Brazil vs United States of America: Number of births, by world region
Brazil
2.60 million births
in 2023
United States of America
3.66 million births
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
United States of America rank
8th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Brazil
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 3.66 million births against 2.60 million births in Brazil, a difference of 1.06 million births.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.80 million births | 4.07 million births | 1.27 million births | United States of America |
| 1960s | 3.29 million births | 4.00 million births | 704,638 births | United States of America |
| 1970s | 3.60 million births | 3.50 million births | 102,703 births | Brazil |
| 1980s | 3.92 million births | 3.85 million births | 65,622 births | Brazil |
| 1990s | 3.60 million births | 3.94 million births | 337,313 births | United States of America |
| 2000s | 3.19 million births | 4.06 million births | 864,513 births | United States of America |
| 2010s | 2.92 million births | 3.92 million births | 998,699 births | United States of America |
| 2020s | 2.66 million births | 3.68 million births | 1.03 million births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, Brazil or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 3.66 million births against 2.60 million births in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Brazil and United States of America?
- 1.06 million births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Brazil ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.