2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French

Ethnic Groups

White (includes Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish) 55%
Mixed white and black 38%
Black 6%
Other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 1%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 28% (male 25,140,954; female 24,199,276)

15-64 years - : 66.4% (male 57,424,151; female 59,409,928)

65 years and over - : 5.6% (male 3,992,017; female 5,863,234) (2002 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.68 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

35.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 63.55 years

Female: 67.91 years (2002 est.)

Male: 59.4 years

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.57% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

18,000 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 83.3%

Male: 83.3%

Female: 83.2% (1995 est.)

Year

Population

  • 176,029,560

Nationality

  • Brazilian(s) noun


  • Brazilian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic Nominal
    80.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.87% (2002 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 18.08 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.32 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.05 children born/woman (2002 est.)