Demographics of Brazil

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsRoman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/Voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)

Ethnic groupswhite 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2000 census)

Demographics

Total fertility rate1.82 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence9.19 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index54.7 55.1 55.9

Intentional homicides25.2 per 100,000 people (2012)23.4 per 100,000 people (2011)22.2 per 100,000 people (2010)

Total Population203 Million (2014)201 Million (2013)199 Million (2012)

Population Growth0.80 % (2014)0.83 % (2013)0.86 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.04 Square kilometer per capita

Population density23.8 capita per square kilometer (2014)23.6 capita per square kilometer (2013)23.3 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people210 per 1,000 people (2008)197 per 1,000 people (2007)187 per 1,000 people (2006)

Vehicles per km of road24.6 per km of road (2008)23.4 per km of road (2007)21.8 per km of road (2006)

Mobile cellular subscriptions135 per 100 people (2013)125 per 100 people (2012)119 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers10.1 per 100 people (2013)9.15 per 100 people (2012)8.56 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers of Brazil

Internet users51.6 per 100 people (2013)48.6 per 100 people (2012)45.7 per 100 people (2011)