Population density in Brazil
Brazil: Population density was 19.55 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
19.55
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
204th
of 235 countries
All-time high
26.24
in 2042
All-time low
0.066
in 1700
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Brazil, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 19.55 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 in 2042 and was at its lowest, 0.066, 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.36 | — |
| 1100 | 1.5 | +10.9% |
| 1200 | 1.65 | +9.8% |
| 1300 | 1.8 | +8.9% |
| 1400 | 1.95 | +8.2% |
| 1500 | 2.24 | +15.2% |
| 1600 | 0.1062 | -95.3% |
| 1700 | 0.066 | -37.9% |
| 1710 | 0.0759 | +15.0% |
| 1720 | 0.0877 | +15.6% |
| 1730 | 0.102 | +16.2% |
| 1740 | 0.1192 | +16.9% |
| 1750 | 0.14 | +17.5% |
| 1760 | 0.1654 | +18.1% |
| 1770 | 0.1964 | +18.7% |
| 1780 | 0.2344 | +19.3% |
| 1790 | 0.2811 | +19.9% |
| 1800 | 0.2991 | +6.4% |
| 1801 | 0.3081 | +3.0% |
| 1802 | 0.3173 | +3.0% |
| 1803 | 0.3268 | +3.0% |
| 1804 | 0.3365 | +3.0% |
| 1805 | 0.3466 | +3.0% |
| 1806 | 0.357 | +3.0% |
| 1807 | 0.3676 | +3.0% |
| 1808 | 0.3786 | +3.0% |
| 1809 | 0.3899 | +3.0% |
| 1810 | 0.402 | +3.1% |
| 1811 | 0.414 | +3.0% |
| 1812 | 0.4264 | +3.0% |
| 1813 | 0.4391 | +3.0% |
| 1814 | 0.4522 | +3.0% |
| 1815 | 0.4658 | +3.0% |
| 1816 | 0.4797 | +3.0% |
| 1817 | 0.494 | +3.0% |
| 1818 | 0.5088 | +3.0% |
| 1819 | 0.5225 | +2.7% |
| 1820 | 0.5351 | +2.4% |
| 1821 | 0.5465 | +2.1% |
| 1822 | 0.5567 | +1.9% |
| 1823 | 0.5655 | +1.6% |
| 1824 | 0.5745 | +1.6% |
| 1825 | 0.5836 | +1.6% |
| 1826 | 0.5929 | +1.6% |
| 1827 | 0.6023 | +1.6% |
| 1828 | 0.6119 | +1.6% |
| 1829 | 0.6216 | +1.6% |
| 1830 | 0.6315 | +1.6% |
| 1831 | 0.6416 | +1.6% |
| 1832 | 0.6518 | +1.6% |
| 1833 | 0.6621 | +1.6% |
| 1834 | 0.6726 | +1.6% |
| 1835 | 0.6833 | +1.6% |
| 1836 | 0.6942 | +1.6% |
| 1837 | 0.7052 | +1.6% |
| 1838 | 0.7164 | +1.6% |
| 1839 | 0.7278 | +1.6% |
| 1840 | 0.7394 | +1.6% |
| 1841 | 0.7512 | +1.6% |
| 1842 | 0.7631 | +1.6% |
| 1843 | 0.7752 | +1.6% |
| 1844 | 0.7876 | +1.6% |
| 1845 | 0.8001 | +1.6% |
| 1846 | 0.8128 | +1.6% |
| 1847 | 0.8257 | +1.6% |
| 1848 | 0.8388 | +1.6% |
| 1849 | 0.8521 | +1.6% |
| 1850 | 0.8654 | +1.6% |
| 1851 | 0.8789 | +1.6% |
| 1852 | 0.8925 | +1.6% |
| 1853 | 0.9063 | +1.5% |
| 1854 | 0.9202 | +1.5% |
| 1855 | 0.9344 | +1.5% |
| 1856 | 0.9487 | +1.5% |
| 1857 | 0.9633 | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 0.9782 | +1.5% |
| 1859 | 0.9932 | +1.5% |
| 1860 | 1.01 | +1.5% |
| 1861 | 1.02 | +1.5% |
| 1862 | 1.04 | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 1.06 | +1.5% |
| 1864 | 1.07 | +1.5% |
| 1865 | 1.09 | +1.5% |
| 1866 | 1.11 | +1.5% |
| 1867 | 1.12 | +1.5% |
| 1868 | 1.14 | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 1.16 | +1.6% |
| 1870 | 1.18 | +1.7% |
| 1871 | 1.2 | +1.7% |
| 1872 | 1.22 | +1.8% |
| 1873 | 1.24 | +1.9% |
| 1874 | 1.27 | +1.9% |
| 1875 | 1.29 | +1.9% |
| 1876 | 1.31 | +1.9% |
| 1877 | 1.34 | +1.9% |
| 1878 | 1.36 | +1.9% |
| 1879 | 1.39 | +1.9% |
| 1880 | 1.42 | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 1.44 | +1.9% |
| 1882 | 1.47 | +1.9% |
| 1883 | 1.5 | +1.9% |
| 1884 | 1.53 | +1.9% |
| 1885 | 1.55 | +1.9% |
| 1886 | 1.58 | +1.9% |
| 1887 | 1.61 | +1.9% |
| 1888 | 1.64 | +1.9% |
| 1889 | 1.68 | +2.0% |
| 1890 | 1.71 | +2.1% |
| 1891 | 1.75 | +2.2% |
| 1892 | 1.79 | +2.3% |
| 1893 | 1.83 | +2.4% |
| 1894 | 1.88 | +2.4% |
| 1895 | 1.92 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | 1.97 | +2.4% |
| 1897 | 2.02 | +2.4% |
| 1898 | 2.06 | +2.4% |
| 1899 | 2.11 | +2.3% |
| 1900 | 2.16 | +2.3% |
| 1901 | 2.21 | +2.2% |
| 1902 | 2.26 | +2.2% |
| 1903 | 2.31 | +2.1% |
| 1904 | 2.36 | +2.1% |
| 1905 | 2.41 | +2.1% |
| 1906 | 2.46 | +2.1% |
| 1907 | 2.51 | +2.1% |
| 1908 | 2.56 | +2.1% |
| 1909 | 2.62 | +2.1% |
| 1910 | 2.68 | +2.1% |
| 1911 | 2.73 | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 2.79 | +2.1% |
| 1913 | 2.85 | +2.1% |
| 1914 | 2.91 | +2.1% |
| 1915 | 2.97 | +2.1% |
| 1916 | 3.04 | +2.1% |
| 1917 | 3.1 | +2.1% |
| 1918 | 3.17 | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 3.23 | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 3.3 | +2.1% |
| 1921 | 3.37 | +2.1% |
| 1922 | 3.44 | +2.1% |
| 1923 | 3.51 | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 3.58 | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 3.66 | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 3.73 | +2.0% |
| 1927 | 3.81 | +2.0% |
| 1928 | 3.88 | +2.0% |
| 1929 | 3.96 | +2.0% |
| 1930 | 4.05 | +2.0% |
| 1931 | 4.13 | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 4.21 | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 4.3 | +2.0% |
| 1934 | 4.39 | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 4.48 | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 4.57 | +2.0% |
| 1937 | 4.66 | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 4.76 | +2.0% |
| 1939 | 4.86 | +2.2% |
| 1940 | 4.97 | +2.3% |
| 1941 | 5.09 | +2.4% |
| 1942 | 5.22 | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 5.36 | +2.7% |
| 1944 | 5.5 | +2.7% |
| 1945 | 5.65 | +2.7% |
| 1946 | 5.8 | +2.7% |
| 1947 | 5.96 | +2.7% |
| 1948 | 6.11 | +2.7% |
| 1949 | 6.28 | +2.7% |
| 1950 | 6.39 | +1.8% |
| 1951 | 6.58 | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 6.78 | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 6.99 | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 7.21 | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 7.43 | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 7.66 | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 7.9 | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 8.15 | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 8.4 | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 8.66 | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 8.93 | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 9.2 | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 9.47 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 9.75 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 10.03 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 10.31 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 10.58 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 10.86 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 11.13 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 11.41 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 11.69 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 11.98 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 12.28 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 12.57 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 12.88 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 13.19 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 13.5 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 13.83 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 14.16 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 14.5 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 14.84 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 15.19 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 15.53 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 15.87 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 16.21 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 16.55 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 16.88 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 17.21 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 17.53 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 17.84 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 18.15 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 18.46 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 18.76 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 19.06 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 19.35 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 19.65 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 19.94 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 20.24 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 20.54 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 20.82 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 21.09 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 21.36 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 21.61 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 21.86 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 22.1 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 22.33 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 22.56 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 22.78 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 22.98 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 23.18 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 23.36 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 23.55 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 23.75 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 23.94 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.13 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 24.31 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.49 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 24.66 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 24.82 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.96 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 25.07 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.16 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 25.26 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 25.36 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 25.46 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 25.55 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 25.64 | +0.3% |
| 2028 | 25.71 | +0.3% |
| 2029 | 25.79 | +0.3% |
| 2030 | 25.85 | +0.3% |
| 2031 | 25.91 | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 25.97 | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 26.02 | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 26.07 | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 26.11 | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 26.14 | +0.1% |
| 2037 | 26.17 | +0.1% |
| 2038 | 26.2 | +0.1% |
| 2039 | 26.22 | +0.1% |
| 2040 | 26.23 | +0.1% |
| 2041 | 26.24 | +0.0% |
| 2042 | 26.24 | +0.0% |
| 2043 | 26.24 | -0.0% |
| 2044 | 26.22 | -0.0% |
| 2045 | 26.21 | -0.1% |
| 2046 | 26.18 | -0.1% |
| 2047 | 26.15 | -0.1% |
| 2048 | 26.11 | -0.1% |
| 2049 | 26.07 | -0.2% |
| 2050 | 26.02 | -0.2% |
| 2051 | 25.97 | -0.2% |
| 2052 | 25.91 | -0.2% |
| 2053 | 25.84 | -0.2% |
| 2054 | 25.77 | -0.3% |
| 2055 | 25.7 | -0.3% |
| 2056 | 25.62 | -0.3% |
| 2057 | 25.53 | -0.3% |
| 2058 | 25.44 | -0.4% |
| 2059 | 25.35 | -0.4% |
| 2060 | 25.25 | -0.4% |
| 2061 | 25.15 | -0.4% |
| 2062 | 25.04 | -0.4% |
| 2063 | 24.92 | -0.5% |
| 2064 | 24.81 | -0.5% |
| 2065 | 24.69 | -0.5% |
| 2066 | 24.56 | -0.5% |
| 2067 | 24.44 | -0.5% |
| 2068 | 24.31 | -0.5% |
| 2069 | 24.17 | -0.6% |
| 2070 | 24.04 | -0.6% |
| 2071 | 23.9 | -0.6% |
| 2072 | 23.75 | -0.6% |
| 2073 | 23.61 | -0.6% |
| 2074 | 23.47 | -0.6% |
| 2075 | 23.32 | -0.6% |
| 2076 | 23.17 | -0.6% |
| 2077 | 23.02 | -0.6% |
| 2078 | 22.87 | -0.7% |
| 2079 | 22.72 | -0.7% |
| 2080 | 22.56 | -0.7% |
| 2081 | 22.41 | -0.7% |
| 2082 | 22.26 | -0.7% |
| 2083 | 22.1 | -0.7% |
| 2084 | 21.95 | -0.7% |
| 2085 | 21.8 | -0.7% |
| 2086 | 21.64 | -0.7% |
| 2087 | 21.49 | -0.7% |
| 2088 | 21.34 | -0.7% |
| 2089 | 21.18 | -0.7% |
| 2090 | 21.03 | -0.7% |
| 2091 | 20.88 | -0.7% |
| 2092 | 20.73 | -0.7% |
| 2093 | 20.58 | -0.7% |
| 2094 | 20.43 | -0.7% |
| 2095 | 20.28 | -0.7% |
| 2096 | 20.13 | -0.7% |
| 2097 | 19.98 | -0.7% |
| 2098 | 19.83 | -0.7% |
| 2099 | 19.69 | -0.7% |
| 2100 | 19.55 | -0.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 19.55 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23, 29% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 19.55 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | -95.3% | 2.24 | 0.1062 |
| 1700 | -37.9% | 0.1062 | 0.066 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1062 | 0.1062 | 0.1062 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.066 | 0.066 | 0.066 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0759 | 0.0759 | 0.0759 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.0877 | 0.0877 | 0.0877 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.102 | 0.102 | 0.102 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.1192 | 0.1192 | 0.1192 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.1654 | 0.1654 | 0.1654 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.1964 | 0.1964 | 0.1964 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.2344 | 0.2344 | 0.2344 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2811 | 0.2811 | 0.2811 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3427 | 0.2991 | 0.3899 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.4604 | 0.402 | 0.5225 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.5791 | 0.5351 | 0.6216 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.6787 | 0.6315 | 0.7278 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.7946 | 0.7394 | 0.8521 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.9281 | 0.8654 | 0.9932 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.08 | 1.01 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.28 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.54 | 1.42 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.9 | 1.71 | 2.11 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.38 | 2.16 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.95 | 2.68 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.62 | 3.3 | 3.96 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.44 | 4.05 | 4.86 | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.6 | 4.97 | 6.28 | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.35 | 6.39 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.89 | 8.66 | 11.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.75 | 11.41 | 14.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.03 | 14.5 | 17.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2 | 17.84 | 20.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.95 | 20.82 | 22.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.02 | 23.18 | 24.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4 | 24.96 | 25.79 | 10 |
| 2030s | 26.07 | 25.85 | 26.22 | 10 |
| 2040s | 26.19 | 26.07 | 26.24 | 10 |
| 2050s | 25.72 | 25.35 | 26.02 | 10 |
| 2060s | 24.73 | 24.17 | 25.25 | 10 |
| 2070s | 23.39 | 22.72 | 24.04 | 10 |
| 2080s | 21.87 | 21.18 | 22.56 | 10 |
| 2090s | 20.36 | 19.69 | 21.03 | 10 |
| 2100s | 19.55 | 19.55 | 19.55 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Brazil?
- Population density in Brazil was 19.55 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 26.24 in 2042.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.066 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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