Brazil




General Information

source: UN data

Region  South America
Population (000, 2025) 212,812
Pop. density (per km2, 2025) 255
Capital city  Brasilia
Capital city pop. (000, 2025) 45,590
UN membership date  241,945
Surface area (km2) 8,515,767
Sex ratio (m per 100 f) 968
National currency  Brazilian Real (BRL)
Exchange rate (per US$) 62
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2,191,132
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) 32
GDP per capita (current US$) 103,780
Economy: Agriculturef,g (% of Gross Value Added) 69
Economy: Industryf,h (% of Gross Value Added) 254
Economy: Services and other activityf,i (% of GVA) 678
Employment in agriculturej (% of employed) 82
Employment in industryj (% of employed) 202
Employment in servicesj (% employed) 716
Unemployment (% of labour force) 76
Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) 528,726
CPI: Consumer Price Indexk (2010=100) 223
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) 126
International trade: exports (million current US$) 337,036
International trade: imports (million current US$) 277,549
International trade: balance (million current US$) 59,487
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 61,194
Population growth rate (average annual %) 4
Urban population (% of total population) ...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) ...
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 16
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) 793,731
Population age distributionm (0-14/60+ years old, %) 194,166
International migrant stockn (000/% of total pop.) 1,406,307
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) 7,392
Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 133
Health: Current expenditurep (% of GDP) 91
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) 24
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratioj (f/m per 100 pop.) 10,351,044
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio j (f/m per 100 pop.) 11,031,094
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratioj (f/m per 100 pop.) 1,069,957
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) 206
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 181
Individuals using the Internett (per 100 inhabitants) 842
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP) ...
Threatened species (number) 2,611
Forested area (% of land area) 591
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) 415,720
Energy production, primary (Petajoules) 13,504
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) 59
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersu (000) 3,630
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) 46
Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %) 889,760
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) 514
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) 3

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