Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Luxembourg

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Luxembourg 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 1.25 in Luxembourg in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brazil	Luxembourg
1960	6.05	2.29
1961	6.02	-
1962	5.98	2.37
1963	5.93	-
1964	5.82	2.34
1965	5.68	2.42
1966	5.52	2.34
1967	5.34	2.24
1968	5.17	2.12
1969	5.04	2.02
1970	4.93	1.97
1971	4.84	1.95
1972	4.74	1.75
1973	4.64	1.58
1974	4.5	1.58
1975	4.42	1.55
1976	4.34	1.48
1977	4.27	1.5
1978	4.2	1.48
1979	4.12	1.48
1980	4.04	1.5
1981	3.94	1.55
1982	3.84	1.49
1983	3.72	1.43
1984	3.6	1.42
1985	3.48	1.38
1986	3.36	1.43
1987	3.23	1.4
1988	3.11	1.51
1989	3.01	1.52
1990	2.9	1.6
1991	2.81	1.6
1992	2.71	1.64
1993	2.66	1.7
1994	2.6	1.72
1995	2.57	1.7
1996	2.51	1.77
1997	2.47	1.71
1998	2.42	1.68
1999	2.34	1.74
2000	2.25	1.76
2001	2.16	1.66
2002	2.08	1.63
2003	2.01	1.62
2004	1.97	1.66
2005	1.94	1.63
2006	1.9	1.65
2007	1.85	1.61
2008	1.82	1.61
2009	1.8	1.59
2010	1.79	1.63
2011	1.78	1.52
2012	1.77	1.57
2013	1.76	1.55
2014	1.78	1.5
2015	1.78	1.47
2016	1.73	1.41
2017	1.74	1.39
2018	1.74	1.38
2019	1.71	1.34
2020	1.65	1.36
2021	1.64	1.38
2022	1.63	1.31
2023	1.62	1.25
2024	1.61	1.25
2025	1.6	1.26
2026	1.59	1.26
2027	1.58	1.27
2028	1.58	1.27
2029	1.58	1.28
2030	1.58	1.28
2031	1.57	1.29
2032	1.57	1.29
2033	1.57	1.29
2034	1.57	1.29
2035	1.57	1.3
2036	1.57	1.3
2037	1.57	1.3
2038	1.57	1.3
2039	1.57	1.3
2040	1.57	1.31
2041	1.57	1.31
2042	1.57	1.31
2043	1.57	1.31
2044	1.57	1.32
2045	1.57	1.32
2046	1.57	1.32
2047	1.56	1.32
2048	1.56	1.32
2049	1.56	1.33
2050	1.56	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brazil	Luxembourg
1960	44.2%	21.2%
1961	44.3%	21.5%
1962	44.4%	21.7%
1963	44.5%	21.9%
1964	44.4%	22.1%
1965	44.2%	22.3%
1966	44%	22.5%
1967	43.8%	22.6%
1968	43.4%	22.5%
1969	43%	22.4%
1970	42.7%	22.2%
1971	42.2%	22%
1972	41.8%	21.6%
1973	41.4%	21.2%
1974	40.9%	20.9%
1975	40.5%	20.5%
1976	40%	20.2%
1977	39.6%	19.9%
1978	39.1%	19.5%
1979	38.8%	19.2%
1980	38.4%	18.8%
1981	38.1%	18.4%
1982	37.9%	18.1%
1983	37.7%	17.8%
1984	37.4%	17.5%
1985	37.2%	17.2%
1986	36.9%	17%
1987	36.6%	16.9%
1988	36.3%	17%
1989	35.9%	17.2%
1990	35.5%	17.4%
1991	35%	17.6%
1992	34.5%	17.8%
1993	34%	18%
1994	33.4%	18.3%
1995	32.8%	18.4%
1996	32.2%	18.6%
1997	31.6%	18.7%
1998	31%	18.8%
1999	30.5%	18.9%
2000	29.9%	18.9%
2001	29.3%	18.9%
2002	28.7%	18.9%
2003	28.2%	18.8%
2004	27.6%	18.7%
2005	27.1%	18.5%
2006	26.6%	18.4%
2007	26.1%	18.2%
2008	25.7%	18%
2009	25.2%	17.8%
2010	24.7%	17.7%
2011	24.2%	17.4%
2012	23.7%	17.1%
2013	23.3%	16.9%
2014	22.8%	16.7%
2015	22.4%	16.6%
2016	22%	16.4%
2017	21.7%	16.2%
2018	21.4%	16.1%
2019	21.1%	16%
2020	20.8%	16%
2021	20.5%	15.9%
2022	20.2%	15.9%
2023	19.9%	15.8%
2024	19.7%	15.8%
2025	19.4%	15.7%
2026	19.1%	15.7%
2027	18.8%	15.7%
2028	18.5%	15.6%
2029	18.2%	15.5%
2030	17.9%	15.4%
2031	17.7%	15.3%
2032	17.4%	15.2%
2033	17.1%	15.1%
2034	16.9%	15%
2035	16.6%	14.9%
2036	16.4%	14.7%
2037	16.2%	14.6%
2038	16.1%	14.5%
2039	15.9%	14.3%
2040	15.8%	14.2%
2041	15.6%	14%
2042	15.5%	13.9%
2043	15.4%	13.8%
2044	15.3%	13.7%
2045	15.2%	13.6%
2046	15.1%	13.5%
2047	15%	13.5%
2048	14.9%	13.5%
2049	14.8%	13.5%
2050	14.6%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 15.8% in Luxembourg in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 17.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and Luxembourg compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs Luxembourg by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil and +0.33% in Luxembourg. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Brazil	Luxembourg
1960	2,190,392	1,319
1961	2,240,178	1,489
1962	2,286,666	1,091
1963	2,326,400	1,199
1964	2,338,478	1,377
1965	2,336,415	1,260
1966	2,325,332	1,168
1967	2,307,560	837
1968	2,301,561	604
1969	2,324,190	303
1970	2,362,073	272
1971	2,407,319	69
1972	2,454,698	-35
1973	2,501,309	-421
1974	2,524,254	-390
1975	2,585,130	-395
1976	2,648,647	-578
1977	2,715,328	-36
1978	2,778,815	-145
1979	2,836,759	72
1980	2,887,768	37
1981	2,928,262	329
1982	2,948,552	183
1983	2,952,335	37
1984	2,931,496	146
1985	2,912,908	74
1986	2,880,440	331
1987	2,825,485	222
1988	2,768,082	747
1989	2,717,923	679
1990	2,652,959	1,145
1991	2,606,167	1,239
1992	2,547,698	1,098
1993	2,545,874	1,470
1994	2,532,951	1,652
1995	2,546,195	1,634
1996	2,530,690	1,781
1997	2,531,758	1,552
1998	2,514,728	1,486
1999	2,450,869	1,808
2000	2,372,043	1,963
2001	2,291,210	1,766
2002	2,207,017	1,607
2003	2,128,819	1,220
2004	2,108,072	1,878
2005	2,083,281	1,721
2006	2,026,119	1,748
2007	1,970,372	1,584
2008	1,908,051	2,003
2009	1,878,542	1,991
2010	1,847,336	2,129
2011	1,815,758	1,814
2012	1,782,516	2,124
2013	1,758,716	2,336
2014	1,757,948	2,225
2015	1,742,275	2,107
2016	1,609,488	2,095
2017	1,610,402	1,968
2018	1,583,935	1,945
2019	1,472,104	1,922
2020	1,146,174	1,828
2021	919,507	2,240
2022	1,054,897	2,024
2023	1,107,434	1,933

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Luxembourg

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 11 deaths in Luxembourg.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	Luxembourg
1985	186	24
1986	176	24
1987	167	23
1988	161	24
1989	150	21
1990	140	24
1991	128	25
1992	118	26
1993	113	20
1994	108	20
1995	103	22
1996	98	23
1997	92	22
1998	84	18
1999	75	21
2000	69	18
2001	66	19
2002	66	17
2003	67	15
2004	70	17
2005	71	17
2006	72	16
2007	73	14
2008	71	13
2009	69	15
2010	66	17
2011	62	13
2012	60	13
2013	61	15
2014	63	13
2015	63	13
2016	64	13
2017	61	15
2018	62	9
2019	65	12
2020	85	6
2021	128	6
2022	104	6
2023	67	11

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil and 0.23% in Luxembourg. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Brazil	Luxembourg
1960	16.9%	3.72%
1961	16.5%	3.54%
1962	16%	3.36%
1963	15.6%	3.2%
1964	15.2%	3.04%
1965	14.9%	2.89%
1966	14.5%	2.75%
1967	14.2%	2.61%
1968	13.9%	2.48%
1969	13.6%	2.36%
1970	13.2%	2.24%
1971	12.9%	2.11%
1972	12.6%	1.99%
1973	12.2%	1.88%
1974	11.9%	1.77%
1975	11.6%	1.67%
1976	11.2%	1.58%
1977	10.8%	1.51%
1978	10.4%	1.44%
1979	10%	1.39%
1980	9.57%	1.34%
1981	9.14%	1.29%
1982	8.73%	1.25%
1983	8.34%	1.21%
1984	7.98%	1.16%
1985	7.67%	1.12%
1986	7.38%	1.07%
1987	7.11%	1.02%
1988	6.84%	0.97%
1989	6.58%	0.93%
1990	6.31%	0.88%
1991	6.02%	0.83%
1992	5.72%	0.78%
1993	5.41%	0.73%
1994	5.09%	0.68%
1995	4.77%	0.64%
1996	4.47%	0.6%
1997	4.19%	0.56%
1998	3.93%	0.53%
1999	3.68%	0.5%
2000	3.45%	0.47%
2001	3.22%	0.44%
2002	3.01%	0.42%
2003	2.81%	0.39%
2004	2.63%	0.37%
2005	2.46%	0.35%
2006	2.31%	0.33%
2007	2.17%	0.31%
2008	2.05%	0.3%
2009	1.95%	0.29%
2010	1.86%	0.28%
2011	1.79%	0.27%
2012	1.72%	0.27%
2013	1.67%	0.26%
2014	1.63%	0.26%
2015	1.6%	0.26%
2016	1.68%	0.25%
2017	1.54%	0.25%
2018	1.52%	0.25%
2019	1.5%	0.25%
2020	1.49%	0.25%
2021	1.47%	0.24%
2022	1.46%	0.24%
2023	1.44%	0.23%