BRAZIL
BY: Jordi and Joel
(ABSOLUTE) POPULATION
202,656,788 (July 2014 est.)
POPULATION DENSITY
Brazil has an overall population density of 20.5 inhabitants per square kilometer.
AGE STRUCTURE
0-14 years: 23.8% (male 24,534,129/female 23,606,332)
15-24 years: 16.5% (male 16,993,708/female 16,521,057)
25-54 years: 43.7% (male 43,910,790/female 44,674,915)
55-64 years: 8.4% (male 8,067,022/female 9,036,519)
65 years and over: 7.6% (male 6,507,069/female 8,805,247) (2014 est.)
15-24 years: 16.5% (male 16,993,708/female 16,521,057)
25-54 years: 43.7% (male 43,910,790/female 44,674,915)
55-64 years: 8.4% (male 8,067,022/female 9,036,519)
65 years and over: 7.6% (male 6,507,069/female 8,805,247) (2014 est.)
MEDIAN AGE
Median age: total: 30.7 years
male: 29.9 years
female: 31.5 years (2014 est.)
male: 29.9 years
female: 31.5 years (2014 est.)
BIRTH RATE
14.72 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
MORTALITY (OR DEATH) RATE
Death rate: 6.54 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
EAT TYPICAL
Moqueca
DESSERT TYPICAL
Quindim
BEVERAGE TYPICAL
Caipirinha
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
0.8% (2014 est.)
SEX RATIO
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
INFANT MORTALITY
Infant mortality rate: total: 19.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
male: 22.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
LIFE EXPECTANCY
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.28 years
male: 69.73 years
female: 77 years (2014 est.)
male: 69.73 years
female: 77 years (2014 est.)
FERTILITY RATE
Total fertility rate: 1.79 children born/woman (2014 est.)
LITERACY
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.4%
male: 90.1%
female: 90.7% (2010 est.)
total population: 90.4%
male: 90.1%
female: 90.7% (2010 est.)
STAGE OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL
As part of the BRIC countries, Brazil was one of the countries which was designated as a developing country becoming a major global power in the 21st century. With a rich stock of commodities and oil along with a growing shift towards urbanization, Brazil was a perfect example of a country rapidly shifting through the stages of the demographic transition.
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