From 1990 to 2024, the population of the city of Rio de Janeiro grew almost every year, from approximately 5.5 million to 6.7 million residents, which is an increase of 22 percent. The data shows several fluctuations; however, these may be attributed to changes in methodology. It is unclear whether the changes shown in the 2022 census are due to counting methodologies, or if it is representative of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Growth of the population The city of Rio de Janeiro has consistently had a higher birth rate than the death rate, although the gap between these two indicators is narrowing. In 2023, 9.3 births were registered per 1,000 inhabitants of Rio, while in the same period a rate of 8.4 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants was reported. The surrounding of the city Considering the entire metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, the region is home to approximately 13 million people. Rio's population is aging, with about eight million people over the age of 30 and half this value between the ages of 30 and 49. In the most recent census, whites made up nearly 44 percent of the population, followed by Pardo Brazilians, who composed about 37 percent of all residents.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil metro area from 1950 to 2025.

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In 2024, approximately 11.9 million people lived in São Paulo, making it the largest municipality in Brazil and one of the most populous cities in the world. The homonymous state of São Paulo was also the most populous federal entity in the country. Brazil's cities Brazil is home to two large metropolises: São Paulo with close to 11.9 million inhabitants, and Rio de Janeiro with around 6.7 million inhabitants. It also contains a number of smaller but well-known cities, such as Brasília, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, and many others, which report between 2 and 3 million inhabitants each. As a result, the country's population is primarily urban, with nearly 88 percent of inhabitants living in cities. While smaller than some of the other cities, Brasília was chosen to be the capital because of its relatively central location. The city is also well-known for its modernist architecture and utopian city plan, which is quite controversial - criticized by many and praised by others. Sports venues capitals A number of Brazil’s medium-sized and large cities were chosen as venues for the 2014 World Cup, and the 2015 Summer Olympics also took place in Rio de Janeiro. Both of these events required large sums of money to support infrastructure and enhance mobility within a number of different cities across the country. Billions of dollars were spent on the 2014 World Cup, which went primarily to stadium construction and renovation but also to a number of different mobility projects. Other short-term spending on infrastructure for the World Cup and the Rio Olympic Games was estimated at 50 billion U.S. dollars. While these events have poured a lot of money into urban infrastructure, a number of social and economic problems within the country remain unsolved.

Brazil Population: Projection: Residents: Southeast: Male: Rio de Janeiro: Age 25 to 29 Years data was reported at 499,188.000 Person in 2060. This records a decrease from the previous number of 504,219.000 Person for 2059. Brazil Population: Projection: Residents: Southeast: Male: Rio de Janeiro: Age 25 to 29 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 577,025.000 Person from Jun 2010 (Median) to 2060, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 677,229.000 Person in 2024 and a record low of 499,188.000 Person in 2060. Brazil Population: Projection: Residents: Southeast: Male: Rio de Janeiro: Age 25 to 29 Years 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.GAB055: Population: Projection: by Age: Male: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil Population: Projection: Residents: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro: Age 40 to 44 Years data was reported at 1,123,445.000 Person in 2060. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,129,167.000 Person for 2059. Brazil Population: Projection: Residents: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro: Age 40 to 44 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 1,233,795.000 Person from Jun 2010 (Median) to 2060, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,350,154.000 Person in 2024 and a record low of 1,056,718.000 Person in 2051. Brazil Population: Projection: Residents: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro: Age 40 to 44 Years 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.GAB028: Population: Projection: by Age: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro.

In 202, according to the estimation, the Brazilian state of São Paulo was home to nearly 46 million people, making it the most populous state in the South American country. With less than half of São Paulo's population, Minas Gerais was the second most populous state in Brazil at that time. These two states are located in the South-East region of the country. Along with Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo, these states constitute Brazil's most populated region.

Brazil Population: Projection: Residents: Southeast: Female: Rio de Janeiro: Age 40 to 44 Years data was reported at 556,786.000 Person in 2060. This records a decrease from the previous number of 559,705.000 Person for 2059. Brazil Population: Projection: Residents: Southeast: Female: Rio de Janeiro: Age 40 to 44 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 635,994.000 Person from Jun 2010 (Median) to 2060, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 702,246.000 Person in 2024 and a record low of 525,152.000 Person in 2051. Brazil Population: Projection: Residents: Southeast: Female: Rio de Janeiro: Age 40 to 44 Years 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.GAB082: Population: Projection: by Age: Female: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro.

In 2025, approximately 23 million people lived in the São Paulo metropolitan area, making it the biggest in Latin America and the Caribbean and the sixth most populated in the world. The homonymous state of São Paulo was also the most populous federal entity in the country. The second place for the region was Mexico City with 22.75 million inhabitants. Brazil's cities Brazil is home to two large metropolises, only counting the population within the city limits, São Paulo had approximately 11.45 million inhabitants, and Rio de Janeiro around 6.21 million inhabitants. It also contains a number of smaller, but well known cities such as Brasília, Salvador, Belo Horizonte and many others, which report between 2 and 3 million inhabitants each. As a result, the country's population is primarily urban, with nearly 88 percent of inhabitants living in cities. Mexico City Mexico City's metropolitan area ranks sevenths in the ranking of most populated cities in the world. Founded over the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan in 1521 after the Spanish conquest as the capital of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, the city still stands as one of the most important in Latin America. Nevertheless, the preeminent economic, political, and cultural position of Mexico City has not prevented the metropolis from suffering the problems affecting the rest of the country, namely, inequality and violence. Only in 2023, the city registered a crime incidence of 52,723 reported cases for every 100,000 inhabitants and around 24 percent of the population lived under the poverty line.

From 2012 to 2023, the population living in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area increased each year, reaching approximately 13 million people in 2023. In that year, people identifying as white represented the largest ethnic group with approximately 5.8 million individuals, which differs from the national data where Pardo Brazilians were the biggest.

From 2010 to 2018, Rio de Janeiro's GDP consistently increased, achieving its highest level at over 363 billion Brazilian reals. From 2018 to 2020 however, the GDP of the Brazilian city went into decline, with the value falling to just over 331 billion Brazilian reals in 2020. In 2021, Rio's GDP increased again, to nearly 360 billion Reals.

This dataset holds annual dengue case notifications, population and dengue incidence per 100,000 population for Brazilian cities, for 2007-2024. It underlies the visualisations of annual dengue case incidence in Niterói compared with cities in Rio de Janeiro state or all of Brazil, pre and post Wolbachia implementation, reported in the submitted manuscript by Anders et al "Long-term durability and public health impact of city-wide wMel Wolbachia mosquito releases in Niterói, Brazil during a dengue epidemic surge".Dengue case data source: https://datasus.saude.gov.br/informacoes-de-saude-tabnet/Population data source: https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/pesquisa/censo-demografico

In 2024, the Southeast was the most populated region in Brazil, according to the estimations. In that year, more than 88 million people lived in the four states of this region: Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The Central-West region, where the country's capital, Brasília, is located, was the least populated region in the South American country in 2021, with only 17 million inhabitants. Throughout the past decade, Brazil's population has grown at slower rates than before.

Market Size for Brazil Toys and Games Industry on the Basis of Revenue in USD Billion, 2018-2024 In 2023, Estrela launched a new line of eco-friendly educational toys to cater to the growing demand for sustainable products, aiming to capture the environmentally conscious segment of the market. São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are key regions, driven by high population density and higher disposable incomes, contributing significantly to the market's overall growth trajectory. The Brazil toys and games market reached a valuation of BRL 25 billion in 2023, fueled by increasing consumer expenditure on children’s entertainment, a rising young population, and growing demand for educational and interactive products. The market is dominated by key players such as Estrela, Hasbro, Mattel, and Grow. These companies are recognized for their strong brand presence, broad distribution networks, and innovative product lines designed to appeal to both children and parents.

Population: Projection: Residents: Southeast: Male: Rio de Janeiro: Age 25 to 29 Years在2060达499,188.000 人口，相较于2059的504,219.000 人口有所下降。Population: Projection: Residents: Southeast: Male: Rio de Janeiro: Age 25 to 29 Years数据按每年更新，2010至2060期间平均值为577,025.000 人口，共51份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于2024，达677,229.000 人口，而历史最低值则出现于2060，为499,188.000 人口。CEIC提供的Population: Projection: Residents: Southeast: Male: Rio de Janeiro: Age 25 to 29 Years数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics，数据归类于Brazil Premium Database的Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAB055: Population: Projection: by Age: Male: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro。

This statistic shows the age structure in Brazil from 2013 to 2023. In 2023 about 19.94 percent of Brazil's total population were aged 0 to 14 years. Population of Brazil Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world by area and population and the largest in both South America and the Latin American region. With a total population of more than 200 million inhabitants in 2013, Brazil also ranks fifth in terms of population numbers. Brazil is a founding member of the United Nations, the G20, CPLP, and a member of the BRIC countries. BRIC is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, and China, the four major emerging market countries. The largest cities in Brazil are São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador. São Paulo alone reports over 11.1 million inhabitants. Due to a steady increase in the life expectancy in Brazil, the average age of the population has also rapidly increased. From 1950 until 2015, the average age of the population increased by an impressive 12 years; in 2015, the average age of the population in Brazil was reported to be around 31 years. As a result of the increasing average age, the percentage of people aged between 15 and 64 years has also increased: In 2013, about 68.4 percent of the population in Brazil was aged between 15 and 64 years.

According to an online survey as of June 2024, the majority of vegetarians, vegans or supporters in Brazil were living in the state of São Paulo, with over 11.1 thousand people. The second largest population of self-identified vegetarians, vegans and supporters were found in Rio de Janeiro, with more than 3.2 thousand respondents. In 2018, 14 percent of respondents in a survey in Brazil identified as vegetarians.

The history of modern Brazil begins in the year 1500 when Pedro Álvares Cabral arrived with a small fleet and claimed the land for the Portuguese Empire. With the Treaty of Torsedillas in 1494, Spain and Portugal agreed to split the New World peacefully, thus allowing Portugal to take control of the area with little competition from other European powers. As the Portuguese did not arrive with large numbers, and the indigenous population was overwhelmed with disease, large numbers of African slaves were transported across the Atlantic and forced to harvest or mine Brazil's wealth of natural resources. These slaves were forced to work in sugar, coffee and rubber plantations and gold and diamond mines, which helped fund Portuguese expansion across the globe. In modern history, transatlantic slavery brought more Africans to Brazil than any other country in the world. This combination of European, African and indigenous peoples set the foundation for what has become one of the most ethnically diverse countries across the globe.

Independence and Monarchy By the early eighteenth century, Portugal had established control over most of modern-day Brazil, and the population more than doubled in each half of the 1800s. The capital of the Portuguese empire was moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1808 (as Napoleon's forces moved closer towards Lisbon), making this the only time in European history where a capital was moved to another continent. The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was established in 1815, and when the Portuguese monarchy and capital returned to Lisbon in 1821, the King's son, Dom Pedro, remained in Brazil as regent. The following year, Dom Pedro declared Brazil's independence, and within three years, most other major powers (including Portugal) recognized the Empire of Brazil as an independent monarchy and formed economic relations with it; this was a much more peaceful transition to independence than many of the ex-Spanish colonies in the Americas. Under the reign of Dom Pedro II, Brazil's political stability remained relatively intact, and the economy grew through its exportation of raw materials and economic alliances with Portugal and Britain. Despite pressure from political opponents, Pedro II abolished slavery in 1850 (as part of a trade agreement with Britain), and Brazil remained a powerful, stable and progressive nation under Pedro II's leadership, in stark contrast to its South American neighbors. The booming economy also attracted millions of migrants from Europe and Asia around the turn of the twentieth century, which has had a profound impact on Brazil's demography and culture to this day.

The New Republic

Despite his popularity, King Pedro II was overthrown in a military coup in 1889, ending his 58 year reign and initiating six decades of political instability and economic difficulties. A series of military coups, failed attempts to restore stability, and the decline of Brazil's overseas influence contributed greatly to a weakened economy in the early 1900s. The 1930s saw the emergence of Getúlio Vargas, who ruled as a fascist dictator for two decades. Despite a growing economy and Brazil's alliance with the Allied Powers in the Second World War, the end of fascism in Europe weakened Vargas' position in Brazil, and he was eventually overthrown by the military, who then re-introduced democracy to Brazil in 1945. Vargas was then elected to power in 1951, and remained popular among the general public, however political opposition to his beliefs and methods led to his suicide in 1954. Further political instability ensued and a brutal, yet prosperous, military dictatorship took control in the 1960s and 1970s, but Brazil gradually returned to a democratic nation in the 1980s. Brazil's economic and political stability fluctuated over the subsequent four decades, and a corruption scandal in the 2010s saw the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. Despite all of this economic instability and political turmoil, Brazil is one of the world's largest economies and is sometimes seen as a potential superpower. The World Bank classifies it as a upper-middle income country and it has the largest share of global wealth in Latin America. It is the largest Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking), and sixth most populous country in the world, with a population of more than 210 million people.

According to an online survey as of June 2024, the number of self-identified vegetarians, vegans and supporters in Brazil was highest in the city of São Paulo, with more than 4.2 thousand respondents. The second largest population was found in Rio de Janeiro, with nearly two thousand people. In 2018, 14 percent of respondents in a survey in Brazil identified as vegetarians.

La statistique montre la population totale du Brésil entre les années 2014 à 2028, en millions d'habitants. Il en ressort qu'en 2028, la source estime que la population totale du Brésil s'élèvera à environ 215 millions d'habitants. São Paulo et Rio de Janeiro sont les villes les plus peuplées du pays.