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Brazil: Population

Total Population: 216.64 Million (2022) | Projected by 2030 – 223.85 Million

  • Population Density: 25.4 people per km2 | 65.9 people per mi2.
  • World Rank: #6, 2.7% of the world’s total population.
  • Brazil is home to 896,917 indigenous people representing 305 tribes.  
  • Most Populous City (2022): São Paulo| 22,429,800.
  • Least Populous Village (municipality): Borá | 838
  • 80% of Brazil’s population is concentrated in its major cities along its east coast, like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
  • Brazil has 12% of the world’s fresh surface water, but its cities, where 80 percent of its population resides, are located far away from the country’s most abundant water supply – The Amazon basin.