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Demographics of Brazil

Brazil is populous along the coast, less in the interior. The inhabitants are very diverse with many races and cultures represented.

Population: 177.062.044 (2003). ( For more detailed information on the current population, go to this page. )

Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.60% (male 25,506,918; female 24,759,204)
15-64 years: 64.55% (male 53,688,522; female 55,909,426)
65 years and over: 5.85% (male 4,380,575; female 5,554,525) (2000)

Population growth rate: 1.46% (1990-2000) -- 0.94% (2000 est.)

Birth rate: 19.89 births/1,000 population (2001)

Death rate: 6.68 deaths/1,000 population (2001)

Net migration rate: -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female (2000)
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female (2000)
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female (2000)
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female (2000)
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2000)

Infant mortality rate: 32.70 deaths/1,000 live births (2001)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.82 years (2001)
male: 58.54 years (2000 est.)
female: 67.56 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.18 children born/woman (2001)

Nationality:
noun: Brazilian(s)
adjective: Brazilian

Ethnic groups: white (includes Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish) 55%, mixed white and black 38%, black 6%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 1%

Religions: Roman Catholic (nominal) 80%

Languages: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.3%
male: 83.3%
female: 83.2% (1995 est.)


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