World population growth in Brazil
Brazil: World population growth was -0.7% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
World population growth in Brazil, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded -0.7% for world population growth 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, world population growth in Brazil peaked at 3.1% in 1957 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2097.
Brazil ranks 188th of 238 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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)
- Population density 19.55 people per km² (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Brazil?
- World population growth in Brazil was -0.7% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1957.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2097.
- How does Brazil rank for world population growth?
- Brazil ranks 188th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.