Brazil vs IDA & IBRD total: Urban population

Brazil
187.65 million
in 2025
IDA & IBRD total
3.75 billion
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
IDA & IBRD total rank
2nd

Urban population over time

  • Brazil
  • IDA & IBRD total
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How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 3.75 billion against 187.65 million in Brazil, a difference of 3.57 billion.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 20.0 times Brazil's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 215 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil IDA & IBRD total Difference Ahead
1960s 40.11 million 645.90 million 605.79 million IDA & IBRD total
1970s 63.84 million 906.14 million 842.30 million IDA & IBRD total
1980s 95.40 million 1.30 billion 1.20 billion IDA & IBRD total
1990s 124.58 million 1.77 billion 1.64 billion IDA & IBRD total
2000s 151.84 million 2.36 billion 2.21 billion IDA & IBRD total
2010s 171.77 million 3.07 billion 2.90 billion IDA & IBRD total
2020s 184.44 million 3.61 billion 3.43 billion IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Brazil or IDA & IBRD total?
IDA & IBRD total, at 3.75 billion against 187.65 million in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Brazil and IDA & IBRD total?
3.57 billion, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and IDA & IBRD total?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Brazil and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for urban population?
Brazil ranks 4th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.