Brazil — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Brazil, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Brazil was 0.38% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.02% in 1961. The lowest was 0.36% in 2022 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.17% per year.
Brazil ranks 150 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 69%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Brazil sits below it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 87% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 52%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 27 of 42 economies; Argentina (0.34%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 27% in 2021. That is 32% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 45th of 216 in 1961 → 85th of 216 in 1970 → 94th of 216 in 1980 → 119th of 216 in 1990 → 106th of 217 in 2000 → 129th of 217 in 2010 → 128th of 217 in 2020 → 150th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 0.43% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 0.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 0.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 0.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 0.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 1.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 1.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 1.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 1.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 1.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 2.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 2.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 2.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 2.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 2.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 2.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 2.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 2.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.98% | -0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 3.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Brazil’s Population growth in 1962?
2.98% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Brazil’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -87.3% in total — about 3.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.38%; 2024: 0.41%; 2023: 0.4%; 2022: 0.36%; 2021: 0.43%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.