Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Vietnam

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Vietnam by year

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Brazil

Vietnam

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Year	Fertility rate
	Brazil	Vietnam
2023	1.62	1.91
2022	1.63	1.93
2021	1.64	1.94
2020	1.65	1.96
2019	1.71	1.94
2018	1.74	1.88
2017	1.74	1.99
2016	1.73	2
2015	1.78	2.1
2014	1.78	2.09
2013	1.76	1.98
2012	1.77	1.97
2011	1.78	1.93
2010	1.79	1.91
2009	1.8	1.92
2008	1.82	1.93
2007	1.85	1.91
2006	1.9	1.87
2005	1.94	1.89
2004	1.97	1.97
2003	2.01	2
2002	2.08	2.01
2001	2.16	2.02
2000	2.25	2.03
1999	2.34	2
1998	2.42	2.1
1997	2.47	2.27
1996	2.51	2.47
1995	2.57	2.7
1994	2.6	2.94
1993	2.66	3.17
1992	2.71	3.35
1991	2.81	3.52
1990	2.9	3.6
1989	3.01	3.64
1988	3.11	3.62
1987	3.23	3.72
1986	3.36	3.96
1985	3.48	4.21
1984	3.6	4.41
1983	3.72	4.52
1982	3.84	4.59
1981	3.94	4.67
1980	4.04	4.8
1979	4.12	4.94
1978	4.2	5.1
1977	4.27	5.29
1976	4.34	5.46
1975	4.42	5.62
1974	4.5	5.78
1973	4.64	6.11
1972	4.74	6.1
1971	4.84	6.07
1970	4.93	6.02
1969	5.04	6.01
1968	5.17	6.03
1967	5.34	5.88
1966	5.52	5.97
1965	5.68	6.16
1964	5.82	6.29
1963	5.93	6.39
1962	5.98	6.26
1961	6.02	5.48
1960	6.05	6.27

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.91 in Vietnam in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Brazil

Vietnam

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Year	Natural population change
	Brazil	Vietnam
2023	1,107,434	727,955
2022	1,054,897	775,914
2021	919,507	799,593
2020	1,146,174	924,004
2019	1,472,104	895,262
2018	1,583,935	882,977
2017	1,610,402	1,001,833
2016	1,609,488	1,045,094
2015	1,742,275	1,145,903
2014	1,757,948	1,151,221
2013	1,758,716	1,071,570
2012	1,782,516	1,063,741
2011	1,815,758	1,029,859
2010	1,847,336	1,005,559
2009	1,878,542	1,007,778
2008	1,908,051	1,008,141
2007	1,970,372	981,689
2006	2,026,119	943,041
2005	2,083,281	942,084
2004	2,108,072	985,438
2003	2,128,819	1,001,470
2002	2,207,017	991,427
2001	2,291,210	985,610
2000	2,372,043	966,894
1999	2,450,869	925,519
1998	2,514,728	959,016
1997	2,531,758	1,028,116
1996	2,530,690	1,108,686
1995	2,546,195	1,203,666
1994	2,532,951	1,291,534
1993	2,545,874	1,370,365
1992	2,547,698	1,419,952
1991	2,606,167	1,459,311
1990	2,652,959	1,449,157
1989	2,717,923	1,423,622
1988	2,768,082	1,370,108
1987	2,825,485	1,359,481
1986	2,880,440	1,407,957
1985	2,912,908	1,453,954
1984	2,931,496	1,477,448
1983	2,952,335	1,453,913
1982	2,948,552	1,407,959
1981	2,928,262	1,358,500
1980	2,887,768	1,321,595
1979	2,836,759	1,314,563
1978	2,778,815	1,286,991
1977	2,715,328	1,259,315
1976	2,648,647	1,232,608
1975	2,585,130	1,175,181
1974	2,524,254	1,000,505
1973	2,501,309	1,061,707
1972	2,454,698	921,524
1971	2,407,319	963,259
1970	2,362,073	905,902
1969	2,324,190	878,359
1968	2,301,561	815,116
1967	2,307,560	862,071
1966	2,325,332	876,283
1965	2,336,415	913,761
1964	2,338,478	950,219
1963	2,326,400	961,067
1962	2,286,666	960,046
1961	2,240,178	798,978
1960	2,190,392	955,268

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.52% in Brazil and +0.73% in Vietnam.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.68% in Brazil and +0.97% in Vietnam.

Birth rate in Brazil vs Vietnam by year

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Brazil

Vietnam

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Brazil	Vietnam
2023	12.3	13.8
2022	12.6	14.3
2021	12.8	14.7
2020	13	15.2
2019	13.5	15.5
2018	14	15.4
2017	14.1	16.8
2016	14.1	17.3
2015	14.7	18.5
2014	14.8	18.7
2013	14.8	17.9
2012	14.9	17.9
2011	15.1	17.6
2010	15.3	17.4
2009	15.6	17.5
2008	15.8	17.7
2007	16.2	17.5
2006	16.7	17.2
2005	17.2	17.4
2004	17.5	18
2003	17.8	18.2
2002	18.5	18.1
2001	19.2	18.1
2000	19.9	18
1999	20.6	17.6
1998	21.2	18.3
1997	21.6	19.6
1996	21.9	21
1995	22.3	22.7
1994	22.5	24.5
1993	23	26.1
1992	23.3	27.3
1991	24.1	28.5
1990	24.8	28.9
1989	25.6	29
1988	26.5	28.7
1987	27.4	29.2
1986	28.3	30.7
1985	29.2	32.2
1984	30	33.3
1983	30.8	33.7
1982	31.5	33.6
1981	32	33.4
1980	32.4	33.5
1979	32.7	34.1
1978	33	34.3
1977	33.2	34.6
1976	33.3	34.9
1975	33.5	35.1
1974	33.7	35.5
1973	34.2	36.9
1972	34.5	36.4
1971	34.9	35.7
1970	35.2	35.2
1969	35.7	35.1
1968	36.3	35.2
1967	37.4	34.6
1966	38.6	35.4
1965	39.8	37.1
1964	41	38.6
1963	42	40
1962	42.7	40
1961	43.3	35.6
1960	43.9	41.6

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 12.3 in Brazil and 13.8 in Vietnam, compared with 43.9 and 41.6, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Brazil

Factual

UN forecast

Vietnam

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Brazil	Vietnam
2100	12.4%	13.2%
2099	12.4%	13.2%
2098	12.4%	13.3%
2097	12.4%	13.3%
2096	12.5%	13.3%
2095	12.5%	13.4%
2094	12.5%	13.4%
2093	12.5%	13.5%
2092	12.6%	13.5%
2091	12.6%	13.6%
2090	12.6%	13.7%
2089	12.6%	13.7%
2088	12.7%	13.8%
2087	12.7%	13.9%
2086	12.7%	14%
2085	12.7%	14%
2084	12.8%	14.1%
2083	12.8%	14.2%
2082	12.8%	14.2%
2081	12.8%	14.3%
2080	12.8%	14.3%
2079	12.9%	14.4%
2078	12.9%	14.4%
2077	12.9%	14.4%
2076	12.9%	14.4%
2075	12.9%	14.5%
2074	13%	14.5%
2073	13%	14.5%
2072	13%	14.5%
2071	13.1%	14.5%
2070	13.1%	14.5%
2069	13.2%	14.5%
2068	13.2%	14.5%
2067	13.3%	14.6%
2066	13.3%	14.6%
2065	13.4%	14.7%
2064	13.4%	14.8%
2063	13.5%	14.9%
2062	13.6%	15%
2061	13.7%	15.1%
2060	13.8%	15.3%
2059	13.8%	15.4%
2058	13.9%	15.6%
2057	14%	15.8%
2056	14.1%	16%
2055	14.2%	16.2%
2054	14.3%	16.4%
2053	14.4%	16.6%
2052	14.5%	16.7%
2051	14.6%	16.9%
2050	14.7%	17%
2049	14.8%	17.1%
2048	14.9%	17.2%
2047	15%	17.3%
2046	15.1%	17.4%
2045	15.2%	17.4%
2044	15.3%	17.5%
2043	15.5%	17.5%
2042	15.6%	17.5%
2041	15.7%	17.6%
2040	15.8%	17.6%
2039	16%	17.7%
2038	16.2%	17.8%
2037	16.3%	18%
2036	16.5%	18.2%
2035	16.7%	18.4%
2034	17%	18.7%
2033	17.3%	18.9%
2032	17.5%	19.3%
2031	17.8%	19.7%
2030	18.1%	20.2%
2029	18.4%	20.8%
2028	18.7%	21.4%
2027	19%	22.2%
2026	19.2%	22.7%
2025	19.5%	23%
2024	19.7%	23.2%
2023	19.9%	23.6%
2022	20.2%	23.9%
2021	20.5%	24.2%
2020	20.8%	24.4%
2019	21.1%	24.5%
2018	21.4%	24.6%
2017	21.7%	24.4%
2016	22%	24.1%
2015	22.4%	24%
2014	22.8%	24%
2013	23.3%	23.9%
2012	23.7%	24%
2011	24.2%	24.2%
2010	24.7%	24.6%
2009	25.2%	25.1%
2008	25.7%	25.6%
2007	26.1%	26.2%
2006	26.6%	26.9%
2005	27.1%	27.7%
2004	27.6%	28.5%
2003	28.2%	29.2%
2002	28.7%	29.9%
2001	29.3%	30.6%
2000	29.9%	31.5%
1999	30.5%	32.5%
1998	31%	33.5%
1997	31.6%	34.5%
1996	32.2%	35.4%
1995	32.8%	36.1%
1994	33.4%	36.7%
1993	34%	37.2%
1992	34.5%	37.7%
1991	35%	38.1%
1990	35.5%	38.5%
1989	35.9%	38.8%
1988	36.3%	39.2%
1987	36.6%	39.6%
1986	36.9%	39.9%
1985	37.2%	40.1%
1984	37.4%	40.1%
1983	37.7%	40.2%
1982	37.9%	40.2%
1981	38.1%	40.2%
1980	38.4%	40.3%
1979	38.8%	40.4%
1978	39.1%	40.6%
1977	39.6%	41%
1976	40%	41.2%
1975	40.5%	41.4%
1974	40.9%	41.8%
1973	41.4%	42.1%
1972	41.8%	42.4%
1971	42.2%	42.7%
1970	42.7%	42.9%
1969	43%	43.2%
1968	43.4%	43.4%
1967	43.8%	43.5%
1966	44%	43.6%
1965	44.2%	43.5%
1964	44.4%	43.4%
1963	44.5%	43.1%
1962	44.4%	42.4%
1961	44.3%	41.8%
1960	44.2%	41.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 23.2% in Vietnam in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 38.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and Vietnam compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Vietnam

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Brazil

Vietnam

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	Vietnam
2023	67	48
2022	104	49
2021	128	52
2020	85	51
2019	65	52
2018	62	53
2017	61	55
2016	64	56
2015	63	58
2014	63	59
2013	61	60
2012	60	60
2011	62	61
2010	66	62
2009	69	64
2008	71	65
2007	73	66
2006	72	67
2005	71	69
2004	70	72
2003	67	71
2002	66	74
2001	66	78
2000	69	83
1999	75	86
1998	84	93
1997	92	104
1996	98	111
1995	103	119
1994	108	130
1993	113	135
1992	118	139
1991	128	142
1990	140	147
1989	150	152
1988	161	155
1987	167	163
1986	176	174
1985	186	186

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 48 deaths in Vietnam.

Under-five mortality rates

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Brazil

Vietnam

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Brazil	Vietnam
2023	1.44%	2%
2022	1.46%	2.04%
2021	1.47%	2.07%
2020	1.49%	2.1%
2019	1.5%	2.12%
2018	1.52%	2.14%
2017	1.54%	2.15%
2016	1.68%	2.18%
2015	1.6%	2.2%
2014	1.63%	2.22%
2013	1.67%	2.24%
2012	1.72%	2.26%
2011	1.79%	2.28%
2010	1.86%	2.31%
2009	1.95%	2.33%
2008	2.05%	2.36%
2007	2.17%	2.4%
2006	2.31%	2.45%
2005	2.46%	2.5%
2004	2.63%	2.57%
2003	2.81%	2.65%
2002	3.01%	2.74%
2001	3.22%	2.86%
2000	3.45%	2.98%
1999	3.68%	3.13%
1998	3.93%	3.29%
1997	4.19%	3.48%
1996	4.47%	3.68%
1995	4.77%	3.9%
1994	5.09%	4.14%
1993	5.41%	4.39%
1992	5.72%	4.64%
1991	6.02%	4.9%
1990	6.31%	5.15%
1989	6.58%	5.4%
1988	6.84%	5.64%
1987	7.11%	5.85%
1986	7.38%	6.04%
1985	7.67%	6.21%
1984	7.98%	6.36%
1983	8.34%	6.5%
1982	8.73%	6.64%
1981	9.14%	6.79%
1980	9.57%	6.94%
1979	10%	7.1%
1978	10.4%	7.27%
1977	10.8%	7.44%
1976	11.2%	7.6%
1975	11.6%	7.75%
1974	11.9%	10.7%
1973	12.2%	10.4%
1972	12.6%	11.9%
1971	12.9%	10.5%
1970	13.2%	10.7%
1969	13.6%	10.8%
1968	13.9%	11.6%
1967	14.2%	10%
1966	14.5%	9.97%
1965	14.9%	9.93%
1964	15.2%	8.73%
1963	15.6%	-
1962	16%	-
1961	16.5%	-
1960	16.9%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil and 2% in Vietnam. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.