Birth rate by women's age group in Brazil
Brazil: Birth rate by women's age group was 42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
83rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
92.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 1951
All-time low
42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate by women's age group in Brazil, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate by women's age group in Brazil stood at 42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Brazil peaked at 92.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 83rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Birth rate by women's age group in Brazil, year by year
| Year | live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 92.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | — |
| 1951 | 92.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 92.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 92.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 91.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 92.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 92.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 92.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 92.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 91.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 91.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 90.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 90.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 89.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 87.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 84.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 80.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 78.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 75.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 74.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 75.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 76.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 79.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 80.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 81.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 82.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 82.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 82.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 81.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 80.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 81.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 82.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 83.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 84.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 84.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 86.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 87.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 89.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 90.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 89.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 88.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 87.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 86.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 87.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 86.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 87.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 87.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 87.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 87.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 85.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 84.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 81.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 78.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 76.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 75.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 73.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 71.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 69.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 67.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 65.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 64.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 64.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 63.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 63.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 61.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 58.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 56.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 54.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 50.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 47.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 45.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 42.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 92.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 91.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 92.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 84.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 74.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 91.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 75.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 82.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 81.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 90.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 86.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 88.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 67.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 85.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 50.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 65.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 47.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 80 Micronesia (country) 43.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 81 Peru 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 82 Samoa 43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 42.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 85 Egypt 41.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 86 Pakistan 41.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5984 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4122 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8366 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 19.55 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.45 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate by women's age group in Brazil?
- Birth rate by women's age group in Brazil was 42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 92.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1951.
- What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for birth rate by women's age group?
- Brazil ranks 83rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.