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COUNTRY PROFILE / BRA

Brazil

Brazil / BR

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Brazil in numbers.

Area8,510,420 kmยฒWorld # 5 โ†’Population212.8MWorld # 7 โ†’Population density25 people/kmยฒWorld # 177 โ†’Life expectancy76 yearsWorld # 97 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 10,713World # 100 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Brazil across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area8,510,420 kmยฒWorld # 5 / 2023 โ†’Population212.8MWorld # 7 / 2025 โ†’Population density25 people/kmยฒWorld # 177 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,822World # 155 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.4%World # 150 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.6World # 134 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate12.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 118 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 113 / 2024 โ†’Median age33.9 yearsWorld # 105 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+11.5%World # 91 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1419.4%World # 127 / 2025 โ†’Urban population88.2%World # 39 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-217.3KWorld # 205 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 132 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.7%World # 182 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy76 yearsWorld # 97 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy61.8 yearsWorld # 103 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 79 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate11.9%World # 118 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 10,713World # 100 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 2.3TWorld # 11 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 23,433World # 93 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.3%World # 136 / 2025 โ†’Inflation5%World # 48 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment6%World # 78 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment14%World # 85 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,994 hours/yearWorld # 61 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)50.3World # 8 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.6%World # 33 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people903.2 per million peopleWorld # 63 / 2014 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.2%World # 36 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people21.9 per million peopleWorld # 58 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,423 kcal/dayWorld # 32 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person104.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 16 / 2023 โ†’Rice production10.7M tWorld # 11 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production7.6M tWorld # 19 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production3.4M tWorld # 1 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per person6.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 2 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area59%World # 29 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person3,068 kWh/personWorld # 66 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.3 tWorld # 126 / 2024 โ†’Internet use84.5%World # 88 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions101.9 per 100 peopleWorld # 135 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate19.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 21 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate16 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 86 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1%World # 120 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament18.1%World # 138 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals6.4MWorld # 32 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 3.1BWorld # 42 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites25 sitesWorld # 13 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2022 / 83.7%Main languagePortugueseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal76,649 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightPortugueseLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyBrazilian RealBRLDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNature and resourcesCaesalpinia echinata