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 - : 25.8% (male 24,687,656/female 23,742,998)

15-64 years - : 68.1% (male 63,548,331/female 64,617,539)

65 years and over - : 6.1% (male 4,712,675/female 6,769,028) (2006 est.)

Median Age

Total: 28.2 years

Male: 27.5 years

Female: 29 years (2006 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 (2006 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 28.6 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 32.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 24.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.97 years

Male: 68.02 years

Female: 76.12 years (2006 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

  • 188,078,227

Nationality

  • Brazilian(s) noun


  • Brazilian adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.04% (2006 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 16.56 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.17 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.91 children born/woman (2006 est.)