PopulationTracker

United States vs Brazil: population comparison

Current population of United States

343,756,314

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
2,065
Deaths today
1,753
Change today (UTC)
+1,018

Current population of Brazil

213,712,670

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
1,472
Deaths today
857
Change today (UTC)
+464

United States has a population of 341,784,857 and Brazil has 212,812,405 (2025 estimates). United States is currently larger by 128,972,452 people — about 1.6 times Brazil's population. They rank 3 and 7 in the world respectively.

Their trajectories differ: United States grows at +0.52% per year versus +0.38% for Brazil. At current rates the balance between them keeps shifting.

Beyond size, the structures differ: Brazil is the younger society (median age 34.8 vs 38.5); United States is far more crowded at 37 people per km² against 25.

United States vs Brazil population, 1960–2025

United StatesBrazil
075M150M225M300M375M19601970198019902000201020202025: 212.81M2025: 341.78M1960: 180,671,0001961: 183,691,0001962: 186,538,0001963: 189,242,0001964: 191,889,0001965: 194,303,0001966: 196,560,0001967: 198,712,0001968: 200,706,0001969: 202,677,0001970: 205,052,0001971: 207,661,0001972: 209,896,0001973: 211,909,0001974: 213,854,0001975: 215,973,0001976: 218,035,0001977: 220,239,0001978: 222,585,0001979: 225,055,0001980: 227,225,0001981: 229,466,0001982: 231,664,0001983: 233,792,0001984: 235,825,0001985: 237,924,0001986: 240,133,0001987: 242,289,0001988: 244,499,0001989: 246,819,0001990: 249,623,0001991: 252,981,0001992: 256,514,0001993: 259,919,0001994: 263,126,0001995: 266,278,0001996: 269,394,0001997: 272,657,0001998: 275,854,0001999: 279,040,0002000: 282,162,4112001: 284,968,9552002: 287,625,1932003: 290,107,9332004: 292,805,2982005: 295,516,5992006: 298,379,9122007: 301,231,2072008: 304,093,9662009: 306,771,5292010: 309,378,2272011: 311,839,4612012: 314,339,0992013: 316,726,2822014: 319,257,5602015: 321,815,1212016: 324,353,3402017: 326,608,6092018: 328,529,5772019: 330,226,2272020: 331,578,1042021: 332,100,1662022: 333,996,3042023: 336,755,0522024: 340,003,7972025: 341,784,8571960: 72,388,1261961: 74,605,4471962: 76,865,3231963: 79,164,2351964: 81,488,5951965: 83,817,5831966: 86,139,3591967: 88,446,1241968: 90,741,2401969: 93,045,7771970: 95,375,6511971: 97,739,2731972: 100,146,7971973: 102,600,9761974: 105,089,6751975: 107,619,5651976: 110,213,3491977: 112,875,2921978: 115,600,9421979: 118,380,8211980: 121,207,4611981: 124,063,1091982: 126,923,1551983: 129,790,0771984: 132,658,8641985: 135,515,5951986: 138,336,3701987: 141,104,9441988: 143,826,3571989: 146,502,9721990: 149,143,2231991: 151,724,2561992: 154,275,0791993: 156,794,5771994: 159,265,0061995: 161,735,0731996: 164,202,5491997: 166,661,6591998: 169,159,6551999: 171,641,5432000: 174,018,2822001: 176,301,2032002: 178,503,4842003: 180,622,6882004: 182,675,1432005: 184,688,1012006: 186,653,1062007: 188,552,3202008: 190,367,3022009: 192,079,9512010: 193,701,9292011: 195,284,7342012: 196,876,1112013: 198,478,2992014: 200,085,1272015: 201,675,5322016: 203,218,1142017: 204,703,4452018: 206,107,2612019: 207,455,4592020: 208,660,8422021: 209,550,2942022: 210,306,4152023: 211,140,7292024: 211,998,5732025: 212,812,405

Side by side

United States and Brazil compared across demographic indicators
IndicatorUnited StatesBrazil
Population341,784,857212,812,405
Annual growth+0.52%+0.38%
Yearly change+1,781,060+813,832
Density (P/km²)3725
Land area (km²)9,147,4208,358,140
Median age38.5 yrs34.8 yrs
Fertility rate1.631.61
Life expectancy78.9 yrs76.0 yrs
Urban population80%88%
World share4.16%2.59%
2050 projection (UN)380,846,910217,489,300

Latest World Bank estimates; median age and 2050 projections from UN WPP 2024. Full profiles: United States · Brazil

United States vs Brazil FAQ

Is United States bigger than Brazil by population?

United States currently has the larger population: 341,784,857 versus 212,812,405 (2025 estimates) — a gap of 128.97 million people.

Which grows faster, United States or Brazil?

United States currently grows faster: +0.52% per year versus +0.38%.

How do United States and Brazil compare in 2050?

UN medium-variant projections put United States at 380,846,910 and Brazil at 217,489,300 in 2050.

More comparisons