Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Palestine

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Palestine 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 3.31 in Palestine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brazil	Palestine
1960	6.05	-
1961	6.02	-
1962	5.98	-
1963	5.93	-
1964	5.82	-
1965	5.68	-
1966	5.52	-
1967	5.34	-
1968	5.17	-
1969	5.04	-
1970	4.93	-
1971	4.84	-
1972	4.74	-
1973	4.64	-
1974	4.5	-
1975	4.42	-
1976	4.34	-
1977	4.27	-
1978	4.2	-
1979	4.12	-
1980	4.04	-
1981	3.94	-
1982	3.84	-
1983	3.72	-
1984	3.6	-
1985	3.48	-
1986	3.36	-
1987	3.23	-
1988	3.11	-
1989	3.01	-
1990	2.9	6.81
1991	2.81	6.75
1992	2.71	6.65
1993	2.66	6.5
1994	2.6	6.33
1995	2.57	6.16
1996	2.51	5.99
1997	2.47	5.82
1998	2.42	5.69
1999	2.34	5.58
2000	2.25	5.46
2001	2.16	5.34
2002	2.08	5.22
2003	2.01	5.06
2004	1.97	4.97
2005	1.94	4.87
2006	1.9	4.74
2007	1.85	4.63
2008	1.82	4.51
2009	1.8	4.44
2010	1.79	4.43
2011	1.78	4.31
2012	1.77	4.15
2013	1.76	4.05
2014	1.78	4
2015	1.78	3.98
2016	1.73	3.89
2017	1.74	3.77
2018	1.74	3.67
2019	1.71	3.59
2020	1.65	3.51
2021	1.64	3.44
2022	1.63	3.38
2023	1.62	3.31
2024	1.61	3.25
2025	1.6	3.19
2026	1.59	3.13
2027	1.58	3.07
2028	1.58	3.02
2029	1.58	2.97
2030	1.58	2.93
2031	1.57	2.89
2032	1.57	2.85
2033	1.57	2.81
2034	1.57	2.78
2035	1.57	2.75
2036	1.57	2.71
2037	1.57	2.68
2038	1.57	2.65
2039	1.57	2.62
2040	1.57	2.59
2041	1.57	2.56
2042	1.57	2.53
2043	1.57	2.51
2044	1.57	2.48
2045	1.57	2.45
2046	1.57	2.43
2047	1.56	2.41
2048	1.56	2.38
2049	1.56	2.36
2050	1.56	2.34

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brazil	Palestine
1960	44.2%	-
1961	44.3%	-
1962	44.4%	-
1963	44.5%	-
1964	44.4%	-
1965	44.2%	-
1966	44%	-
1967	43.8%	-
1968	43.4%	-
1969	43%	-
1970	42.7%	-
1971	42.2%	-
1972	41.8%	-
1973	41.4%	-
1974	40.9%	-
1975	40.5%	-
1976	40%	-
1977	39.6%	-
1978	39.1%	-
1979	38.8%	-
1980	38.4%	-
1981	38.1%	-
1982	37.9%	-
1983	37.7%	-
1984	37.4%	-
1985	37.2%	-
1986	36.9%	-
1987	36.6%	-
1988	36.3%	-
1989	35.9%	-
1990	35.5%	49.1%
1991	35%	49.1%
1992	34.5%	49%
1993	34%	49%
1994	33.4%	48.9%
1995	32.8%	48.8%
1996	32.2%	48.6%
1997	31.6%	48.4%
1998	31%	48.1%
1999	30.5%	47.8%
2000	29.9%	47.4%
2001	29.3%	47.1%
2002	28.7%	46.6%
2003	28.2%	46.1%
2004	27.6%	45.6%
2005	27.1%	45%
2006	26.6%	44.3%
2007	26.1%	43.7%
2008	25.7%	43%
2009	25.2%	42.4%
2010	24.7%	41.9%
2011	24.2%	41.5%
2012	23.7%	41.1%
2013	23.3%	40.7%
2014	22.8%	40.4%
2015	22.4%	40.1%
2016	22%	39.9%
2017	21.7%	39.7%
2018	21.4%	39.6%
2019	21.1%	39.5%
2020	20.8%	39.3%
2021	20.5%	39%
2022	20.2%	38.7%
2023	19.9%	38.4%
2024	19.7%	38%
2025	19.4%	37.6%
2026	19.1%	37%
2027	18.8%	36.5%
2028	18.5%	35.9%
2029	18.2%	35.3%
2030	17.9%	34.7%
2031	17.7%	34%
2032	17.4%	33.4%
2033	17.1%	32.8%
2034	16.9%	32.3%
2035	16.6%	31.8%
2036	16.4%	31.4%
2037	16.2%	31%
2038	16.1%	30.6%
2039	15.9%	30.3%
2040	15.8%	30%
2041	15.6%	29.7%
2042	15.5%	29.4%
2043	15.4%	29.2%
2044	15.3%	28.9%
2045	15.2%	28.6%
2046	15.1%	28.4%
2047	15%	28.1%
2048	14.9%	27.8%
2049	14.8%	27.5%
2050	14.6%	27.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 38% in Palestine in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 49.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and Palestine compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs Palestine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil and +2.64% in Palestine. 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	Palestine
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	76,163
1991	2,606,167	79,444
1992	2,547,698	82,865
1993	2,545,874	86,434
1994	2,532,951	90,156
1995	2,546,195	94,037
1996	2,530,690	98,085
1997	2,531,758	102,307
1998	2,514,728	103,566
1999	2,450,869	104,823
2000	2,372,043	106,367
2001	2,291,210	107,320
2002	2,207,017	108,560
2003	2,128,819	109,162
2004	2,108,072	110,045
2005	2,083,281	110,569
2006	2,026,119	111,728
2007	1,970,372	112,453
2008	1,908,051	108,395
2009	1,878,542	111,724
2010	1,847,336	117,674
2011	1,815,758	119,021
2012	1,782,516	119,185
2013	1,758,716	120,503
2014	1,757,948	120,724
2015	1,742,275	126,189
2016	1,609,488	126,698
2017	1,610,402	125,688
2018	1,583,935	124,791
2019	1,472,104	124,508
2020	1,146,174	122,416
2021	919,507	120,396
2022	1,054,897	123,987
2023	1,107,434	102,613

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Palestine

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 16 deaths in Palestine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	Palestine
1985	186	102
1986	176	96
1987	167	87
1988	161	85
1989	150	82
1990	140	78
1991	128	75
1992	118	73
1993	113	69
1994	108	66
1995	103	64
1996	98	61
1997	92	60
1998	84	59
1999	75	58
2000	69	59
2001	66	60
2002	66	58
2003	67	56
2004	70	55
2005	71	52
2006	72	51
2007	73	49
2008	71	49
2009	69	48
2010	66	42
2011	62	39
2012	60	36
2013	61	32
2014	63	29
2015	63	26
2016	64	23
2017	61	21
2018	62	19
2019	65	18
2020	85	20
2021	128	29
2022	104	17
2023	67	16

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil and 2.63% in Palestine. 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	Palestine
1960	16.9%	-
1961	16.5%	-
1962	16%	-
1963	15.6%	-
1964	15.2%	-
1965	14.9%	-
1966	14.5%	-
1967	14.2%	-
1968	13.9%	-
1969	13.6%	-
1970	13.2%	-
1971	12.9%	-
1972	12.6%	-
1973	12.2%	-
1974	11.9%	-
1975	11.6%	10.8%
1976	11.2%	10.2%
1977	10.8%	9.55%
1978	10.4%	8.98%
1979	10%	8.45%
1980	9.57%	7.95%
1981	9.14%	7.48%
1982	8.73%	7.04%
1983	8.34%	6.63%
1984	7.98%	6.25%
1985	7.67%	5.89%
1986	7.38%	5.56%
1987	7.11%	5.25%
1988	6.84%	4.97%
1989	6.58%	4.72%
1990	6.31%	4.49%
1991	6.02%	4.28%
1992	5.72%	4.09%
1993	5.41%	3.92%
1994	5.09%	3.77%
1995	4.77%	3.62%
1996	4.47%	3.49%
1997	4.19%	3.36%
1998	3.93%	3.24%
1999	3.68%	3.13%
2000	3.45%	3.03%
2001	3.22%	2.94%
2002	3.01%	2.85%
2003	2.81%	2.77%
2004	2.63%	2.68%
2005	2.46%	2.6%
2006	2.31%	2.52%
2007	2.17%	2.43%
2008	2.05%	2.35%
2009	1.95%	2.28%
2010	1.86%	2.2%
2011	1.79%	2.12%
2012	1.72%	2.04%
2013	1.67%	1.97%
2014	1.63%	2.2%
2015	1.6%	1.83%
2016	1.68%	1.76%
2017	1.54%	1.69%
2018	1.52%	1.63%
2019	1.5%	1.57%
2020	1.49%	1.52%
2021	1.47%	1.47%
2022	1.46%	1.42%
2023	1.44%	2.63%