The total fertility rate of Brazil at the end of the nineteenth century was approximately 6.3 births per woman; this means that the average woman of reproductive age would have roughly 6 children in their lifetime. Brazil's fertility rate then decreased and plateaued at just under six children per women in the first half of the twentieth century, before increasing slightly in the 1940s; this increase coincides with the worldwide baby boom that was experienced in the aftermath of the Second World War, during which time Brazil's economy and political landscape stabilized. From the late 1960s onwards, Brazil's fertility rate went into decline, and dropped by approximately three children per woman in the next three decades. This decline is similar to that of many other developing nations during this time, where access to contraception, improved education and declining infant and child mortality rates contributed to lower fertility rate across the globe. In the past fifteen years, Brazil's fertility rate has continued to decrease (albeit, at a much slower rate than in previous decades) and in 2020, it is expected to be at just 1.7 children per woman.

In 1875, Brazil's crude birth rate was 43.4 births per thousand people, which meant that 4.3 percent of the population had been born in that year. It is estimated that the figures remained around this level until the middle of the twentieth century, ranging from 41.7 to 46.9 births per thousand people between 1875 and 1945. Brazil's birth rate was going into decline in the 1940s, however the global baby boom which followed the Second World War then brought the birth rate back up to 44 in the 1950s. From this point until today, Brazil's birth rate has fallen rapidly, and in 2020 it is just 14 births per thousand; less than a third of what it was sixty years ago. The decline in Brazil's infant and child mortality rates were the driving factors behind this trend, along with quality of life improvements, such as improvements in medicine, education, access to contraceptives, among other things.

Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Southeast: São Paulo data was reported at 12.755 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.004 % for 2014. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Southeast: São Paulo data is updated yearly, averaging 15.073 % from Sep 2000 (Median) to 2015, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.502 % in 2000 and a record low of 12.755 % in 2015. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Southeast: São Paulo data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAE003: Crude Birth Rate. Information relating to the year 2011 will be updated by the source (IBGE) until July 2013.

Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro data was reported at 12.289 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.478 % for 2014. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro data is updated yearly, averaging 14.138 % from Sep 2000 (Median) to 2015, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.526 % in 2000 and a record low of 12.289 % in 2015. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAE003: Crude Birth Rate. Information relating to the year 2011 will be updated by the source (IBGE) until July 2013.

Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population data was reported at 13.790 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.990 % for 2020. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population data is updated yearly, averaging 15.975 % from Sep 2000 (Median) to 2021, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.702 % in 2000 and a record low of 13.790 % in 2021. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAE003: Crude Birth Rate.

Brazil: Fertility rate, births per woman: The latest value from 2022 is 1.63 births per woman, a decline from 1.64 births per woman in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 2.51 births per woman, based on data from 192 countries. Historically, the average for Brazil from 1960 to 2022 is 3.26 births per woman. The minimum value, 1.63 births per woman, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 6.06 births per woman was recorded in 1960.

In 2023, the total fertility rate in children per woman in Brazil amounted to 1.62. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 4.43, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: South: Santa Catarina data was reported at 12.723 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.916 % for 2014. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: South: Santa Catarina data is updated yearly, averaging 14.452 % from Sep 2000 (Median) to 2015, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.810 % in 2000 and a record low of 12.723 % in 2015. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: South: Santa Catarina data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAE003: Crude Birth Rate. Information relating to the year 2011 will be updated by the source (IBGE) until July 2013.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the data for the Brazil, IN population pyramid, which represents the Brazil population distribution across age and gender, using estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates. It lists the male and female population for each age group, along with the total population for those age groups. Higher numbers at the bottom of the table suggest population growth, whereas higher numbers at the top indicate declining birth rates. Furthermore, the dataset can be utilized to understand the youth dependency ratio, old-age dependency ratio, total dependency ratio, and potential support ratio.

Key observations

• Youth dependency ratio, which is the number of children aged 0-14 per 100 persons aged 15-64, for Brazil, IN, is 29.7.
• Old-age dependency ratio, which is the number of persons aged 65 or over per 100 persons aged 15-64, for Brazil, IN, is 29.1.
• Total dependency ratio for Brazil, IN is 58.7.
• Potential support ratio, which is the number of youth (working age population) per elderly, for Brazil, IN is 3.4.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates.

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group for the Brazil population analysis. Total expected values are 18 and are define above in the age groups section.
• Population (Male): The male population in the Brazil for the selected age group is shown in the following column.
• Population (Female): The female population in the Brazil for the selected age group is shown in the following column.
• Total Population: The total population of the Brazil for the selected age group is shown in the following column.

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Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: North: Rondônia data was reported at 15.722 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.138 % for 2014. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: North: Rondônia data is updated yearly, averaging 19.434 % from Sep 2000 (Median) to 2015, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.405 % in 2000 and a record low of 15.722 % in 2015. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: North: Rondônia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAE003: Crude Birth Rate. Information relating to the year 2011 will be updated by the source (IBGE) until July 2013.

After the year 2020, marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, in which 2.7 million live births were registered in Brazil, this indicator saw a decline in 2023 to 2.5 million, the lowest value since 1994. The peak in the number of births was recorded in 1999, with a total of 3.3 million births, after which a downward trend began.

From 2000 to 2023, there was a steady birth rate decrease during the first fifteen years in Sao Paulo. The topmost number was in 2000 with *******. On the opposite, the lowest amount registered was in ***** the report with ******* births.

OBJECTIVE : To propose a simplified method of correcting vital information and estimating the coefficient of infant mortality in Brazil. METHODS : Vital data in the information systems on mortality and live births were corrected using correction factors, estimated based on events not reported to the Brazilian Ministry of Health and obtained by active search. This simplified method for correcting vital information for the period 2000-2009 for Brazil and its federal units establishes the level of adequacy of information on deaths and live births by calculating the overall coefficient of mortality standardized by age and the ratio between reported and expected live births, respectively, in each Brazilian municipality. By applying correction factors to the number of deaths and live births reported in each county, the vital statistics were corrected, making it possible to estimate the coefficient of infant mortality. RESULTS : The highest correction factors were related to infant deaths, reaching values higher than 7 for municipalities with very precarious mortality information. For deaths and live births, the correction factors exhibit a decreasing gradient as indicators of adequacy of the vital information improve. For the year 2008, the vital information corrected by the simplified method per state were similar to those obtained in the research of active search. Both the birth rate and the infant mortality rate decreased in the period in all Brazilian regions. In the Northeast, the annual rate of decline was 6.0%, the highest in Brazil (4.7%). CONCLUSIONS : The active search of deaths and births allowed correction factors to be calculated by level of adequacy of mortality information and live births. The simplified method proposed here allowed vital information to be corrected per state for the period 2000-2009 and the progress of the coefficient of infant mortality in Brazil, its regions and states to be assessed.

Female child mortality rate of Brazil declined by 0.78% from 12.9 deaths per thousand live births in 2022 to 12.8 deaths per thousand live births in 2023. Since the 6.38% jump in 2016, female child mortality rate slumped by 14.67% in 2023. Child mortality rate is the probability of dying between the exact ages of one and five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates. The probability is expressed as a rate per 1,000.

Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: North: Acre data was reported at 21.283 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.891 % for 2014. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: North: Acre data is updated yearly, averaging 26.205 % from Sep 2000 (Median) to 2015, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.632 % in 2000 and a record low of 21.283 % in 2015. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: North: Acre data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAE003: Crude Birth Rate. Information relating to the year 2011 will be updated by the source (IBGE) until July 2013.

Abstract When fertility declines, it is not only the number of children that becomes smaller, but the number of siblings as well. To determine changes in the number of siblings over time in Brazil, this study uses a method that is designed to estimate, through mathematical models which use only fertility and mortality rates, the availability of surviving siblings in different cohorts. The results indicate that, at the beginning of the demographic transition, the mean number of the born alive siblings is established at high levels and suffers a sharp decline during the transition, mainly due to falling fertility. They also show that the mean number of the surviving siblings at older ages tends to be very similar for older and younger cohorts. However, the mean number of surviving siblings during the childhood of these cohorts tends to differ greatly. This is due to high mortality, especially infant mortality, on the one hand and, on the other, from fertility decline which reduces the number of live births in more recent cohorts while the reduction of mortality increases their chances of survival. The study's conclusion points out the following trends: the mean number of surviving siblings will tend to settle at lower levels in coming years and the mean number of surviving siblings tends to be increasingly closer to the mean number born alive. Despite current low levels of fertility, it would be incorrect to speak of the extinction of siblings and, consequently, of cousins, uncles, etc.

Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Northeast data was reported at 15.628 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.010 % for 2014. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Northeast data is updated yearly, averaging 19.222 % from Sep 2000 (Median) to 2015, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.643 % in 2000 and a record low of 15.628 % in 2015. Brazil Crude Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Northeast data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAE003: Crude Birth Rate. Information relating to the year 2011 will be updated by the source (IBGE) until July 2013.

Brazil Contraceptive Devices Market size was valued at USD 1.3 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 6.1 Billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 21.2 from 2026 to 2032.

Key Market Drivers: Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Policies: The Brazilian Ministry of Health reports a strong national family planning program that has been instrumental in increasing contraceptive device uptake. According to the National Health Survey, 80.6% of Brazilian women of reproductive age use some kind of contraception, with government-subsidized contraceptives playing a significant role. The Unified Health System (SUS) offers free access to a variety of contraception options, such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants.

Declining Fertility Rates and Changing Demographics: The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reports a substantial demographic shift, with the country's fertility rate falling from 6.16 children per woman in 1940 to 1.74 by 2020.

ABSTRACT It was aimed to evaluate the impact of the social programs: Bolsa Família Program and Family Health Strategy and fertility on child mortality in the brazilian Semiarid, during the period 2005-2010. The multivariate linear regression model of panel data with fixed effects was applied, using the Infant Mortality Rate as the dependent variable; and, as independents, the coverage of Bolsa Família and its conditionalities, coverage of the Family Health Strategy and the Fertility Rate. The public actions of the Programs, as well as the reduction of fertility levels, have greatly contributed to the decrease in infant mortality rates in the Semiarid.

Brazil Fertility Rate: South: Rio Grande do Sul data was reported at 1.560 NA in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.580 NA for 2014. Brazil Fertility Rate: South: Rio Grande do Sul data is updated yearly, averaging 1.750 NA from Sep 2001 (Median) to 2015, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.170 NA in 2001 and a record low of 1.560 NA in 2015. Brazil Fertility Rate: South: Rio Grande do Sul data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAE002: Fertility Rate. Information relating to the year 2011 will be updated by the source (IBGE) until July 2013.