Total Fertility Rate in Brazil
Brazil: Total Fertility Rate was 1.63 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Brazil, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, total fertility rate in Brazil stood at 1.63. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Brazil peaked at 6.06 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.63, in 2022.
Brazil ranks 135th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.67 | 5.08 | 6.06 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.51 | 4.12 | 4.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.53 | 3.01 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 | 2.33 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.82 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 | 1.7 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.65 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 132 Barbados 1.63 compare
- 133 Australia 1.63 compare
- 133 Serbia, Republic of 1.63 compare
- 136 Czech Republic 1.62 compare
- 137 Trinidad and Tobago 1.61 compare
- 138 North Macedonia, Republic of 1.6 compare
More gender data for Brazil
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.35 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Brazil?
- Total fertility rate in Brazil was 1.63 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for total fertility rate?
- Brazil ranks 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.