Brazil had an official resident population of 203 million in 2022, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).. Brazil is the seventh most populous country in the world and the second most populous in the Americas and Western Hemisphere.
Brazilians are mainly concentrated in the eastern part of the country, which comprises the Southeast, South, and Northeast. But it also has a significant presence in large cities in the Center-West and North. According to the 2022 census, Brazil had 88,252,121 White people, 92,083,286 Brown people, 20,656,458 Black people, 850,132 Asian people, and 1,227,640 Indigenous people.
Population size and structure
According to the 2008 PNAD (National Household Sample Survey), conducted by the IBGE, the Brazilian Statistics bureau, there were about 189,953,000 inhabitants in 2008.. As of the latest (2022) census, the Brazilian government estimates its population at 203 million.
The population of Brazil is estimated based on various sources from 1550 to 1850. The first official census took place in 1872. From that year, every 10 years (with some exceptions) the population is counted.
Brazil is the seventh most populated country in the world. 1550 – 15,000 1600 – 100,000 1660 – 184,000 1700 – 300,000 1766 – 1,500,000 1800 – 3,250,000 1820 – 4,717,000 1850 – 7,256,000 1872 – 9,930,478 1890 – 14,333,915 1900 – 17,438,434 1920 – 30,635,605 1940 – 41,236,315 1950 – 51,944,397 1960 – 70,119,071 1970 – 93,139,037 1980 – 119,070,865 1991 – 146,917,459 1996 – 157,079,573 2000 – 169,544,443 2010 – 190,755,799 2022 – 203,080,756
Population distribution in Brazil is very uneven. The majority of Brazilians live within of the coast, while the interior in the Amazon Basin is highly remote. Therefore, the densely populated areas are on the coast and the sparsely populated areas are in the interior.
UN estimates According to the population was in , compared to only 53,975,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2015 was 20.7%, 69.8% was between 15 and 61 years of age, while 9.5% was 65 years or older.
Year Total population(1000) Population percentage in age bracket aged <15 aged 15–64 aged 65+ 195053 975 195562 656 196072 494 196584 130 197095 982 1975108 431 1980122 200 1985136 836 1990150 393 1995162 755 2000175 786 2005188 479 2010198 614 2015207 848 2020215 963
Structure of the population
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 93 406 990 97 348 809 190 755 799 100 0–4 7 016 987 6 779 171 13 796 158 7.23 5–9 7 624 144 7 345 231 14 969 375 7.85 10–14 8 725 413 8 441 348 17 166 761 9.00 15–19 8 558 868 8 432 004 16 990 872 8.91 20–24 8 630 229 8 614 963 17 245 192 9.04 25–29 8 460 995 8 643 419 17 104 414 8.97 30–34 7 717 658 8 026 854 15 744 512 8.25 35–39 6 766 664 7 121 915 13 888 579 7.28 40–44 6 320 568 6 688 796 13 009 364 6.82 45–49 5 692 014 6 141 338 11 833 352 6.20 50–54 4 834 995 5 305 407 10 140 402 5.32 55–59 3 902 344 4 373 877 8 276 221 4.34 60–64 3 041 035 3 468 085 6 509 120 3.41 65-69 2 224 065 2 616 745 4 840 810 2.54 70-74 1 667 372 2 074 264 3 741 636 1.96 75-79 1 090 517 1 472 930 2 563 447 1.34 80-84 668 623 998 349 1 666 972 0.87 85-89 310 759 508 724 819 483 0.43 90-94 114 964 211 594 326 558 0.17 95-99 31 529 66 806 98 335 0.05 100+ 7 247 16 989 24 236 0.01Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 23 366 544 22 565 750 45 932 294 24.08 15–64 63 925 370 66 816 658 130 742 028 68.54 65+ 6 115 076 7 966 401 14 081 477 7.38
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 98 532 431 104 548 325 203 080 756 100 0–4 6 461 689 6 243 171 12 704 860 6.26 5–9 7 011 282 6 738 158 13 749 440 6.77 10–14 6 992 746 6 682 215 13 674 961 6.73 15–19 7 317 515 7 058 427 14 375 942 7.08 20–24 7 767 306 7 699 157 15 466 463 7.62 25–29 7 627 458 7 842 265 15 469 723 7.62 30–34 7 537 285 7 935 832 15 473 117 7.62 35–39 7 827 333 8 345 458 16 172 791 7.96 40–44 7 781 059 8 291 111 16 072 170 7.91 45–49 6 549 109 7 091 003 13 640 112 6.72 50–54 6 014 391 6 584 190 12 598 581 6.20 55–59 5 419 505 6 149 601 11 569 106 5.70 60–64 4 605 834 5 338 555 9 944 389 4.90 65-69 3 588 052 4 288 180 7 876 232 3.88 70-74 2 615 350 3 243 186 5 858 536 2.88 75-79 1 657 786 2 189 593 3 847 379 1.89 80-84 1 009 852 1 465 178 2 475 030 1.22 85-89 493 649 835 554 1 329 203 0.65 90-94 194 341 385 388 579 729 0.29 95-99 50 319 114 859 165 178 0.08 100+ 10 570 27 244 37 814 0.02Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 20 465 717 19 663 544 40 129 261 19.76 15–64 68 446 795 72 335 599 140 782 394 69.32 65+ 9 619 919 12 549 182 22 169 101 10.92
+Census 30 July 2010Brazil 100%European 47.73%African 7.61%Asian 1.09%Pardo (Multiracial) 43.13%Native Indigenous 0.43% Population 0–1445,932,294 20,460,4822,698,639420,95222,055,573295,862 Percent group 0–14 in race24.08% 22.47%18.59%20.02%26.81%36.17% Population 0–14 compared to racial groups100%44.54%5.88%0.92%48.02%0.64% Population 15–49105,816,285 49,381,2068,693,3501,178,39146,156,227402,079 Proportions 0–14 to 15–490,43407 0,414340,310430,357230,477850,73583
Age groupBrazil 100% (percent of the population)European 47.73% (percent in the race/percent in the age group)African 7.61% (percent in the race/percent in the age group)Asian 1.09% (percent in the race/percent in the age group)Pardo (Multiracial) 43.13% (percent in the race/percent in the age group)Native Indigenous 0.43% (percent in the race/percent in the age group) Population 190,755,799 91,051,64614,517,9612,084,28882,277,333817,9636,608 0–4 13,796,158 (7.23%) 6,701,186 (7.36%/48.57%)655,958 (4.52%/4.75%)119,956 (5.76%/0.87%)6,217,638 (7.56%/45.07%)101,195 (12.37%/0.73%)225 5–9 14,969,375 (7.85%) 6,562,558 (7.21%/43.84%)887,209 (6.11%/5.93%)139,543 (6.69%/0.93%)7,279,983 (8.85%/48.63%)99,841 (12.21%/0.67%)241 10–14 17,166,761 (9.00%) 7,196,738 (7.90%/41.92%)1,155,472 (7.96%/6.73%)161,453 (7.75%/0.94%)8,557,952 (10.40%/49.85%)94,826 (11.59%/0.55%)320 15–19 16,990,872 (8.91%) 7,311,734 (8.03%/43.03%)1,264,183 (8.71%/7.44%)177,008 (8.49%/1.04%)8,155,126 (9.91%/48.00%)82,500 (10.86%/0.49%)321 20–24 17,245,192 (9.04%) 7,774,488 (8.54%/45.08%)1,381,677 (9.52%/8.01%)200,060 (9.60%/1.16%)7,814,487 (9.50%/45.31%)73,387 (8.97%/0.43%)1 093 25–29 17,104,414 (8.97%) 7,936,115 (8.72%/46.40%)1,443,820 (9.95%/8.44%)202,733 (9.73%/1.19%)7,455,402 (9.06%/43.59%)65,104 (7.96%/0.38%)1 240 30–34 15,744,512 (8.25%) 7,344,600 (8.07%/46.65%)1,360,298 (9.37%/8.64%)182,150 (8.74%/1.16%)6,800,175 (8.26%/43.19%)56,326 (6.89%/0.36%)963 35–39 13,888,579 (7.28%) 6,596,137 (7.24%/47.49%)1,175,333 (8.10%/8.46%)152,546 (7.32%/1,10%)5,915,773 (7.18%/42.59%)48,167 (5.89%/0.35%)623 40–44 13,009,364 (6.82%) 6,365,363 (6.99%/48.93%)1,095,301 (7.54%/8.42%)139,230 (6.68%/1.07%)5,368,059 (6.52%/41.26%)40,950 (5.01%/0.31%)461 45–49 11,833,352 (6.20%) 6,052,769 (6.65%/51.15%)972,738 (6.70%/8.22%)124,664 (5.98%/1.05%)4,647,205 (5.65%/39.27%)35,645 (4.36%/0.30%)331 50–54 10,140,402 (5.32%) 5,286,559 (5.81%/52.13%)848,098 (5.84%/8.36%)106,539 (5.11%/1.05%)3,869,792 (4.70%/38.16%)29,156 (3.56%/0.29%)258 55–59 8,276,221 (4.34%) 4,404,057 (4.84%/53.21%)675,404 (4.65%/8.16%)95,149 (4.57%/1.15%)3,076,630 (3.74%/37.17%)24,800 (3.03%/0.30%)181 60–69 11,349,930 (5.95%) 6,158,001 (6.76%/54.26%)906,487 (6.24%/7.99%)152,099 (7.30%/1.34%)4,097,068 (4.98%/36.10%)36,062 (4.41%/0.32%)213 70+ 9,240,667 (4.84%) 5,361,341 (5.89%/58.02%)695,983 (4.79%/7.53%)131,158 (6.29%/1.42%)3,022,043 (3.67%/32.70%)30,004 (3.67%/0.32%)138
Urbanization
In Brazil, most important cities are on the coast or close to it. State capitals are also, commonly, the largest city of their states. Notable exceptions to this are Vitória, the capital of Espírito Santo, and Florianópolis, the capital of Santa Catarina.
There are also non-capital metropolitan areas, for example, in São Paulo state (Campinas, Santos, Paraíba Valley, Sorocaba, Ribeirão Preto and Franca), Minas Gerais (Steel Valley), Rio Grande do Sul (Sinos Valley), and Santa Catarina (Itajaí Valley), amongst others.
São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are far larger than any other Brazilian cities. São Paulo's influence in most economic aspects can be noted in a national (and even international) scale; Rio de Janeiro – partially due to its former status as the national capital – still host various large corporations' headquarters, besides being Brazil's cultural center with respect to film production and other such televised media. Brasília, the capital of Brazil, is its 3rd biggest city.
Vital statistics
Registered births and deaths Sources: Revisão das Estimativas de População Intercensitária 1980–1991, IBGE (1992)Indicadores Demográficos: Estatísticas Vitais – Nascidos Vivos, IBEGIndicadores Demográficos: Estatísticas Vitais – Óbitos, IBGE, Rio de Janeiro
YearPopulationLive birthsDeathsNatural increaseCrude birth rate (per 1,000)Crude death rate (per 1,000)Natural change (per 1,000)Total fertility rate1976113,235,2273,600,000760,0002,840,00031.786.7125.071977115,557,6193,610,000770,0002,840,00031.256.6624.591978117,849,8653,620,000785,0002,835,00030.736.6624.071979120,113,5083,650,000800,0002,850,00030.376.6623.711980121,150,5733,640,000820,0002,820,00030.056.7723.281981121,978,2443,486,000781,0002,705,00028.586.4022.181982124,165,8553,545,000806,0002,739,00028.556.4922.061983126,322,1673,524,000831,0002,693,00027.906.5821.321984128,441,1113,482,000855,0002,627,00027.116.6620.451985130,514,4053,523,000877,0002,646,00026.996.7220.271986132,536,2503,578,000900,0002,678,00027.006.7920.211987134,509,3343,620,000919,0002,701,00026.916.8320.081988136,438,714 3,641,000930,0002,711,00026.696.8219.871989138,330,1733,457,291843,2562,614,03524.996.1018.901990140,190,5983,507,335859,5222,647,81325.026.1318.891991146,917,4593,452,487876,3972,576,09023.495.9717.531992148,661,8043,370,548888,4802,482,06822.665.9816.701993150,468,7173,281,193913,6182,367,57521.806.0715.731994152,357,2543,157,241920,3482,236,89320.736.0414.681995154,255,8193,062,431936,0682,126,36319.866.0713.791996156,009,3993,019,769950,3282,069,44119.366.0913.261997157,784,0933,035,898980,5152,055,38319.246.2113.031998159,553,5073,035,1971,011,2182,023,97919.026.3412.691999161,296,7153,020,6161,024,0731,996,54318.736.3512.38 2000 169,590,693 3,206,761 946,686 2,260,075 18.8 5.6 13.2 2001 176,208,646 3,115,474 961,492 2,153,982 17.7 5.5 12.2 2002 178,499,255 3,059,402 982,807 2,076,595 17.1 5.5 11.6 2003 180,708,344 3,426,727 1,005,882 2,420,845 19.0 5.6 13.4 2004 182,865,043 3,329,120 1,025,981 2,303,139 18.2 5.6 12.6 2005 184,991,143 3,329,431 1,010,052 2,319,379 18.05.5 12.5 2006 187,061,610 3,172,000 1,037,504 2,134,496 17.0 5.5 11.5 2007 189,038,268 3,080,266 1,050,408 2,029,858 16.3 5.6 10.7 2008 191,010,274 3,107,927 1,074,889 2,033,038 16.3 5.6 10.7 2009 192,980,905 3,045,696 1,098,384 1,947,312 15.8 5.7 10.1 1.906 2010 195,497,797 2,985,406 1,132,701 1,852,705 15.3 5.8 9.5 1.869 2011 197,397,018 3,044,594 1,163,740 1,880,854 15.4 5.9 9.5 1.833 2012 199,242,462 3,030,364 1,172,443 1,857,921 15.2 5.9 9.3 1.801 2013 201,032,714 2,989,981 1,195,913 1,794,068 14.9 5.9 8.9 1.770 2014 202,768,562 3,041,568 1,208,587 1,832,981 15.0 6.0 9.0 1.742 2015 204,450,649 3,058,783 1,244,558 1,814,225 15.0 6.1 8.9 1.716 2016 206,081,432 2,903,933 1,288,856 1,615,077 14.1 6.3 7.8 1.692 2017 207,660,929 2,962,815 1,292,297 1,670,518 14.3 6.2 8.01.63 2018 208,494,900 2,983,567 1,298,579 1,684,988 14.3 6.2 8.1 1.61 2019 210,147,125 2,888,218 1,332,466 1,555,752 13.7 6.3 7.4 1.59 2020 211,242,542 2,728,273 1,524,949 1,203,324 12.9 7.2 5.7 1.57 2021 213,317,639 2,708,884 1,802,487 906,397 12.7 8.5 4.2 1.53 2022 203,080,756 2,621,015 1,524,731 1,096,284 12.9 7.5 5.4 1.60 2023 204,153,622 2,598,289 1,450,421 1,147,868 12.7 7.1 5.6 1.57 2024 212,583,750 2,442,726 1,516,381 926,345 11.6 7.5 4.1 1.48 2025 213,421,037 2,452,875 1,528,085 924,790 11.5 7.2 4.3 1.52 2026 214,211,951
Current vital statistics