Brazil birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Brazil chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2002. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.66 — a -39.1% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brazil	World
1960	6.05	4.69
1961	6.02	4.56
1962	5.98	5.02
1963	5.93	5.31
1964	5.82	5.13
1965	5.68	5.08
1966	5.52	4.97
1967	5.34	4.87
1968	5.17	4.98
1969	5.04	4.88
1970	4.93	4.84
1971	4.84	4.69
1972	4.74	4.55
1973	4.64	4.42
1974	4.5	4.26
1975	4.42	4.07
1976	4.34	3.97
1977	4.27	3.84
1978	4.2	3.77
1979	4.12	3.76
1980	4.04	3.73
1981	3.94	3.71
1982	3.84	3.72
1983	3.72	3.59
1984	3.6	3.57
1985	3.48	3.53
1986	3.36	3.51
1987	3.23	3.48
1988	3.11	3.39
1989	3.01	3.35
1990	2.9	3.31
1991	2.81	3.13
1992	2.71	3.04
1993	2.66	2.97
1994	2.6	2.92
1995	2.57	2.87
1996	2.51	2.82
1997	2.47	2.78
1998	2.42	2.75
1999	2.34	2.72
2000	2.25	2.73
2001	2.16	2.69
2002	2.08	2.66
2003	2.01	2.64
2004	1.97	2.63
2005	1.94	2.61
2006	1.9	2.61
2007	1.85	2.6
2008	1.82	2.6
2009	1.8	2.59
2010	1.79	2.57
2011	1.78	2.55
2012	1.77	2.56
2013	1.76	2.53
2014	1.78	2.52
2015	1.78	2.49
2016	1.73	2.49
2017	1.74	2.46
2018	1.74	2.39
2019	1.71	2.35
2020	1.65	2.28
2021	1.64	2.25
2022	1.63	2.22
2023	1.62	2.2
2024	1.61	2.19
2025	1.6	2.18
2026	1.59	2.18
2027	1.58	2.17
2028	1.58	2.16
2029	1.58	2.15
2030	1.58	2.14
2031	1.57	2.13
2032	1.57	2.12
2033	1.57	2.12
2034	1.57	2.11
2035	1.57	2.1
2036	1.57	2.09
2037	1.57	2.09
2038	1.57	2.08
2039	1.57	2.08
2040	1.57	2.08
2041	1.57	2.07
2042	1.57	2.07
2043	1.57	2.07
2044	1.57	2.07
2045	1.57	2.06
2046	1.57	2.06
2047	1.56	2.06
2048	1.56	2.05
2049	1.56	2.05
2050	1.56	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 11.5% were to women under 20 years old, 48.8% to women ages 20-29, and 39.8% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 18%, 56.8%, and 25.2% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Brazil by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Brazil	World
1960	44.2%	37.4%
1961	44.3%	37.5%
1962	44.4%	37.6%
1963	44.5%	37.8%
1964	44.4%	38%
1965	44.2%	38%
1966	44%	38%
1967	43.8%	38%
1968	43.4%	37.9%
1969	43%	37.8%
1970	42.7%	37.7%
1971	42.2%	37.6%
1972	41.8%	37.5%
1973	41.4%	37.3%
1974	40.9%	37.2%
1975	40.5%	37.1%
1976	40%	36.9%
1977	39.6%	36.7%
1978	39.1%	36.3%
1979	38.8%	35.9%
1980	38.4%	35.5%
1981	38.1%	35.2%
1982	37.9%	34.9%
1983	37.7%	34.6%
1984	37.4%	34.3%
1985	37.2%	34%
1986	36.9%	33.8%
1987	36.6%	33.6%
1988	36.3%	33.4%
1989	35.9%	33.2%
1990	35.5%	33%
1991	35%	32.9%
1992	34.5%	32.7%
1993	34%	32.5%
1994	33.4%	32.3%
1995	32.8%	32.1%
1996	32.2%	31.8%
1997	31.6%	31.5%
1998	31%	31.1%
1999	30.5%	30.8%
2000	29.9%	30.4%
2001	29.3%	30%
2002	28.7%	29.6%
2003	28.2%	29.2%
2004	27.6%	28.8%
2005	27.1%	28.5%
2006	26.6%	28.1%
2007	26.1%	27.9%
2008	25.7%	27.6%
2009	25.2%	27.5%
2010	24.7%	27.3%
2011	24.2%	27.1%
2012	23.7%	27%
2013	23.3%	26.9%
2014	22.8%	26.8%
2015	22.4%	26.6%
2016	22%	26.5%
2017	21.7%	26.4%
2018	21.4%	26.2%
2019	21.1%	26%
2020	20.8%	25.8%
2021	20.5%	25.6%
2022	20.2%	25.3%
2023	19.9%	25%
2024	19.7%	24.7%
2025	19.4%	24.4%
2026	19.1%	24.1%
2027	18.8%	23.8%
2028	18.5%	23.4%
2029	18.2%	23.1%
2030	17.9%	22.8%
2031	17.7%	22.6%
2032	17.4%	22.3%
2033	17.1%	22.1%
2034	16.9%	21.9%
2035	16.6%	21.7%
2036	16.4%	21.6%
2037	16.2%	21.5%
2038	16.1%	21.4%
2039	15.9%	21.3%
2040	15.8%	21.2%
2041	15.6%	21.1%
2042	15.5%	21%
2043	15.4%	21%
2044	15.3%	20.9%
2045	15.2%	20.8%
2046	15.1%	20.7%
2047	15%	20.7%
2048	14.9%	20.6%
2049	14.8%	20.5%
2050	14.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Brazil was 44.2% in 1960, 34% in 1993, and 19.7% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Brazil.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Brazil, excluding migration, has been +0.68% annually. On average, 1,400,416 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Brazil
1960	2,190,392
1961	2,240,178
1962	2,286,666
1963	2,326,400
1964	2,338,478
1965	2,336,415
1966	2,325,332
1967	2,307,560
1968	2,301,561
1969	2,324,190
1970	2,362,073
1971	2,407,319
1972	2,454,698
1973	2,501,309
1974	2,524,254
1975	2,585,130
1976	2,648,647
1977	2,715,328
1978	2,778,815
1979	2,836,759
1980	2,887,768
1981	2,928,262
1982	2,948,552
1983	2,952,335
1984	2,931,496
1985	2,912,908
1986	2,880,440
1987	2,825,485
1988	2,768,082
1989	2,717,923
1990	2,652,959
1991	2,606,167
1992	2,547,698
1993	2,545,874
1994	2,532,951
1995	2,546,195
1996	2,530,690
1997	2,531,758
1998	2,514,728
1999	2,450,869
2000	2,372,043
2001	2,291,210
2002	2,207,017
2003	2,128,819
2004	2,108,072
2005	2,083,281
2006	2,026,119
2007	1,970,372
2008	1,908,051
2009	1,878,542
2010	1,847,336
2011	1,815,758
2012	1,782,516
2013	1,758,716
2014	1,757,948
2015	1,742,275
2016	1,609,488
2017	1,610,402
2018	1,583,935
2019	1,472,104
2020	1,146,174
2021	919,507
2022	1,054,897
2023	1,107,434

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Brazil was 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.07% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -2.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	World
1985	186	460
1986	176	438
1987	167	429
1988	161	414
1989	150	401
1990	140	391
1991	128	395
1992	118	395
1993	113	389
1994	108	382
1995	103	371
1996	98	366
1997	92	358
1998	84	360
1999	75	340
2000	69	328
2001	66	321
2002	66	311
2003	67	301
2004	70	291
2005	71	283
2006	72	276
2007	73	269
2008	71	264
2009	69	258
2010	66	253
2011	62	247
2012	60	239
2013	61	235
2014	63	231
2015	63	228
2016	64	220
2017	61	215
2018	62	211
2019	65	207
2020	85	211
2021	128	242
2022	104	203
2023	67	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Brazil was 14.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.44% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 34.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Brazil	World
1960	16.9%	18.5%
1961	16.5%	18.1%
1962	16%	17.8%
1963	15.6%	17.5%
1964	15.2%	17.7%
1965	14.9%	17.5%
1966	14.5%	17.3%
1967	14.2%	17%
1968	13.9%	16.5%
1969	13.6%	15.5%
1970	13.2%	15.2%
1971	12.9%	15.1%
1972	12.6%	14.4%
1973	12.2%	14.1%
1974	11.9%	13.7%
1975	11.6%	13.4%
1976	11.2%	13%
1977	10.8%	12.5%
1978	10.4%	12.1%
1979	10%	11.7%
1980	9.57%	11.4%
1981	9.14%	11%
1982	8.73%	10.8%
1983	8.34%	10.6%
1984	7.98%	10.4%
1985	7.67%	10.1%
1986	7.38%	9.81%
1987	7.11%	9.47%
1988	6.84%	9.31%
1989	6.58%	9.02%
1990	6.31%	8.81%
1991	6.02%	8.66%
1992	5.72%	8.46%
1993	5.41%	8.19%
1994	5.09%	7.98%
1995	4.77%	7.76%
1996	4.47%	7.52%
1997	4.19%	7.28%
1998	3.93%	7.05%
1999	3.68%	6.76%
2000	3.45%	6.48%
2001	3.22%	6.21%
2002	3.01%	5.94%
2003	2.81%	5.65%
2004	2.63%	5.43%
2005	2.46%	5.16%
2006	2.31%	4.92%
2007	2.17%	4.7%
2008	2.05%	4.5%
2009	1.95%	4.31%
2010	1.86%	4.11%
2011	1.79%	3.97%
2012	1.72%	3.77%
2013	1.67%	3.61%
2014	1.63%	3.48%
2015	1.6%	3.35%
2016	1.68%	3.23%
2017	1.54%	3.11%
2018	1.52%	2.97%
2019	1.5%	2.86%
2020	1.49%	2.75%
2021	1.47%	2.66%
2022	1.46%	2.59%
2023	1.44%	2.49%