Brazil Demographics

Population of Brazil (2024)

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Brazil Population
211,998,573
Yearly Change
+ 0.41%
Global Share
2.6%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in Brazil is 34.4 years (2024).

Fertility in Brazil

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline

pregnant_woman Total Fertiliy Rate (TFR)
1.6
(Live Births per Woman, 2024)

Life Expectancy in Brazil

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
76.0 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
79.1 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
73.0 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Brazil

Infant Mortality
12.0
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
13.7
(per 1,000 live births)

Brazil Urban Population

Currently, 91.0 % of the population of Brazil is urban (192,914,763 people in 2024)

Population Density

The 2024 population density in Brazil is 25 people per Km2 (66 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 8,358,140 Km2 (3,227,095 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Brazil

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Sao Paulo 12,400,232
2 Rio de Janeiro 6,747,815
3 Belo Horizonte 2,721,564
4 Salvador 2,711,840
5 Fortaleza 2,400,000
6 Manaus 2,219,580
7 Brasilia 2,207,718
8 Curitiba 1,948,626
9 Recife 1,653,461
10 Goiania 1,536,097
11 Belem 1,499,641
12 Porto Alegre 1,488,252
13 Guarulhos 1,169,577
14 Maceio 1,031,597
15 Campinas 1,031,554
16 Sao Luis 917,237
17 Campo Grande 906,092
18 Natal 896,708
19 Teresina 871,126
20 Nova Iguacu 823,302
21 Duque de Caxias 818,329
22 Joao Pessoa 817,511
23 Sao Bernardo do Campo 743,372
24 Sao Jose dos Campos 729,737
25 Ribeirao Preto 711,825
26 Jaboatao 702,621
27 Sorocaba 687,357
28 Osasco 677,856
29 Aracaju 664,908
30 Santo Andre 662,373

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Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigera Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

 

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio
Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.