Brazil Urban Population 1960-2024
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Brazil urban population for 2022 was 188,517,733, a 0.73% increase from 2021.
- Brazil urban population for 2021 was 187,143,228, a 0.81% increase from 2020.
- Brazil urban population for 2020 was 185,636,418, a 0.96% increase from 2019.
- Brazil urban population for 2019 was 183,878,366, a 1.07% increase from 2018.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| China |
897,578,430 |
| Brazil |
188,517,733 |
| Russia |
108,359,438 |
| Mexico |
103,660,854 |
| Iran |
68,013,036 |
| Turkey |
65,453,229 |
| Colombia |
42,562,637 |
| South Africa |
40,928,486 |
| Thailand |
37,919,842 |
| Algeria |
33,575,039 |
| Iraq |
31,749,763 |
| Peru |
26,799,750 |
| Malaysia |
26,544,440 |
| Venezuela |
25,012,473 |
| Ecuador |
11,623,246 |
| Kazakhstan |
11,378,782 |
| Romania |
10,378,525 |
| Jordan |
10,363,475 |
| Dominican Republic |
9,415,142 |
| Guatemala |
9,141,704 |
| Cuba |
8,678,348 |
| Belarus |
7,412,540 |
| Azerbaijan |
5,798,042 |
| Libya |
5,538,569 |
| Bulgaria |
4,936,942 |
| Lebanon |
4,900,251 |
| Paraguay |
4,259,528 |
| Costa Rica |
4,250,456 |
| Serbia |
3,790,272 |
| Turkmenistan |
3,440,076 |
| Gabon |
2,167,652 |
| Botswana |
1,899,705 |
| Albania |
1,772,138 |
| Armenia |
1,767,628 |
| Jamaica |
1,611,831 |
| Bosnia |
1,611,622 |
| Namibia |
1,385,057 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,239,599 |
| North Macedonia |
1,216,459 |
| Fiji |
541,393 |
| Mauritius |
515,236 |
| Montenegro |
420,717 |
| Suriname |
409,804 |
| Guyana |
218,534 |
| Maldives |
217,560 |
| Belize |
188,030 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
56,002 |
| Dominica |
52,152 |
| Grenada |
46,246 |
| Samoa |
39,175 |
| American Samoa |
38,604 |
| St. Lucia |
34,263 |
| Marshall Islands |
32,640 |
| Tonga |
24,711 |
| Nauru |
12,668 |
| Tuvalu |
7,412 |
| Brazil Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2022 |
188,517,733 |
87.56 |
0.73% |
| 2021 |
187,143,228 |
87.32 |
0.81% |
| 2020 |
185,636,418 |
87.07 |
0.95% |
| 2019 |
183,878,366 |
86.82 |
1.06% |
| 2018 |
181,939,117 |
86.57 |
1.09% |
| 2017 |
179,958,546 |
86.31 |
1.10% |
| 2016 |
177,986,118 |
86.04 |
1.13% |
| 2015 |
175,989,923 |
85.77 |
1.17% |
| 2014 |
173,941,724 |
85.49 |
1.19% |
| 2013 |
171,885,100 |
85.21 |
1.20% |
| 2012 |
169,827,068 |
84.92 |
1.24% |
| 2011 |
167,726,203 |
84.63 |
1.28% |
| 2010 |
165,594,717 |
84.34 |
1.29% |
| 2009 |
163,480,329 |
84.04 |
1.30% |
| 2008 |
161,361,139 |
83.75 |
1.35% |
| 2007 |
159,201,638 |
83.45 |
1.40% |
| 2006 |
156,991,180 |
83.14 |
1.45% |
| 2005 |
154,731,704 |
82.83 |
1.50% |
| 2004 |
152,434,477 |
82.52 |
1.53% |
| 2003 |
150,126,745 |
82.20 |
1.58% |
| 2002 |
147,774,310 |
81.88 |
1.66% |
| 2001 |
145,337,135 |
81.55 |
1.76% |
| 2000 |
142,795,391 |
81.19 |
2.23% |
| 1999 |
139,649,517 |
80.50 |
2.31% |
| 1998 |
136,457,266 |
79.78 |
2.39% |
| 1997 |
133,232,801 |
79.05 |
2.45% |
| 1996 |
130,010,387 |
78.30 |
2.42% |
| 1995 |
126,904,246 |
77.61 |
2.48% |
| 1994 |
123,798,812 |
76.90 |
2.53% |
| 1993 |
120,701,843 |
76.18 |
2.59% |
| 1992 |
117,617,792 |
75.44 |
2.66% |
| 1991 |
114,526,991 |
74.69 |
2.76% |
| 1990 |
111,405,219 |
73.92 |
2.87% |
| 1989 |
108,248,215 |
73.14 |
2.97% |
| 1988 |
105,079,629 |
72.34 |
3.07% |
| 1987 |
101,904,694 |
71.53 |
3.16% |
| 1986 |
98,732,041 |
70.70 |
3.27% |
| 1985 |
95,559,465 |
69.86 |
3.37% |
| 1984 |
92,396,644 |
69.01 |
3.46% |
| 1983 |
89,250,599 |
68.14 |
3.55% |
| 1982 |
86,139,144 |
67.26 |
3.62% |
| 1981 |
83,074,041 |
66.37 |
3.70% |
| 1980 |
80,059,759 |
65.47 |
3.76% |
| 1979 |
77,104,429 |
64.55 |
3.80% |
| 1978 |
74,227,713 |
63.63 |
3.85% |
| 1977 |
71,427,775 |
62.69 |
3.87% |
| 1976 |
68,713,852 |
61.75 |
3.91% |
| 1975 |
66,077,956 |
60.79 |
3.95% |
| 1974 |
63,515,692 |
59.83 |
4.02% |
| 1973 |
61,013,156 |
58.86 |
4.09% |
| 1972 |
58,570,303 |
57.88 |
4.15% |
| 1971 |
56,192,092 |
56.89 |
4.20% |
| 1970 |
53,879,433 |
55.91 |
4.24% |
| 1969 |
51,643,809 |
54.94 |
4.30% |
| 1968 |
49,468,495 |
53.97 |
4.41% |
| 1967 |
47,335,090 |
52.99 |
4.52% |
| 1966 |
45,243,144 |
52.02 |
4.65% |
| 1965 |
43,189,422 |
51.04 |
4.76% |
| 1964 |
41,179,932 |
50.06 |
4.87% |
| 1963 |
39,220,956 |
49.08 |
4.96% |
| 1962 |
37,324,448 |
48.10 |
5.02% |
| 1961 |
35,497,006 |
47.12 |
5.12% |
| 1960 |
33,724,155 |
46.14 |
0.00% |
