2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language)

Ethnic Groups

White 47.7%
Mulatto (mixed white and black) 43.1%
Black 7.6%
Asian 1.1%
Indigenous 0.4%
(2010 est.)%

Population Distribution

The vast majority of people live along, or relatively near, the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of Sao Paolo, Brasilia, and Rio de Janeiro

Urbanization

Urban population: 86.8% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 1.05% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0 - 14 years : 21.89% (male 23,310,437 /female 22,414,551)

15 - 24 years : 16.29% (male 17,254,084 /female 16,758,140)

25 - 54 years : 43.86% (male 45,449,158 /female 46,151,759)

55 - 64 years : 9.35% (male 9,229,665 /female 10,296,824)

65 - years and over : 8.61% (male 7,666,845 /female 10,315,429) (2018 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 43.8 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 32.4 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 11.4 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 8.7 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 32.4 years (2018 est.)

Male: 31.5 years

Female: 33.3 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.05 male(s)/female

0 - 14 years : 1.04 male(s)/female

15 - 24 years : 1.03 male(s)/female

25 - 54 years : 0.98 male(s)/female

55 - 64 years : 0.9 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.74 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.97 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

60 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 16.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 19.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 13.8 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.3 years (2018 est.)

Male: 70.7 years

Female: 78 years

Total Fertility Rate

1.75 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

80.2% (2013)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 100% of population

Improved rural: 87% of population

Improved total: 98.1% of population

Unimproved urban: 0% of population

Unimproved rural: 13% of population

Unimproved total: 1.9% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

11.8% (2016)

Physicians Density

2.15 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 88% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 51.5% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 82.8% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 12% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 48.5% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 17.2% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.5% (2018 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

900,000 (2018 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

15,000 (2018 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2019)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A (2019)

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever and malaria (2019)

Water contact diseases: Schistosomiasis (2019)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

22.1% (2016)

Education Expenditures

6.2% of GDP (2015)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 92%

Male: 91.7%

Female: 92.3% (2015)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 15 years

Male: 15 years

Female: 16 years (2015)

Year

Population

  • 208,846,892

Nationality 2019

  • Brazilian(s) noun


  • Brazilian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    64.60%
  • Other Catholic
    0.40%
  • Protestant Includes Adventist
    22.26%
  • Assembly Of God
    2.00%
  • Christian Congregation Of Brazil
    1.20%
  • Universal Kingdom Of God
    1.00%
  • Other Protestant
    11.50%
  • Other Christian
    0.70%
  • Spiritist
    2.20%
  • Other
    1.40%
  • None
    8.00%
  • Unspecified Est
    0.42%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.71% (2018 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 13.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • Sao
    21.847 million
  • Rio
    13.374 million
  • Belo
    6.028 million
  • BRASILIA
    4.559 million
  • Porto
    4.115 million
  • Recife
    4.078 million

Health Expenditure

  • 11.8% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 2.15 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.2 beds/1,000 population (2014)