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Brazil People 1996

Population:

160,737,489 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

31% (female 24,641,868; male 25,515,775)

15-64 years:

64% (female 51,966,272; male 51,254,165)

65 years and over:

5% (female 4,393,530; male 2,965,879) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.22% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

21.16 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

8.98 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

57.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

61.82 years

male:

56.57 years

female:

67.32 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.39 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Brazilian(s)

adjective:

Brazilian

Ethnic divisions:

Caucasion (includes Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish) 55%, mixed Caucasion and African 38%, African 6%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 1%

Religions:

Roman Catholic (nominal) 70%

Languages:

Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1991)

total population:

80%

male:

80%

female:

80%

Labor force:

57 million (1989 est.)

by occupation:

services 42%, agriculture 31%, industry 27%

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