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Brazil Population 2024
Brazil officially the República Federativa do Brasil is the largest country in both South America. Brazil is the world’s seventh-most populous country, and 5th largest by land area. According to the Brazilian Institute of Statistics, the Population of Brazilin 2022 is 203,080,756 (203 million) and the estimated population of Brazil in 2024 is 205 million
Source: Brazilian Institute of Statistics
Demography of Brazil
| Brazil | 2022 Census |
| Total Population | 203,080,756 (203 million) |
| Density | 23.86 per sq. km |
| Area | 8,460,415 sq. km (3,266,584 sq. mi) |
| Fertility Rate | 1.76 |
| Infant mortality rate | 11.2 |
| Capital City | Brasília |
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Race and Ethnicity in Brazil
Brazil is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different races, ethnicity, and national backgrounds.
According to the 2010 Census, 48.70% of the population (about 91 million) described themselves as White; 43.10% (about 83 million) as Pardo (brown), 7.60% (about 14 million) as Black; 1.10% (about 1.1 million) as East Asian (officially called yellow or amarela); and 0.40% (about 818 thousand) as Amerindian (officially called indígena, Indigenous).
The racial composition is as follows
| Race and Ethnicity | Pop. 2010 | Percentage |
| Brancos (Whites) | 91,051,646 | 47.70% |
| Pardos (Multiracial) | 82,277,333 | 43.10% |
| Pretos (African) | 14,517,961 | 7.60% |
| Amarelos (East Asians) | 2,084,288 | 1.10% |
| Indígenas (Indigenous) | 817,963 | 0.40% |
| Undeclared | 6,608 | 0 % |
Religion and Affiliations
Christianity is the largest religion in Brazil and it has the second largest Christian population in the world. Among Christians in Brazil Catholics have the most adherents. In fact, it has the world’s largest Catholic population. According to the 2010 census, 64.63% of the population followed Roman Catholicism; 22.2% Protestantism; 2.0% Kardecist spiritism; 3.2% other religions, undeclared or undetermined; while 8.0% have no religion.
There is a small population professing Buddhism (215 000), Judaism (107 000), Islam (35 000), Shinto, Rastafarian, and many other religions.
| Religion/Affiliations | Percentage |
| Christianity | 88.77% |
| – Catholicism | 64.60% |
| – Protestantism | 22.20% |
| – Other Christians | 1.98% |
| None | 8% |
| Spiritism | 2% |
| Other religion | 3.20% |
For more detail read Religion in Brazil
Top Cities in Brazil by Population
| # | City | State | Pop. 2021 |
| 1 | São Paulo | São Paulo | 12,396,372 |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 6,775,561 |
| 3 | Brasília | Distrito Federal | 3,094,325 |
| 4 | Salvador | Bahia | 2,900,319 |
| 5 | Fortaleza | Ceará | 2,703,391 |
| 6 | Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais | 2,530,701 |
| 7 | Manaus | Amazonas | 2,255,903 |
| 8 | Curitiba | Paraná | 1,963,726 |
| 9 | Recife | Pernambuco | 1,661,017 |
| 10 | Goiânia | Goiás | 1,555,626 |
For Details read List of Top 100 Cities in Brazil
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