Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Brazil
Brazil: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 18.96 million people in 2050. ▲ Rising
Latest (2050)
18.96 million people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
30th
of 238 countries
All-time high
44.65 million people
in 1970
All-time low
531,323 people
in 1700
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Brazil, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 18.96 million people for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in 2050.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Brazil peaked at 44.65 million people in 1970 and was at its lowest, 531,323 people, in 1700.
Brazil ranks 30th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 11.34 million people | — |
| 1100 | 12.57 million people | +10.9% |
| 1200 | 13.80 million people | +9.8% |
| 1300 | 15.02 million people | +8.9% |
| 1400 | 16.24 million people | +8.1% |
| 1500 | 18.66 million people | +14.9% |
| 1600 | 877,051 people | -95.3% |
| 1700 | 531,323 people | -39.4% |
| 1710 | 608,320 people | +14.5% |
| 1720 | 700,578 people | +15.2% |
| 1730 | 810,767 people | +15.7% |
| 1740 | 942,885 people | +16.3% |
| 1750 | 1.10 million people | +16.9% |
| 1760 | 1.29 million people | +17.4% |
| 1770 | 1.53 million people | +18.0% |
| 1780 | 1.81 million people | +18.5% |
| 1790 | 2.15 million people | +19.0% |
| 1800 | 2.57 million people | +19.4% |
| 1810 | 3.26 million people | +26.8% |
| 1820 | 3.96 million people | +21.5% |
| 1830 | 4.97 million people | +25.5% |
| 1840 | 5.95 million people | +19.8% |
| 1850 | 6.90 million people | +16.0% |
| 1860 | 7.83 million people | +13.3% |
| 1870 | 8.71 million people | +11.3% |
| 1880 | 9.49 million people | +9.0% |
| 1890 | 11.53 million people | +21.4% |
| 1900 | 13.62 million people | +18.1% |
| 1910 | 16.68 million people | +22.5% |
| 1920 | 22.41 million people | +34.4% |
| 1930 | 28.74 million people | +28.2% |
| 1940 | 28.11 million people | -2.2% |
| 1950 | 33.89 million people | +20.6% |
| 1951 | 34.47 million people | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 35.07 million people | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 35.68 million people | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 36.29 million people | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 36.91 million people | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 37.54 million people | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 38.17 million people | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 38.80 million people | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 39.43 million people | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 40.04 million people | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 40.66 million people | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 41.28 million people | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 41.89 million people | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 42.48 million people | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 43.03 million people | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 43.52 million people | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 43.93 million people | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 44.26 million people | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 44.50 million people | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 44.65 million people | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 44.64 million people | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 44.40 million people | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 43.98 million people | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 43.39 million people | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 42.70 million people | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 41.94 million people | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 41.19 million people | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 40.48 million people | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 39.90 million people | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 39.49 million people | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 39.24 million people | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 39.02 million people | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 38.83 million people | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 38.66 million people | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 38.49 million people | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 38.33 million people | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 38.15 million people | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 37.95 million people | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 37.73 million people | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 37.48 million people | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 37.18 million people | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 36.89 million people | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 36.63 million people | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 36.36 million people | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 36.04 million people | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 35.63 million people | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 35.00 million people | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 34.19 million people | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 33.39 million people | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 32.81 million people | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 32.45 million people | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 32.14 million people | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 31.87 million people | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 31.64 million people | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 31.43 million people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 31.23 million people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 31.04 million people | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 30.83 million people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.60 million people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 30.33 million people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 30.03 million people | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 29.73 million people | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 29.44 million people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 29.15 million people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.85 million people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 28.55 million people | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 28.25 million people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 27.94 million people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.63 million people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 27.31 million people | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 26.96 million people | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 26.60 million people | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 26.15 million people | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 25.66 million people | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 25.16 million people | -2.0% |
| 2026 | 24.64 million people | -2.1% |
| 2027 | 24.11 million people | -2.2% |
| 2028 | 23.56 million people | -2.3% |
| 2029 | 22.99 million people | -2.4% |
| 2030 | 22.39 million people | -2.6% |
| 2031 | 22.07 million people | -1.4% |
| 2032 | 21.82 million people | -1.2% |
| 2033 | 21.57 million people | -1.2% |
| 2034 | 21.32 million people | -1.1% |
| 2035 | 21.09 million people | -1.1% |
| 2036 | 20.87 million people | -1.1% |
| 2037 | 20.65 million people | -1.0% |
| 2038 | 20.45 million people | -1.0% |
| 2039 | 20.26 million people | -0.9% |
| 2040 | 20.08 million people | -0.9% |
| 2041 | 19.92 million people | -0.8% |
| 2042 | 19.76 million people | -0.8% |
| 2043 | 19.62 million people | -0.7% |
| 2044 | 19.48 million people | -0.7% |
| 2045 | 19.36 million people | -0.6% |
| 2046 | 19.26 million people | -0.6% |
| 2047 | 19.16 million people | -0.5% |
| 2048 | 19.08 million people | -0.4% |
| 2049 | 19.01 million people | -0.4% |
| 2050 | 18.96 million people | -0.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 18.96 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 million people, 15.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 18.96 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 598,606 people, 31.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 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% | 18.66 million people | 877,051 people |
| 1700 | -39.4% | 877,051 people | 531,323 people |
| 1920 | +34.4% | 16.68 million people | 22.41 million people |
| 1930 | +28.2% | 22.41 million people | 28.74 million people |
| 1810 | +26.8% | 2.57 million people | 3.26 million people |
| 1830 | +25.5% | 3.96 million people | 4.97 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.34 million people | 11.34 million people | 11.34 million people | 1 |
| 1100s | 12.57 million people | 12.57 million people | 12.57 million people | 1 |
| 1200s | 13.80 million people | 13.80 million people | 13.80 million people | 1 |
| 1300s | 15.02 million people | 15.02 million people | 15.02 million people | 1 |
| 1400s | 16.24 million people | 16.24 million people | 16.24 million people | 1 |
| 1500s | 18.66 million people | 18.66 million people | 18.66 million people | 1 |
| 1600s | 877,051 people | 877,051 people | 877,051 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 531,323 people | 531,323 people | 531,323 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 608,320 people | 608,320 people | 608,320 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 700,578 people | 700,578 people | 700,578 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 810,767 people | 810,767 people | 810,767 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 942,885 people | 942,885 people | 942,885 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.10 million people | 1.10 million people | 1.10 million people | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.29 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.29 million people | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.53 million people | 1.53 million people | 1.53 million people | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.81 million people | 1.81 million people | 1.81 million people | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.15 million people | 2.15 million people | 2.15 million people | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.57 million people | 2.57 million people | 2.57 million people | 1 |
| 1810s | 3.26 million people | 3.26 million people | 3.26 million people | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.96 million people | 3.96 million people | 3.96 million people | 1 |
| 1830s | 4.97 million people | 4.97 million people | 4.97 million people | 1 |
| 1840s | 5.95 million people | 5.95 million people | 5.95 million people | 1 |
| 1850s | 6.90 million people | 6.90 million people | 6.90 million people | 1 |
| 1860s | 7.83 million people | 7.83 million people | 7.83 million people | 1 |
| 1870s | 8.71 million people | 8.71 million people | 8.71 million people | 1 |
| 1880s | 9.49 million people | 9.49 million people | 9.49 million people | 1 |
| 1890s | 11.53 million people | 11.53 million people | 11.53 million people | 1 |
| 1900s | 13.62 million people | 13.62 million people | 13.62 million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 16.68 million people | 16.68 million people | 16.68 million people | 1 |
| 1920s | 22.41 million people | 22.41 million people | 22.41 million people | 1 |
| 1930s | 28.74 million people | 28.74 million people | 28.74 million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 28.11 million people | 28.11 million people | 28.11 million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 36.62 million people | 33.89 million people | 39.43 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.56 million people | 40.04 million people | 44.50 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.73 million people | 39.90 million people | 44.65 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.59 million people | 37.73 million people | 39.49 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.88 million people | 33.39 million people | 37.48 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.60 million people | 30.60 million people | 32.81 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.99 million people | 27.63 million people | 30.33 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.31 million people | 22.99 million people | 27.31 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 21.25 million people | 20.26 million people | 22.39 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 19.47 million people | 19.01 million people | 20.08 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 18.96 million people | 18.96 million people | 18.96 million people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Brazil?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Brazil was 18.96 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 44.65 million people in 1970.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 531,323 people in 1700.
- How does Brazil rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Brazil ranks 30th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.