Brazil vs United States: Number of births
Brazil
2.60 million births
in 2023
United States
3.66 million births
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
United States rank
8th
Number of births over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3.66 million births against 2.60 million births in Brazil, a difference of 1.06 million births.
That makes United States'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 ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and United States ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.80 million births | 4.07 million births | 1.27 million births | United States |
| 1960s | 3.29 million births | 4.00 million births | 704,638 births | United States |
| 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 |
| 2000s | 3.19 million births | 4.06 million births | 864,513 births | United States |
| 2010s | 2.92 million births | 3.92 million births | 998,699 births | United States |
| 2020s | 2.66 million births | 3.68 million births | 1.03 million births | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 3.66 million births against 2.60 million births in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Brazil and United States?
- 1.06 million births, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for number of births?
- Brazil ranks 10th and United States ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. 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.