Brazil
Total Population
212.6 million
Government estimate 2024
Capital City
Brasília
BRICS Status
Original Member – Founding member (2009)
China
Total Population
1408.28 million
Government estimate 2024
Capital City
Beijing
BRICS Status
Founding Member – Original BRIC (2006 dialogue; first summit 2009).
Egypt
Total Population
116.5 million
Government estimate 2024
Capital City
Cairo (Al-Qahira)
BRICS Status
Extended Member – Joined January 2024
Ethiopia
Total Population
132 million
Government estimate 2024
Capital City
Addis Ababa
BRICS Status
Full Member – Joined BRICS on 1 January 2024 (accepted at Johannesburg Summit, August 2023)
India
Total Population
1.45 Billion
Government estimate 2024
Capital City
New Delhi
BRICS Status
Founding Member – Original BRIC (2006 dialogue; first summit 2009).
Indonesia
Total Population
281.6 million
Government estimate 2024
Capital City
Jakarta
BRICS Status
Partner Country – Accepted as BRICS partner at Kazan Summit (October 2024). Full member from January 2025.
Iran
Total Population
88 million
Government estimate 2024
Capital City
Tehran
BRICS Status
Full Member – Joined BRICS on 1 January 2024 (accepted at Johannesburg Summit, August 2023)
Russia
Total Population
146 million
Government estimate 2024
Capital City
Moscow
BRICS Status
Founding Member – Original BRIC (2006 dialogue; first summit 2009, Yekaterinburg).
Saudi Arabia
Total Population
9.28 million
Government estimate 2024
Capital City
Riyadh
BRICS Status
Extended Member (August 2023, Johannesburg Summit)
South Africa
Total Population
63 million
Government estimate 2024
Capital City
Pretoria
BRICS Status
Founding Member – Joined 2010 (3rd BRICS Summit, Sanya)
UAE
Total Population
9.28 million
Government estimate 2024
Capital City
Abu Dhabi
BRICS Status
Extended Member – Joined January 2024