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 - : 26.6% (male 24,915,902; female 23,966,713)

15-64 years - : 67.6% (male 61,739,012; female 62,770,480)

65 years and over - : 5.8% (male 4,389,659; female 6,319,343) (2004 est.)

Median Age

Total: 27.4 years

Male: 26.7 years

Female: 28.2 years (2004 est.)

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 - : 0.7 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 30.66 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 34.47 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 26.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.41 years

Male: 67.45 years

Female: 75.57 years (2004 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.7% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

15,000 (2003 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

  • 184,101,109

Nationality

  • Brazilian(s) noun


  • Brazilian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic Nominal
    80.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.11% (2004 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 17.25 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.14 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.97 children born/woman (2004 est.)