Population
According to the 2008 PNAD (National Household Sample Survey), conducted by the IBGE, the Brazilian Statistics bureau, there were about 189,953,000 inhabitants in 2008. As of the latest (2010) census, the Brazilian government estimates its population at 190.8 mn.
The population of Brazil is estimated based on various sources from 1550 to 1850. The first official census took place in 1872. From that year, every 10 years (with some exceptions) the population is counted.
Brazil is the fifth most populated country in the world.
- 1550 – 15,000
- 1600 – 100,000
- 1660 – 184,000
- 1700 – 300,000
- 1766 – 1,500,000
- 1800 – 3,250,000
- 1820 – 4,717,000
- 1850 – 7,256,000
- 1872 – 9,930,478
- 1890 – 14,333,915
- 1900 – 17,438,434
- 1920 – 30,635,605
- 1940 – 41,236,315
- 1950 – 51,944,397
- 1960 – 70,119,071
- 1970 – 93,139,037
- 1980 – 119,070,865
- 1991 – 146,917,459
- 1996 – 157,079,573
- 2000 – 169,544,443
- 2010 – 192,755,799
Population distribution in Brazil is very uneven. The majority of Brazilians live within 300 kilometers of the coast, while the interior in the Amazon Basin is almost empty. Therefore, the densely populated areas are on the coast and the sparsely populated areas are in the interior. This historical pattern is little changed by recent movements into the interior.
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Brazil
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