Fertility Rate: Brazil
Brazil's fertility rate is currently 1.614 births per woman as of 2024. # Brazil Fertility Rate Brazil's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.614 births per woman
-0.3% y/y
Peak (1960)
6.051 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.614 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Brazil
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Brazil
Analysis# Brazil Fertility Rate
Brazil's fertility rate stands at 1.614 births per woman in 2024, marking a dramatic shift from its 1960 peak of 6.051 births per woman. This represents a 73.3% decline over six decades, reflecting one of the most significant demographic transformations in Latin America. The current rate now matches the all-time low, signaling that Brazil has reached a new equilibrium in family size.
The downward trajectory accelerated sharply after 2015, when the rate was 1.777 births per woman. Each subsequent year has brought modest further declines, with 2024 representing the culmination of this consistent trend. Brazil's fertility rate now falls below the replacement level of 2.1, positioning the country alongside developed nations and suggesting potential long-term implications for population growth and labor force dynamics.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.614 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 2023 | 1.619 births per woman | -0.61% |
| 2022 | 1.629 births per woman | -0.55% |
| 2021 | 1.638 births per woman | -0.91% |
| 2020 | 1.653 births per woman | -3.05% |
| 2019 | 1.705 births per woman | -2.24% |
| 2018 | 1.744 births per woman | +0.23% |
| 2017 | 1.74 births per woman | +0.75% |
| 2016 | 1.727 births per woman | -2.81% |
| 2015 | 1.777 births per woman | +0.11% |
| 2014 | 1.775 births per woman | +0.80% |
| 2013 | 1.761 births per woman | -0.28% |
| 2012 | 1.766 births per woman | -0.62% |
| 2011 | 1.777 births per woman | -0.50% |
| 2010 | 1.786 births per woman | -0.72% |
| 2009 | 1.799 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 2008 | 1.815 births per woman | -2.10% |
| 2007 | 1.854 births per woman | -2.22% |
| 2006 | 1.896 births per woman | -2.37% |
| 2005 | 1.942 births per woman | -1.57% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.973 births per woman | -1.65% |
| 2003 | 2.006 births per woman | -3.60% |
| 2002 | 2.081 births per woman | -3.75% |
| 2001 | 2.162 births per woman | -3.78% |
| 2000 | 2.247 births per woman | -3.77% |
| 1999 | 2.335 births per woman | -3.43% |
| 1998 | 2.418 births per woman | -2.03% |
| 1997 | 2.468 births per woman | -1.71% |
| 1996 | 2.511 births per woman | -2.18% |
| 1995 | 2.567 births per woman | -1.38% |
| 1994 | 2.603 births per woman | -2.14% |
| 1993 | 2.66 births per woman | -1.85% |
| 1992 | 2.71 births per woman | -3.39% |
| 1991 | 2.805 births per woman | -3.14% |
| 1990 | 2.896 births per woman | -3.69% |
| 1989 | 3.007 births per woman | -3.37% |
| 1988 | 3.112 births per woman | -3.71% |
| 1987 | 3.232 births per woman | -3.84% |
| 1986 | 3.361 births per woman | -3.42% |
| 1985 | 3.48 births per woman | -3.33% |
| 1984 | 3.6 births per woman | -3.30% |
| 1983 | 3.723 births per woman | -3.00% |
| 1982 | 3.838 births per woman | -2.66% |
| 1981 | 3.943 births per woman | -2.33% |
| 1980 | 4.037 births per woman | -2.01% |
| 1979 | 4.12 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 1978 | 4.195 births per woman | -1.69% |
| 1977 | 4.267 births per woman | -1.66% |
| 1976 | 4.339 births per woman | -1.72% |
| 1975 | 4.415 births per woman | -1.93% |
| 1974 | 4.502 births per woman | -2.93% |
| 1973 | 4.638 births per woman | -2.05% |
| 1972 | 4.735 births per woman | -2.13% |
| 1971 | 4.838 births per woman | -1.95% |
| 1970 | 4.934 births per woman | -2.12% |
| 1969 | 5.041 births per woman | -2.40% |
| 1968 | 5.165 births per woman | -3.20% |
| 1967 | 5.336 births per woman | -3.26% |
| 1966 | 5.516 births per woman | -2.84% |
| 1965 | 5.677 births per woman | -2.42% |
| 1964 | 5.818 births per woman | -1.89% |
| 1963 | 5.93 births per woman | -0.90% |
| 1962 | 5.984 births per woman | -0.63% |
| 1961 | 6.022 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 1960 | 6.051 births per woman | — |
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