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Population Pyramid of Brazil2024

Total population
212.0M
Median age
35.4
Peak year
2042
Peak population
219.3M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 53.4M · median age 18.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 121.2M · median age 20.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 174.0M · median age 25.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 212.0M · median age 35.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 217.5M · median age 44.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 163.4M · median age 51.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Brazil presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 35.4 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 19.7% of the population; people 65 and older account for 11.0%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Brazil's peak population in 2042.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 53.4 million with median age 18.5. Projected 2100 values are 163.4 million and median age 51.7.

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