Brazil vs Middle income: Urban population

Brazil
187.65 million
in 2025
Middle income
3.34 billion
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Middle income rank
4th

Urban population over time

  • Brazil
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 3.34 billion against 187.65 million in Brazil, a difference of 3.15 billion.

That makes Middle income's figure about 17.8 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 4th of 215 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 40.11 million 523.33 million 483.22 million Middle income
1970s 63.84 million 747.64 million 683.80 million Middle income
1980s 95.40 million 1.10 billion 1.01 billion Middle income
1990s 124.58 million 1.53 billion 1.41 billion Middle income
2000s 151.84 million 2.09 billion 1.94 billion Middle income
2010s 171.77 million 2.74 billion 2.57 billion Middle income
2020s 184.44 million 3.22 billion 3.04 billion Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Brazil or Middle income?
Middle income, at 3.34 billion against 187.65 million in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Brazil and Middle income?
3.15 billion, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Middle income rank globally for urban population?
Brazil ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 4th 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.