2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); note - less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages

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 - : 27% (male 26,986,909/female 25,961,947)

15-64 years - : 66.8% (male 64,939,225/female 66,157,812)

65 years and over - : 6.3% (male 5,182,987/female 7,113,707) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 28.3 years

Male: 27.5 years

Female: 29 years (2008 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 - : 0.73 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 23.33 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 26.95 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 19.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.71 years

Male: 68.15 years

Female: 75.45 years (2008 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.7% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

15,000 (2003 est.)

Education Expenditures

4% of GDP (2004)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 88.6%

Male: 88.4%

Female: 88.8% (2004 est.)

Year

Population

  • 196,342,592

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
    1.228% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 18.72 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.35 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)