 212.81 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.39 million, in 1960.
That places Brazil 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.67 million | 72.39 million | 93.05 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 106.56 million | 95.38 million | 118.38 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 133.99 million | 121.21 million | 146.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 160.46 million | 149.14 million | 171.64 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 183.45 million | 174.02 million | 192.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 200.76 million | 193.70 million | 207.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 210.74 million | 208.66 million | 212.81 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Brazil
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 187.65 million (2025)
- Urban population 88.2% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 44.3% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 67.94 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.2% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 30.6% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 29.4% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 26.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Brazil?
- Population, total in Brazil was 212.81 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 212.81 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.39 million in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for population, total?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.