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 - : 27.1% (male 25,151,855; female 24,196,506)

15-64 years - : 67.2% (male 60,667,014; female 61,683,580)

65 years and over - : 5.7% (male 4,232,784; female 6,100,865) (2003 est.)

Median Age

Total: 27 years

Male: 26.2 years

Female: 27.7 years (2002)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.69 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 31.74 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 27.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Male: 35.61 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.13 years

Male: 67.16 years

Female: 75.3 years (2003 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.7% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

8,400 (2001 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 86.4%

Male: 86.1%

Female: 86.6% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 182,032,604

Nationality

  • Brazilian(s) noun


  • Brazilian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic Nominal
    80.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.15% (2003 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 17.67 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.13 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.01 children born/woman (2003 est.)