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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 - : 26.7% (male 27,092,880/female 26,062,244)

15-64 years - : 66.8% (male 65,804,108/female 67,047,725)

65 years and over - : 6.4% (male 5,374,230/female 7,358,082) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 28.6 years

Male: 27.8 years

Female: 29.3 years (2009 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 (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 22.58 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 26.16 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 18.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.99 years

Male: 68.43 years

Female: 75.73 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.6% (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 66

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

15,000 (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 25

Education Expenditures

4% of GDP (2004)country comparison to the world: 105

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 88.6%

Male: 88.4%

Female: 88.8% (2004 est.)

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Population

198,739,269country

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
1.199% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 110

Birth Rate

18.43 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 111

Death Rate

6.35 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 151

Migration Rate

-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 90

Total fertility rate

2.21 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 116

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