Population density in Brazil

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 235 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

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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 235 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.

Population density in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Brazil, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 1.36 people per km²
1100 1.5 people per km² +10.9%
1200 1.65 people per km² +9.8%
1300 1.8 people per km² +8.9%
1400 1.95 people per km² +8.2%
1500 2.24 people per km² +15.2%
1600 0.1062 people per km² -95.3%
1700 0.066 people per km² -37.9%
1710 0.0759 people per km² +15.0%
1720 0.0877 people per km² +15.6%
1730 0.102 people per km² +16.2%
1740 0.1192 people per km² +16.9%
1750 0.14 people per km² +17.5%
1760 0.1654 people per km² +18.1%
1770 0.1964 people per km² +18.7%
1780 0.2344 people per km² +19.3%
1790 0.2811 people per km² +19.9%
1800 0.2991 people per km² +6.4%
1801 0.3081 people per km² +3.0%
1802 0.3173 people per km² +3.0%
1803 0.3268 people per km² +3.0%
1804 0.3365 people per km² +3.0%
1805 0.3466 people per km² +3.0%
1806 0.357 people per km² +3.0%
1807 0.3676 people per km² +3.0%
1808 0.3786 people per km² +3.0%
1809 0.3899 people per km² +3.0%
1810 0.402 people per km² +3.1%
1811 0.414 people per km² +3.0%
1812 0.4264 people per km² +3.0%
1813 0.4391 people per km² +3.0%
1814 0.4522 people per km² +3.0%
1815 0.4658 people per km² +3.0%
1816 0.4797 people per km² +3.0%
1817 0.494 people per km² +3.0%
1818 0.5088 people per km² +3.0%
1819 0.5225 people per km² +2.7%
1820 0.5351 people per km² +2.4%
1821 0.5465 people per km² +2.1%
1822 0.5567 people per km² +1.9%
1823 0.5655 people per km² +1.6%
1824 0.5745 people per km² +1.6%
1825 0.5836 people per km² +1.6%
1826 0.5929 people per km² +1.6%
1827 0.6023 people per km² +1.6%
1828 0.6119 people per km² +1.6%
1829 0.6216 people per km² +1.6%
1830 0.6315 people per km² +1.6%
1831 0.6416 people per km² +1.6%
1832 0.6518 people per km² +1.6%
1833 0.6621 people per km² +1.6%
1834 0.6726 people per km² +1.6%
1835 0.6833 people per km² +1.6%
1836 0.6942 people per km² +1.6%
1837 0.7052 people per km² +1.6%
1838 0.7164 people per km² +1.6%
1839 0.7278 people per km² +1.6%
1840 0.7394 people per km² +1.6%
1841 0.7512 people per km² +1.6%
1842 0.7631 people per km² +1.6%
1843 0.7752 people per km² +1.6%
1844 0.7876 people per km² +1.6%
1845 0.8001 people per km² +1.6%
1846 0.8128 people per km² +1.6%
1847 0.8257 people per km² +1.6%
1848 0.8388 people per km² +1.6%
1849 0.8521 people per km² +1.6%
1850 0.8654 people per km² +1.6%
1851 0.8789 people per km² +1.6%
1852 0.8925 people per km² +1.6%
1853 0.9063 people per km² +1.5%
1854 0.9202 people per km² +1.5%
1855 0.9344 people per km² +1.5%
1856 0.9487 people per km² +1.5%
1857 0.9633 people per km² +1.5%
1858 0.9782 people per km² +1.5%
1859 0.9932 people per km² +1.5%
1860 1.01 people per km² +1.5%
1861 1.02 people per km² +1.5%
1862 1.04 people per km² +1.5%
1863 1.06 people per km² +1.5%
1864 1.07 people per km² +1.5%
1865 1.09 people per km² +1.5%
1866 1.11 people per km² +1.5%
1867 1.12 people per km² +1.5%
1868 1.14 people per km² +1.5%
1869 1.16 people per km² +1.6%
1870 1.18 people per km² +1.7%
1871 1.2 people per km² +1.7%
1872 1.22 people per km² +1.8%
1873 1.24 people per km² +1.9%
1874 1.27 people per km² +1.9%
1875 1.29 people per km² +1.9%
1876 1.31 people per km² +1.9%
1877 1.34 people per km² +1.9%
1878 1.36 people per km² +1.9%
1879 1.39 people per km² +1.9%
1880 1.42 people per km² +1.9%
1881 1.44 people per km² +1.9%
1882 1.47 people per km² +1.9%
1883 1.5 people per km² +1.9%
1884 1.53 people per km² +1.9%
1885 1.55 people per km² +1.9%
1886 1.58 people per km² +1.9%
1887 1.61 people per km² +1.9%
1888 1.64 people per km² +1.9%
1889 1.68 people per km² +2.0%
1890 1.71 people per km² +2.1%
1891 1.75 people per km² +2.2%
1892 1.79 people per km² +2.3%
1893 1.83 people per km² +2.4%
1894 1.88 people per km² +2.4%
1895 1.92 people per km² +2.4%
1896 1.97 people per km² +2.4%
1897 2.02 people per km² +2.4%
1898 2.06 people per km² +2.4%
1899 2.11 people per km² +2.3%
1900 2.16 people per km² +2.3%
1901 2.21 people per km² +2.2%
1902 2.26 people per km² +2.2%
1903 2.31 people per km² +2.1%
1904 2.36 people per km² +2.1%
1905 2.41 people per km² +2.1%
1906 2.46 people per km² +2.1%
1907 2.51 people per km² +2.1%
1908 2.56 people per km² +2.1%
1909 2.62 people per km² +2.1%
1910 2.68 people per km² +2.1%
1911 2.73 people per km² +2.1%
1912 2.79 people per km² +2.1%
1913 2.85 people per km² +2.1%
1914 2.91 people per km² +2.1%
1915 2.97 people per km² +2.1%
1916 3.04 people per km² +2.1%
1917 3.1 people per km² +2.1%
1918 3.17 people per km² +2.1%
1919 3.23 people per km² +2.1%
1920 3.3 people per km² +2.1%
1921 3.37 people per km² +2.1%
1922 3.44 people per km² +2.1%
1923 3.51 people per km² +2.0%
1924 3.58 people per km² +2.0%
1925 3.66 people per km² +2.0%
1926 3.73 people per km² +2.0%
1927 3.81 people per km² +2.0%
1928 3.88 people per km² +2.0%
1929 3.96 people per km² +2.0%
1930 4.05 people per km² +2.0%
1931 4.13 people per km² +2.0%
1932 4.21 people per km² +2.0%
1933 4.3 people per km² +2.0%
1934 4.39 people per km² +2.0%
1935 4.48 people per km² +2.0%
1936 4.57 people per km² +2.0%
1937 4.66 people per km² +2.0%
1938 4.76 people per km² +2.0%
1939 4.86 people per km² +2.2%
1940 4.97 people per km² +2.3%
1941 5.09 people per km² +2.4%
1942 5.22 people per km² +2.5%
1943 5.36 people per km² +2.7%
1944 5.5 people per km² +2.7%
1945 5.65 people per km² +2.7%
1946 5.8 people per km² +2.7%
1947 5.96 people per km² +2.7%
1948 6.11 people per km² +2.7%
1949 6.28 people per km² +2.7%
1950 6.39 people per km² +1.8%
1951 6.58 people per km² +3.0%
1952 6.78 people per km² +3.0%
1953 6.99 people per km² +3.1%
1954 7.21 people per km² +3.1%
1955 7.43 people per km² +3.1%
1956 7.66 people per km² +3.1%
1957 7.9 people per km² +3.1%
1958 8.15 people per km² +3.1%
1959 8.4 people per km² +3.1%
1960 8.66 people per km² +3.1%
1961 8.93 people per km² +3.1%
1962 9.2 people per km² +3.0%
1963 9.47 people per km² +3.0%
1964 9.75 people per km² +2.9%
1965 10.03 people per km² +2.9%
1966 10.31 people per km² +2.8%
1967 10.58 people per km² +2.7%
1968 10.86 people per km² +2.6%
1969 11.13 people per km² +2.5%
1970 11.41 people per km² +2.5%
1971 11.69 people per km² +2.5%
1972 11.98 people per km² +2.5%
1973 12.28 people per km² +2.5%
1974 12.57 people per km² +2.4%
1975 12.88 people per km² +2.4%
1976 13.19 people per km² +2.4%
1977 13.5 people per km² +2.4%
1978 13.83 people per km² +2.4%
1979 14.16 people per km² +2.4%
1980 14.5 people per km² +2.4%
1981 14.84 people per km² +2.4%
1982 15.19 people per km² +2.3%
1983 15.53 people per km² +2.3%
1984 15.87 people per km² +2.2%
1985 16.21 people per km² +2.2%
1986 16.55 people per km² +2.1%
1987 16.88 people per km² +2.0%
1988 17.21 people per km² +1.9%
1989 17.53 people per km² +1.9%
1990 17.84 people per km² +1.8%
1991 18.15 people per km² +1.7%
1992 18.46 people per km² +1.7%
1993 18.76 people per km² +1.6%
1994 19.06 people per km² +1.6%
1995 19.35 people per km² +1.6%
1996 19.65 people per km² +1.5%
1997 19.94 people per km² +1.5%
1998 20.24 people per km² +1.5%
1999 20.54 people per km² +1.5%
2000 20.82 people per km² +1.4%
2001 21.09 people per km² +1.3%
2002 21.36 people per km² +1.2%
2003 21.61 people per km² +1.2%
2004 21.86 people per km² +1.1%
2005 22.1 people per km² +1.1%
2006 22.33 people per km² +1.1%
2007 22.56 people per km² +1.0%
2008 22.78 people per km² +1.0%
2009 22.98 people per km² +0.9%
2010 23.18 people per km² +0.8%
2011 23.36 people per km² +0.8%
2012 23.55 people per km² +0.8%
2013 23.75 people per km² +0.8%
2014 23.94 people per km² +0.8%
2015 24.13 people per km² +0.8%
2016 24.31 people per km² +0.8%
2017 24.49 people per km² +0.7%
2018 24.66 people per km² +0.7%
2019 24.82 people per km² +0.7%
2020 24.96 people per km² +0.6%
2021 25.07 people per km² +0.4%
2022 25.16 people per km² +0.4%
2023 25.26 people per km² +0.4%
2024 25.36 people per km² +0.4%
2025 25.46 people per km² +0.4%
2026 25.55 people per km² +0.4%
2027 25.64 people per km² +0.3%
2028 25.71 people per km² +0.3%
2029 25.79 people per km² +0.3%
2030 25.85 people per km² +0.3%
2031 25.91 people per km² +0.2%
2032 25.97 people per km² +0.2%
2033 26.02 people per km² +0.2%
2034 26.07 people per km² +0.2%
2035 26.11 people per km² +0.2%
2036 26.14 people per km² +0.1%
2037 26.17 people per km² +0.1%
2038 26.2 people per km² +0.1%
2039 26.22 people per km² +0.1%
2040 26.23 people per km² +0.1%
2041 26.24 people per km² +0.0%
2042 26.24 people per km² +0.0%
2043 26.24 people per km² -0.0%
2044 26.22 people per km² -0.0%
2045 26.21 people per km² -0.1%
2046 26.18 people per km² -0.1%
2047 26.15 people per km² -0.1%
2048 26.11 people per km² -0.1%
2049 26.07 people per km² -0.2%
2050 26.02 people per km² -0.2%
2051 25.97 people per km² -0.2%
2052 25.91 people per km² -0.2%
2053 25.84 people per km² -0.2%
2054 25.77 people per km² -0.3%
2055 25.7 people per km² -0.3%
2056 25.62 people per km² -0.3%
2057 25.53 people per km² -0.3%
2058 25.44 people per km² -0.4%
2059 25.35 people per km² -0.4%
2060 25.25 people per km² -0.4%
2061 25.15 people per km² -0.4%
2062 25.04 people per km² -0.4%
2063 24.92 people per km² -0.5%
2064 24.81 people per km² -0.5%
2065 24.69 people per km² -0.5%
2066 24.56 people per km² -0.5%
2067 24.44 people per km² -0.5%
2068 24.31 people per km² -0.5%
2069 24.17 people per km² -0.6%
2070 24.04 people per km² -0.6%
2071 23.9 people per km² -0.6%
2072 23.75 people per km² -0.6%
2073 23.61 people per km² -0.6%
2074 23.47 people per km² -0.6%
2075 23.32 people per km² -0.6%
2076 23.17 people per km² -0.6%
2077 23.02 people per km² -0.6%
2078 22.87 people per km² -0.7%
2079 22.72 people per km² -0.7%
2080 22.56 people per km² -0.7%
2081 22.41 people per km² -0.7%
2082 22.26 people per km² -0.7%
2083 22.1 people per km² -0.7%
2084 21.95 people per km² -0.7%
2085 21.8 people per km² -0.7%
2086 21.64 people per km² -0.7%
2087 21.49 people per km² -0.7%
2088 21.34 people per km² -0.7%
2089 21.18 people per km² -0.7%
2090 21.03 people per km² -0.7%
2091 20.88 people per km² -0.7%
2092 20.73 people per km² -0.7%
2093 20.58 people per km² -0.7%
2094 20.43 people per km² -0.7%
2095 20.28 people per km² -0.7%
2096 20.13 people per km² -0.7%
2097 19.98 people per km² -0.7%
2098 19.83 people per km² -0.7%
2099 19.69 people per km² -0.7%
2100 19.55 people per km² -0.7%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 19.55 people per km² is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 29% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 19.55 people per km² is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 22% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1600 -95.3% 2.24 people per km² 0.1062 people per km²
1700 -37.9% 0.1062 people per km² 0.066 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 201 Belarus 21.44 people per km² compare
  2. 202 Turkmenistan 21.17 people per km² compare
  3. 203 Belize 19.61 people per km² compare
  4. 205 Estonia 19.31 people per km² compare
  5. 206 Lithuania 19.3 people per km² compare
  6. 207 New Caledonia 18.45 people per km² compare

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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 235 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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Population density
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people per km²
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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