Demographics of Brazil
Brazil had an official resident population of 203 million in 2022, according to IBGE. Brazil is the seventh most populous country in the world, and the second most populous in the Americas and Western Hemisphere. Brazilians are mainly concentrated in the eastern part of the country, which comprises the Southeast, South, and Northeast. But it also has a significant presence in large cities in the Center-West and North. According to the 2020 Census, Brazil had 104,472,254 White people, 93,807,378 Mixed people, 15,235,537 Black people, 3,264,758 Asian people, and 870,603 Indigenous people. Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review. One birth every 11 seconds One death every 24 seconds One net migrant every 90 minutes Net gain of one person every 20 seconds Demographic statistics according to the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. Age structure 0-14 years: 19.77% (male 22,084,172/female 21,148,290) 15-64 years: 69.72% (male 75,612,047/female 76,853,504) 65 years and over: 10.51% (male 9,848,975/female 13,142,769) (2023 est.) Median age total: 36.05 years male: 35.3 years female: 36.8 years (2020 est.) Total fertility rate 1.59 children born/woman (2021 est.) Population 217,650,530 (August 2021 est.) Population growth rate 2.252% (2022 est.) Birth rate: 10.96 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) Death rate 6.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) Net migration rate 0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) Life expectancy at birth total population: 77.76 years male: 74.29 years female: 81.23 years (2022 est.) Languages Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language) Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) note: less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages Religions Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2% (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%, Universal Kingdom of God 1.0%, other Protestant 11.5%), other Christian 0.
