Brazil Rural Population 1960-2023
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Brazil rural population for 2021 was 27,182,995, a 1.37% decline from 2020.
- Brazil rural population for 2020 was 27,559,886, a 1.24% decline from 2019.
- Brazil rural population for 2019 was 27,904,512, a 1.14% decline from 2018.
- Brazil rural population for 2018 was 28,227,475, a 1.12% decline from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| China |
529,465,517 |
| Russia |
35,956,998 |
| Thailand |
34,251,820 |
| Brazil |
27,182,995 |
| Mexico |
24,053,703 |
| Iran |
20,798,288 |
| Turkey |
19,863,725 |
| South Africa |
19,096,392 |
| Iraq |
12,572,937 |
| Algeria |
11,370,967 |
| Colombia |
9,406,924 |
| Romania |
8,732,240 |
| Guatemala |
8,170,759 |
| Kazakhstan |
8,014,427 |
| Malaysia |
7,488,317 |
| Peru |
7,248,826 |
| Ecuador |
6,342,935 |
| Azerbaijan |
4,381,941 |
| Venezuela |
3,292,334 |
| Turkmenistan |
2,980,799 |
| Serbia |
2,962,612 |
| Cuba |
2,556,097 |
| Paraguay |
2,514,193 |
| Belarus |
1,876,469 |
| Dominican Republic |
1,866,357 |
| Bosnia |
1,654,279 |
| Bulgaria |
1,648,939 |
| Libya |
1,280,107 |
| Jamaica |
1,225,749 |
| Namibia |
1,189,044 |
| Albania |
1,041,188 |
| Armenia |
1,020,631 |
| Costa Rica |
957,348 |
| Jordan |
933,557 |
| North Macedonia |
851,107 |
| Mauritius |
749,824 |
| Botswana |
736,148 |
| Lebanon |
609,988 |
| Guyana |
588,163 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
432,136 |
| Fiji |
390,740 |
| Maldives |
307,128 |
| Gabon |
224,215 |
| Belize |
215,213 |
| Suriname |
207,072 |
| Montenegro |
199,225 |
| Samoa |
179,951 |
| St. Lucia |
145,625 |
| Tonga |
81,523 |
| Grenada |
78,886 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
48,564 |
| Dominica |
20,713 |
| Marshall Islands |
9,183 |
| American Samoa |
5,778 |
| Tuvalu |
3,945 |
| Nauru |
0 |
| Brazil Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
27,182,995 |
12.68 |
-1.38% |
| 2020 |
27,559,886 |
12.93 |
-1.24% |
| 2019 |
27,904,512 |
13.18 |
-1.15% |
| 2018 |
28,227,475 |
13.43 |
-1.12% |
| 2017 |
28,546,414 |
13.69 |
-1.14% |
| 2016 |
28,873,460 |
13.96 |
-1.12% |
| 2015 |
29,198,282 |
14.23 |
-1.09% |
| 2014 |
29,517,926 |
14.51 |
-1.07% |
| 2013 |
29,836,667 |
14.79 |
-1.05% |
| 2012 |
30,150,639 |
15.08 |
-1.02% |
| 2011 |
30,459,099 |
15.37 |
-0.98% |
| 2010 |
30,758,775 |
15.67 |
-0.90% |
| 2009 |
31,037,220 |
15.96 |
-0.88% |
| 2008 |
31,311,178 |
16.25 |
-0.85% |
| 2007 |
31,577,815 |
16.55 |
-0.79% |
| 2006 |
31,829,502 |
16.86 |
-0.74% |
| 2005 |
32,065,630 |
17.17 |
-0.69% |
| 2004 |
32,287,566 |
17.48 |
-0.66% |
| 2003 |
32,502,533 |
17.80 |
-0.61% |
| 2002 |
32,702,375 |
18.12 |
-0.53% |
| 2001 |
32,874,746 |
18.45 |
-0.62% |
| 2000 |
33,078,329 |
18.81 |
-2.27% |
| 1999 |
33,836,764 |
19.50 |
-2.18% |
| 1998 |
34,582,538 |
20.22 |
-2.09% |
| 1997 |
35,313,906 |
20.95 |
-2.00% |
| 1996 |
36,026,735 |
21.70 |
-1.61% |
| 1995 |
36,611,082 |
22.39 |
-1.55% |
| 1994 |
37,181,660 |
23.10 |
-1.49% |
| 1993 |
37,739,032 |
23.82 |
-1.43% |
| 1992 |
38,282,998 |
24.56 |
-1.37% |
| 1991 |
38,809,454 |
25.31 |
-1.26% |
| 1990 |
39,301,227 |
26.08 |
-1.15% |
| 1989 |
39,755,196 |
26.86 |
-1.05% |
| 1988 |
40,174,344 |
27.66 |
-0.96% |
| 1987 |
40,561,570 |
28.47 |
-0.86% |
| 1986 |
40,911,314 |
29.30 |
-0.76% |
| 1985 |
41,223,715 |
30.14 |
-0.65% |
| 1984 |
41,492,131 |
30.99 |
-0.56% |
| 1983 |
41,726,771 |
31.86 |
-0.48% |
| 1982 |
41,925,951 |
32.74 |
-0.40% |
| 1981 |
42,094,019 |
33.63 |
-0.32% |
| 1980 |
42,228,624 |
34.53 |
-0.27% |
| 1979 |
42,342,874 |
35.45 |
-0.22% |
| 1978 |
42,436,669 |
36.38 |
-0.18% |
| 1977 |
42,512,111 |
37.31 |
-0.14% |
| 1976 |
42,572,652 |
38.26 |
-0.12% |
| 1975 |
42,622,559 |
39.21 |
-0.07% |
| 1974 |
42,651,680 |
40.17 |
-0.00% |
| 1973 |
42,653,748 |
41.15 |
0.07% |
| 1972 |
42,624,091 |
42.12 |
0.12% |
| 1971 |
42,574,196 |
43.11 |
0.20% |
| 1970 |
42,490,442 |
44.09 |
0.32% |
| 1969 |
42,356,572 |
45.06 |
0.39% |
| 1968 |
42,190,751 |
46.03 |
0.48% |
| 1967 |
41,988,198 |
47.01 |
0.60% |
| 1966 |
41,736,139 |
47.98 |
0.73% |
| 1965 |
41,434,325 |
48.96 |
0.85% |
| 1964 |
41,082,862 |
49.94 |
0.95% |
| 1963 |
40,694,599 |
50.92 |
1.04% |
| 1962 |
40,274,770 |
51.90 |
1.10% |
| 1961 |
39,833,002 |
52.88 |
1.17% |
| 1960 |
39,368,360 |
53.86 |
% |
