What is population density in Brazil?

Population density in Brazil was 19.55 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest population density recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 26.24 people per km² in 2042.

What is the lowest population density recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.066 people per km² in 1700.

How does Brazil rank for population density?

Brazil ranks 204th out of 234 countries with data for 2100.

Is population density rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population density in Brazil

Name: Population density in Brazil
Creator: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Population density was 19.55 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)

19.55 people per km²

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

204th

of 234 countries

All-time high

26.24 people per km²

in 2042

All-time low

0.066 people per km²

in 1700

Years of data

318

1000–2100

Population density in Brazil, 1000–2100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Brazil recorded 19.55 people per km² for population density in 2100.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Brazil peaked at 26.24 people per km² in 2042 and was at its lowest, 0.066 people per km², in 1700.

That places Brazil 204th out of 234 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	1.36 people per km²	1.36 people per km²	1.36 people per km²	1
1100s	1.5 people per km²	1.5 people per km²	1.5 people per km²	1
1200s	1.65 people per km²	1.65 people per km²	1.65 people per km²	1
1300s	1.8 people per km²	1.8 people per km²	1.8 people per km²	1
1400s	1.95 people per km²	1.95 people per km²	1.95 people per km²	1
1500s	2.24 people per km²	2.24 people per km²	2.24 people per km²	1
1600s	0.1062 people per km²	0.1062 people per km²	0.1062 people per km²	1
1700s	0.066 people per km²	0.066 people per km²	0.066 people per km²	1
1710s	0.0759 people per km²	0.0759 people per km²	0.0759 people per km²	1
1720s	0.0877 people per km²	0.0877 people per km²	0.0877 people per km²	1
1730s	0.102 people per km²	0.102 people per km²	0.102 people per km²	1
1740s	0.1192 people per km²	0.1192 people per km²	0.1192 people per km²	1
1750s	0.14 people per km²	0.14 people per km²	0.14 people per km²	1
1760s	0.1654 people per km²	0.1654 people per km²	0.1654 people per km²	1
1770s	0.1964 people per km²	0.1964 people per km²	0.1964 people per km²	1
1780s	0.2344 people per km²	0.2344 people per km²	0.2344 people per km²	1
1790s	0.2811 people per km²	0.2811 people per km²	0.2811 people per km²	1
1800s	0.3427 people per km²	0.2991 people per km²	0.3899 people per km²	10
1810s	0.4604 people per km²	0.402 people per km²	0.5225 people per km²	10
1820s	0.5791 people per km²	0.5351 people per km²	0.6216 people per km²	10
1830s	0.6787 people per km²	0.6315 people per km²	0.7278 people per km²	10
1840s	0.7946 people per km²	0.7394 people per km²	0.8521 people per km²	10
1850s	0.9281 people per km²	0.8654 people per km²	0.9932 people per km²	10
1860s	1.08 people per km²	1.01 people per km²	1.16 people per km²	10
1870s	1.28 people per km²	1.18 people per km²	1.39 people per km²	10
1880s	1.54 people per km²	1.42 people per km²	1.68 people per km²	10
1890s	1.9 people per km²	1.71 people per km²	2.11 people per km²	10
1900s	2.38 people per km²	2.16 people per km²	2.62 people per km²	10
1910s	2.95 people per km²	2.68 people per km²	3.23 people per km²	10
1920s	3.62 people per km²	3.3 people per km²	3.96 people per km²	10
1930s	4.44 people per km²	4.05 people per km²	4.86 people per km²	10
1940s	5.6 people per km²	4.97 people per km²	6.28 people per km²	10
1950s	7.35 people per km²	6.39 people per km²	8.4 people per km²	10
1960s	9.89 people per km²	8.66 people per km²	11.13 people per km²	10
1970s	12.75 people per km²	11.41 people per km²	14.16 people per km²	10
1980s	16.03 people per km²	14.5 people per km²	17.53 people per km²	10
1990s	19.2 people per km²	17.84 people per km²	20.54 people per km²	10
2000s	21.95 people per km²	20.82 people per km²	22.98 people per km²	10
2010s	24.02 people per km²	23.18 people per km²	24.82 people per km²	10
2020s	25.4 people per km²	24.96 people per km²	25.79 people per km²	10
2030s	26.07 people per km²	25.85 people per km²	26.22 people per km²	10
2040s	26.19 people per km²	26.07 people per km²	26.24 people per km²	10
2050s	25.72 people per km²	25.35 people per km²	26.02 people per km²	10
2060s	24.73 people per km²	24.17 people per km²	25.25 people per km²	10
2070s	23.39 people per km²	22.72 people per km²	24.04 people per km²	10
2080s	21.87 people per km²	21.18 people per km²	22.56 people per km²	10
2090s	20.36 people per km²	19.69 people per km²	21.03 people per km²	10
2100s	19.55 people per km²	19.55 people per km²	19.55 people per km²	1

Countries ranked near Brazil

201 Belarus 21.44 people per km² compare
202 Turkmenistan 21.17 people per km² compare
203 Belize 19.61 people per km² compare
205 Estonia 19.31 people per km² compare
206 Lithuania 19.3 people per km² compare
207 New Caledonia 18.45 people per km² compare

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More population data for Brazil

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 6.45 million people (2100)
World population growth -0.7% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.61 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 257,079 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.61 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.61 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.5% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.62 live births per woman (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Brazil?: Population density in Brazil was 19.55 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 26.24 people per km² in 2042.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.066 people per km² in 1700.
How does Brazil rank for population density?: Brazil ranks 204th out of 234 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.