Skip to content

Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Haiti

Updated on by Georank team

Brazil has an annual birth rate of 12.3 births per 1,000 people, compared to 22.2 for Haiti. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.62 in Brazil and 2.66 in Haiti — 64.1% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -73.2% in Brazil and by -57% in Haiti — in 1960, it was 6.05 and 6.18, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Brazil is ranked 114/196 by birth rate compared to 60/196 for Haiti.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28 in Brazil — it's 29.5 in Haiti.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 42.7 in Brazil vs 49.8 in Haiti.
  • In Brazil, 26.2% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 27.1% in Haiti.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.52% in Brazil and +1.44% in Haiti.

Birth rate data compared

Brazil Haiti
Fertility rate 1.62 2.66
Birth rate 12.3 22.2
Birth rate rank 114/196 60/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 22.4 years
Average age at childbearing 28 years 29.5 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 40 48.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 78.1 111.8
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 15.4 42.5
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.2% 27.1%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 77.7% 31.8%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 98.4% 41.6%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.07% 0.33%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.76% 2.33%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.25% 4.03%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.44% 5.51%
Population change due to births and deaths +1,107,434 +167,381
Natural population change rank 17/196 67/196
Natural population change rate +0.52% +1.44%
Population growth +0.41% +1.16%
Population growth rank 141/197 95/197
Life expectancy 76.2 years 65.3 years

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Haiti chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.66 in Haiti in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Brazil vs Haiti population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Brazil
Factual

UN forecast
Haiti
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Brazil Haiti
1960 6.05 6.18
1961 6.02 6.18
1962 5.98 6.18
1963 5.93 6.17
1964 5.82 6.16
1965 5.68 6.13
1966 5.52 6.09
1967 5.34 6.05
1968 5.17 6.01
1969 5.04 5.96
1970 4.93 5.91
1971 4.84 5.88
1972 4.74 5.85
1973 4.64 5.81
1974 4.5 5.78
1975 4.42 5.75
1976 4.34 5.71
1977 4.27 5.67
1978 4.2 5.64
1979 4.12 5.59
1980 4.04 5.56
1981 3.94 5.53
1982 3.84 5.53
1983 3.72 5.51
1984 3.6 5.51
1985 3.48 5.5
1986 3.36 5.48
1987 3.23 5.47
1988 3.11 5.47
1989 3.01 5.44
1990 2.9 5.41
1991 2.81 5.32
1992 2.71 5.21
1993 2.66 5.1
1994 2.6 4.99
1995 2.57 4.88
1996 2.51 4.78
1997 2.47 4.67
1998 2.42 4.56
1999 2.34 4.45
2000 2.25 4.39
2001 2.16 4.25
2002 2.08 4.13
2003 2.01 4.05
2004 1.97 3.94
2005 1.94 3.84
2006 1.9 3.76
2007 1.85 3.69
2008 1.82 3.62
2009 1.8 3.57
2010 1.79 3.5
2011 1.78 3.43
2012 1.77 3.32
2013 1.76 3.22
2014 1.78 3.16
2015 1.78 3.11
2016 1.73 3.05
2017 1.74 2.99
2018 1.74 2.92
2019 1.71 2.86
2020 1.65 2.8
2021 1.64 2.75
2022 1.63 2.7
2023 1.62 2.66
2024 1.61 2.63
2025 1.6 2.59
2026 1.59 2.55
2027 1.58 2.52
2028 1.58 2.49
2029 1.58 2.46
2030 1.58 2.43
2031 1.57 2.41
2032 1.57 2.38
2033 1.57 2.35
2034 1.57 2.33
2035 1.57 2.3
2036 1.57 2.28
2037 1.57 2.26
2038 1.57 2.25
2039 1.57 2.23
2040 1.57 2.21
2041 1.57 2.19
2042 1.57 2.18
2043 1.57 2.16
2044 1.57 2.14
2045 1.57 2.13
2046 1.57 2.11
2047 1.56 2.1
2048 1.56 2.09
2049 1.56 2.07
2050 1.56 2.06

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Brazil
Factual

UN forecast
Haiti
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Brazil Haiti
1960 44.2% 40.6%
1961 44.3% 40.7%
1962 44.4% 40.8%
1963 44.5% 40.8%
1964 44.4% 40.9%
1965 44.2% 40.9%
1966 44% 40.9%
1967 43.8% 41%
1968 43.4% 41%
1969 43% 41%
1970 42.7% 40.9%
1971 42.2% 40.9%
1972 41.8% 40.9%
1973 41.4% 40.9%
1974 40.9% 40.9%
1975 40.5% 41%
1976 40% 41%
1977 39.6% 41.1%
1978 39.1% 41.1%
1979 38.8% 41.1%
1980 38.4% 41.2%
1981 38.1% 41.2%
1982 37.9% 41.3%
1983 37.7% 41.4%
1984 37.4% 41.4%
1985 37.2% 41.5%
1986 36.9% 41.6%
1987 36.6% 41.7%
1988 36.3% 41.8%
1989 35.9% 41.8%
1990 35.5% 41.9%
1991 35% 41.9%
1992 34.5% 41.9%
1993 34% 41.8%
1994 33.4% 41.7%
1995 32.8% 41.6%
1996 32.2% 41.4%
1997 31.6% 41.2%
1998 31% 41%
1999 30.5% 40.7%
2000 29.9% 40.4%
2001 29.3% 40.1%
2002 28.7% 39.7%
2003 28.2% 39.3%
2004 27.6% 38.9%
2005 27.1% 38.4%
2006 26.6% 37.9%
2007 26.1% 37.5%
2008 25.7% 37.1%
2009 25.2% 36.6%
2010 24.7% 36.2%
2011 24.2% 35.9%
2012 23.7% 35.5%
2013 23.3% 35.1%
2014 22.8% 34.7%
2015 22.4% 34.3%
2016 22% 33.9%
2017 21.7% 33.6%
2018 21.4% 33.3%
2019 21.1% 32.9%
2020 20.8% 32.6%
2021 20.5% 32.3%
2022 20.2% 31.9%
2023 19.9% 31.6%
2024 19.7% 31.2%
2025 19.4% 30.8%
2026 19.1% 30.4%
2027 18.8% 30%
2028 18.5% 29.6%
2029 18.2% 29.2%
2030 17.9% 28.8%
2031 17.7% 28.5%
2032 17.4% 28.1%
2033 17.1% 27.8%
2034 16.9% 27.4%
2035 16.6% 27.1%
2036 16.4% 26.8%
2037 16.2% 26.5%
2038 16.1% 26.3%
2039 15.9% 26%
2040 15.8% 25.7%
2041 15.6% 25.5%
2042 15.5% 25.2%
2043 15.4% 25%
2044 15.3% 24.8%
2045 15.2% 24.5%
2046 15.1% 24.3%
2047 15% 24.1%
2048 14.9% 23.8%
2049 14.8% 23.6%
2050 14.6% 23.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 31.2% in Haiti in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 41.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and Haiti compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs Haiti by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil and +1.58% in Haiti. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Brazil
Haiti

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Brazil Haiti
1960 2,190,392 85,368
1961 2,240,178 87,563
1962 2,286,666 89,683
1963 2,326,400 86,394
1964 2,338,478 93,987
1965 2,336,415 95,754
1966 2,325,332 96,973
1967 2,307,560 99,266
1968 2,301,561 101,300
1969 2,324,190 103,133
1970 2,362,073 105,208
1971 2,407,319 107,968
1972 2,454,698 110,709
1973 2,501,309 113,223
1974 2,524,254 115,941
1975 2,585,130 118,508
1976 2,648,647 120,992
1977 2,715,328 123,520
1978 2,778,815 125,885
1979 2,836,759 128,206
1980 2,887,768 130,773
1981 2,928,262 133,695
1982 2,948,552 137,214
1983 2,952,335 140,422
1984 2,931,496 144,211
1985 2,912,908 148,364
1986 2,880,440 152,288
1987 2,825,485 156,468
1988 2,768,082 160,750
1989 2,717,923 163,947
1990 2,652,959 167,420
1991 2,606,167 167,919
1992 2,547,698 168,980
1993 2,545,874 169,240
1994 2,532,951 169,260
1995 2,546,195 171,852
1996 2,530,690 173,351
1997 2,531,758 174,962
1998 2,514,728 175,687
1999 2,450,869 177,421
2000 2,372,043 180,677
2001 2,291,210 178,741
2002 2,207,017 178,126
2003 2,128,819 179,543
2004 2,108,072 174,071
2005 2,083,281 180,618
2006 2,026,119 182,866
2007 1,970,372 184,223
2008 1,908,051 185,364
2009 1,878,542 187,804
2010 1,847,336 95,965
2011 1,815,758 184,695
2012 1,782,516 183,702
2013 1,758,716 181,457
2014 1,757,948 182,009
2015 1,742,275 182,063
2016 1,609,488 180,902
2017 1,610,402 180,310
2018 1,583,935 178,632
2019 1,472,104 176,550
2020 1,146,174 169,264
2021 919,507 158,994
2022 1,054,897 164,214
2023 1,107,434 167,381

Fertility rates around the globe

Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Haiti

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil, compared to 328 deaths in Haiti.

Brazil
Haiti
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Brazil Haiti
1985 186 991
1986 176 975
1987 167 952
1988 161 929
1989 150 900
1990 140 874
1991 128 831
1992 118 793
1993 113 747
1994 108 710
1995 103 638
1996 98 588
1997 92 551
1998 84 511
1999 75 464
2000 69 440
2001 66 428
2002 66 410
2003 67 385
2004 70 427
2005 71 355
2006 72 368
2007 73 383
2008 71 394
2009 69 397
2010 66 398
2011 62 409
2012 60 385
2013 61 380
2014 63 373
2015 63 364
2016 64 356
2017 61 351
2018 62 358
2019 65 351
2020 85 346
2021 128 385
2022 104 331
2023 67 328

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil and 5.51% in Haiti. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Brazil
Haiti

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Brazil Haiti
1960 16.9% 29.2%
1961 16.5% 28.8%
1962 16% 28.3%
1963 15.6% 27.9%
1964 15.2% 27.4%
1965 14.9% 27%
1966 14.5% 26.5%
1967 14.2% 26%
1968 13.9% 25.5%
1969 13.6% 25%
1970 13.2% 24.5%
1971 12.9% 23.9%
1972 12.6% 23.4%
1973 12.2% 22.8%
1974 11.9% 22.3%
1975 11.6% 21.7%
1976 11.2% 21.2%
1977 10.8% 20.6%
1978 10.4% 20.1%
1979 10% 19.6%
1980 9.57% 19.1%
1981 9.14% 18.6%
1982 8.73% 18.1%
1983 8.34% 17.6%
1984 7.98% 17.1%
1985 7.67% 16.6%
1986 7.38% 16.2%
1987 7.11% 15.8%
1988 6.84% 15.3%
1989 6.58% 14.9%
1990 6.31% 14.5%
1991 6.02% 14.1%
1992 5.72% 13.7%
1993 5.41% 13.2%
1994 5.09% 12.8%
1995 4.77% 12.4%
1996 4.47% 12%
1997 4.19% 11.5%
1998 3.93% 11.1%
1999 3.68% 10.7%
2000 3.45% 10.4%
2001 3.22% 10%
2002 3.01% 9.68%
2003 2.81% 9.4%
2004 2.63% 9.14%
2005 2.46% 8.91%
2006 2.31% 8.69%
2007 2.17% 8.49%
2008 2.05% 8.29%
2009 1.95% 8.11%
2010 1.86% 13.7%
2011 1.79% 7.74%
2012 1.72% 7.56%
2013 1.67% 7.38%
2014 1.63% 7.19%
2015 1.6% 6.99%
2016 1.68% 6.79%
2017 1.54% 6.61%
2018 1.52% 6.42%
2019 1.5% 6.23%
2020 1.49% 6.04%
2021 1.47% 5.85%
2022 1.46% 5.69%
2023 1.44% 5.51%

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Birth rate comparisons

Birth rate vs Brazil vs Haiti
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare