Population growth rate in Brazil
Brazil: Population growth rate was -0.737 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.737
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
189th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.07
in 1957
All-time low
-0.737
in 2097
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Brazil, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded -0.737 for population growth rate in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 163 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Brazil peaked at 3.07 in 1957 and was at its lowest, -0.737, in 2097.
Brazil ranks 189th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.4765 | — |
| 1800 | 2.38 | -599.9% |
| 1900 | 2.27 | -4.7% |
| 1905 | 2.12 | -6.5% |
| 1910 | 2.12 | -0.3% |
| 1915 | 2.11 | -0.4% |
| 1920 | 2.07 | -1.9% |
| 1925 | 2.03 | -2.0% |
| 1930 | 2.03 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | 2.03 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 2.27 | +12.1% |
| 1945 | 2.62 | +15.3% |
| 1950 | 2.95 | +12.6% |
| 1951 | 2.99 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 3.01 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 3.03 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 3.04 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 3.06 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 3.07 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 3.07 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.07 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 3.07 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 3.03 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 3 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 2.97 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 2.93 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 2.86 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 2.78 | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 2.69 | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 2.6 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 2.53 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 2.49 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 2.46 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 2.44 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.43 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 2.42 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.38 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.38 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 2.39 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 2.38 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 2.37 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.35 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 2.31 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.25 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 2.22 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 2.16 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 2.1 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.02 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.95 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.87 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.81 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.76 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.67 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.66 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.58 | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 1.55 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.53 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.48 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.5 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.41 | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.34 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.27 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.21 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.15 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 1.11 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.08 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.04 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.988 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.928 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.863 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.819 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.809 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.814 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.807 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.806 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.778 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.746 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.71 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.657 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.647 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.512 | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 0.339 | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 0.381 | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.411 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.366 | -8.5% |
| 2026 | 0.338 | -7.7% |
| 2027 | 0.315 | -6.8% |
| 2028 | 0.291 | -7.6% |
| 2029 | 0.27 | -7.2% |
| 2030 | 0.248 | -8.1% |
| 2031 | 0.226 | -8.9% |
| 2032 | 0.206 | -8.8% |
| 2033 | 0.185 | -10.2% |
| 2034 | 0.166 | -10.3% |
| 2035 | 0.145 | -12.7% |
| 2036 | 0.126 | -13.1% |
| 2037 | 0.105 | -16.7% |
| 2038 | 0.085 | -19.0% |
| 2039 | 0.063 | -25.9% |
| 2040 | 0.045 | -28.6% |
| 2041 | 0.019 | -57.8% |
| 2042 | -0.007 | -136.8% |
| 2043 | -0.032 | +357.1% |
| 2044 | -0.057 | +78.1% |
| 2045 | -0.083 | +45.6% |
| 2046 | -0.105 | +26.5% |
| 2047 | -0.129 | +22.9% |
| 2048 | -0.152 | +17.8% |
| 2049 | -0.178 | +17.1% |
| 2050 | -0.197 | +10.7% |
| 2051 | -0.216 | +9.6% |
| 2052 | -0.239 | +10.6% |
| 2053 | -0.261 | +9.2% |
| 2054 | -0.282 | +8.0% |
| 2055 | -0.302 | +7.1% |
| 2056 | -0.321 | +6.3% |
| 2057 | -0.343 | +6.9% |
| 2058 | -0.362 | +5.5% |
| 2059 | -0.384 | +6.1% |
| 2060 | -0.403 | +4.9% |
| 2061 | -0.422 | +4.7% |
| 2062 | -0.442 | +4.7% |
| 2063 | -0.461 | +4.3% |
| 2064 | -0.476 | +3.3% |
| 2065 | -0.495 | +4.0% |
| 2066 | -0.512 | +3.4% |
| 2067 | -0.527 | +2.9% |
| 2068 | -0.545 | +3.4% |
| 2069 | -0.559 | +2.6% |
| 2070 | -0.573 | +2.5% |
| 2071 | -0.588 | +2.6% |
| 2072 | -0.601 | +2.2% |
| 2073 | -0.614 | +2.2% |
| 2074 | -0.624 | +1.6% |
| 2075 | -0.633 | +1.4% |
| 2076 | -0.643 | +1.6% |
| 2077 | -0.653 | +1.6% |
| 2078 | -0.662 | +1.4% |
| 2079 | -0.67 | +1.2% |
| 2080 | -0.678 | +1.2% |
| 2081 | -0.687 | +1.3% |
| 2082 | -0.692 | +0.7% |
| 2083 | -0.695 | +0.4% |
| 2084 | -0.699 | +0.6% |
| 2085 | -0.704 | +0.7% |
| 2086 | -0.71 | +0.9% |
| 2087 | -0.714 | +0.6% |
| 2088 | -0.718 | +0.6% |
| 2089 | -0.719 | +0.1% |
| 2090 | -0.725 | +0.8% |
| 2091 | -0.726 | +0.1% |
| 2092 | -0.73 | +0.6% |
| 2093 | -0.729 | -0.1% |
| 2094 | -0.734 | +0.7% |
| 2095 | -0.735 | +0.1% |
| 2096 | -0.736 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | -0.737 | +0.1% |
| 2098 | -0.735 | -0.3% |
| 2099 | -0.734 | -0.1% |
| 2100 | -0.737 | +0.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's -0.737 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's -0.737 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +599.9% | -0.4765 | 2.38 |
| 2043 | -357.1% | -0.007 | -0.032 |
| 2042 | -136.8% | 0.019 | -0.007 |
| 2044 | -78.1% | -0.032 | -0.057 |
| 2041 | -57.8% | 0.045 | 0.019 |
| 2045 | -45.6% | -0.057 | -0.083 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.4765 | -0.4765 | -0.4765 | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.2 | 2.12 | 2.27 | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.05 | 2.03 | 2.07 | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.03 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.45 | 2.27 | 2.62 | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.04 | 2.95 | 3.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.79 | 2.49 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4 | 2.37 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1 | 1.81 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 | 1.41 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 0.863 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7593 | 0.647 | 0.819 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3623 | 0.27 | 0.512 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.1555 | 0.063 | 0.248 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.0679 | -0.178 | 0.045 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.2907 | -0.384 | -0.197 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.4842 | -0.559 | -0.403 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.6261 | -0.67 | -0.573 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.7016 | -0.719 | -0.678 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.7321 | -0.737 | -0.725 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.737 | -0.737 | -0.737 | 1 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 19.55 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.45 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.737 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Brazil?
- Population growth rate in Brazil was -0.737 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 in 1957.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.737 in 2097.
- How does Brazil rank for population growth rate?
- Brazil ranks 189th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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