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Other pages in this profile of Brazil:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 191,908,598 note: Brazil conducted a census in August 2000, which reported a population of 169,799,170; that figure was about 3.3% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, and is close to the implied underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census; estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 22.7 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 24.9% (male 24,391,338/female 23,454,418) 15-64 years: 68.7% (male 65,330,427/female 66,431,982) 65 years and over: 6.4% (male 5,055,770/female 7,244,663) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 29 years male: 28.3 years female: 29.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.98% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 16.04 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.22 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 26.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 30.28 deaths/1,000 live births female: 22.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 72.51 years male: 68.57 years female: 76.64 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.86 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.7% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 660,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 15,000 (2003 est.) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Brazilian(s) adjective: Brazilian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition white 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2000 census) |
Religions |
Definition Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census) |
Languages |
Definition Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); note - less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 88.6% male: 88.4% female: 88.8% (2004 est.) |
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