Share of population urban in Brazil
Brazil: Share of population urban was 88.18 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
88.18
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 236 countries
All-time high
88.18
in 2025
All-time low
36.55
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population urban in Brazil, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population urban in Brazil is 88.18, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Brazil peaked at 88.18 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.55, in 1950.
Brazil ranks 47th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.17 | 36.55 | 43.85 | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.33 | 44.68 | 52.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.61 | 53.18 | 66.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.07 | 67.42 | 74.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.56 | 74.87 | 80.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.74 | 81.15 | 84.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.54 | 84.34 | 86.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.51 | 86.91 | 88.18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More population data for Brazil
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.737 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.45 million (2100)
- Population density 19.55 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.737 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.61 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 257,079 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.5245 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.62 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Brazil?
- Share of population urban in Brazil was 88.18 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 88.18 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.55 in 1950.
- How does Brazil rank for share of population urban?
- Brazil ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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