What is the population of Brazil?
Brazil has 212.8 million people (2025). Since 1960, the population has grown from 72.4 million to 212.8 million, 2.9 times the 1960 figure.
Population by decade
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 72,388,126 |
| 1970 | 95,375,651 |
| 1980 | 121,207,461 |
| 1990 | 149,143,223 |
| 2000 | 174,018,282 |
| 2010 | 193,701,929 |
| 2020 | 208,660,842 |
| 2025 | 212,812,405 |
What is the capital of Brazil?
The capital of Brazil is Brasília.
What currency does Brazil use?
Brazil uses the Brazilian real (BRL).
What language is spoken in Brazil?
The official language of Brazil is Portuguese.
Where is Brazil?
Brazil is in South America.
Location on the map
Neighboring countries
Countries that border this country:
How big is Brazil?
Brazil covers 8,510,420 km² (3,285,892 sq mi). The United States is about 1.2 times as large.
Economy of Brazil
- Gross domestic product (GDP)
- $2.28 trillion
- GDP per person
- $10,713
- Life expectancy
- 76.0 years
Data: World Bank (GDP 2025, GDP per person 2025, life expectancy 2024)
Economic development
Income group World Bank classification
Based on economic indicators, Brazil is classified as upper middle income. Upper-middle-income countries have a gross national income per person between $4,516 and $14,005.
Data based on World Bank classifications
Related countries
Where does Brazil rank?
Brazil is in the top 50 on two of our six rankings: