Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 88.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 88.2% for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 88.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 1950.
That places Brazil 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 40.2% | 36.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.3% | 44.7% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.6% | 53.2% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.1% | 67.4% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 74.9% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 81.1% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 84.3% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.9% | 88.2% | 6 |
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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)
- World population growth -0.7% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Brazil was 88.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 1950.
- How does Brazil rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita 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 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.