Population: Age structure: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Sex ratio: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Religions: Languages: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Education expenditures:
201,103,330
country comparison to the world: 5
note:
Brazil conducted a census in August 2000, which reported a population of 169,872,855; that figure was about 3.8% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, and is close to the implied underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census (July 2010 est.)
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years: 26.7% (male 27,092,880/female 26,062,244)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
66.8% (male 65,804,108/female 67,047,725)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
6.4% (male 5,374,230/female 7,358,082) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total: 28.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
28.1 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female:
29.7 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
1.166% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
18.11 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
6.35 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 86% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
0.73 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
total: 21.86 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 93
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male:
25.39 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female:
18.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
total population: 72.26 years
country comparison to the world: 124
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male:
68.7 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female:
76 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
2.19 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
0.6% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
730,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 16
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
15,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 25
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
noun: Brazilian(s)
adjective:
Brazilian
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)
Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
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
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
88.6%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male:
88.4%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female:
88.8% (2004 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 14 years
male:
14 years
female:
14 years (2008)
5.2% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 61
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]