Population by five year age group in Brazil

Brazil: Population by five year age group was 13.36 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.36 million
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
10th
of 236 countries
All-time high
18.46 million
in 1986
All-time low
9.17 million
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Population by five year age group in Brazil, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, population by five year age group in Brazil stood at 13.36 million.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by five year age group in Brazil peaked at 18.46 million in 1986 and was at its lowest, 9.17 million, in 1950.

That places Brazil 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Population by five year age group in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Population by five year age group in Brazil, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 9.17 million —
1951 9.59 million +4.5%
1952 10.00 million +4.3%
1953 10.40 million +3.9%
1954 10.75 million +3.4%
1955 11.09 million +3.1%
1956 11.44 million +3.1%
1957 11.78 million +3.0%
1958 12.13 million +3.0%
1959 12.49 million +2.9%
1960 12.83 million +2.8%
1961 13.17 million +2.6%
1962 13.49 million +2.4%
1963 13.79 million +2.2%
1964 14.06 million +1.9%
1965 14.28 million +1.6%
1966 14.44 million +1.1%
1967 14.54 million +0.7%
1968 14.58 million +0.3%
1969 14.61 million +0.2%
1970 14.65 million +0.3%
1971 14.75 million +0.6%
1972 14.89 million +1.0%
1973 15.10 million +1.4%
1974 15.34 million +1.6%
1975 15.60 million +1.7%
1976 15.87 million +1.8%
1977 16.17 million +1.9%
1978 16.49 million +2.0%
1979 16.84 million +2.1%
1980 17.20 million +2.1%
1981 17.54 million +2.0%
1982 17.85 million +1.8%
1983 18.11 million +1.4%
1984 18.30 million +1.1%
1985 18.42 million +0.6%
1986 18.46 million +0.2%
1987 18.43 million -0.2%
1988 18.33 million -0.6%
1989 18.18 million -0.8%
1990 18.01 million -1.0%
1991 17.80 million -1.1%
1992 17.59 million -1.2%
1993 17.41 million -1.0%
1994 17.28 million -0.8%
1995 17.20 million -0.5%
1996 17.17 million -0.2%
1997 17.19 million +0.1%
1998 17.23 million +0.2%
1999 17.25 million +0.1%
2000 17.19 million -0.3%
2001 17.06 million -0.8%
2002 16.85 million -1.2%
2003 16.56 million -1.7%
2004 16.24 million -1.9%
2005 15.97 million -1.7%
2006 15.72 million -1.5%
2007 15.50 million -1.4%
2008 15.30 million -1.3%
2009 15.11 million -1.3%
2010 14.91 million -1.3%
2011 14.74 million -1.1%
2012 14.62 million -0.9%
2013 14.53 million -0.6%
2014 14.50 million -0.3%
2015 14.49 million -0.1%
2016 14.45 million -0.2%
2017 14.40 million -0.4%
2018 14.35 million -0.3%
2019 14.26 million -0.6%
2020 14.07 million -1.3%
2021 13.85 million -1.6%
2022 13.63 million -1.6%
2023 13.36 million -2.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 13.36 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 447,677, 29.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 13.36 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 131,653, 101.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 10.88 million 9.17 million 12.49 million 10
1960s 13.98 million 12.83 million 14.61 million 10
1970s 15.57 million 14.65 million 16.84 million 10
1980s 18.08 million 17.20 million 18.46 million 10
1990s 17.41 million 17.17 million 18.01 million 10
2000s 16.15 million 15.11 million 17.19 million 10
2010s 14.53 million 14.26 million 14.91 million 10
2020s 13.73 million 13.36 million 14.07 million 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 7 Ethiopia 19.07 million compare
  2. 8 United States 18.64 million compare
  3. 9 Bangladesh 16.51 million compare
  4. 11 Egypt 11.78 million compare
  5. 12 Tanzania 10.81 million compare
  6. 13 Mexico 10.31 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by five year age group in Brazil?
Population by five year age group in Brazil was 13.36 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by five year age group recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 18.46 million in 1986.
What is the lowest population by five year age group recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 9.17 million in 1950.
How does Brazil rank for population by five year age group?
Brazil ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population by five year age group rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population by five year age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population by five year age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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