2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French

Ethnic Groups

White 53.7%
Mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%
Black 6.2%
Other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%
Unspecified 0.7%
(2000 census)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 26.1% (male 24,789,495/female 23,842,715)

15-64 years - : 67.9% (male 62,669,392/female 63,719,631)

65 years and over - : 6% (male 4,549,552/female 6,542,009) (2005 est.)

Median Age

Total: 27.81 years

Male: 27.06 years

Female: 28.57 years (2005 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 (2005 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 29.61 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 33.37 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 25.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.69 years

Male: 67.74 years

Female: 75.85 years (2005 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

  • 186,112,794

Nationality

  • Brazilian(s) noun


  • Brazilian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic Nominal
    73.60%
  • Protestant
    15.40%
  • Spriritualist
    1.30%
  • Bantuvoodoo
    0.30%
  • Other
    1.80%
  • Unspecified
    0.20%
  • None Census
    7.42%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.06% (2005 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 16.83 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.15 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.93 children born/woman (2005 est.)