Population


The population of Brazil as recorded in 2009 was approximately 190 million with a ratio of men to women of 0.95:1, and 83.75% of the population defined as urban. The population is heavily concentrated in the Southeastern (79.8 million inhabitants) and Northeastern (53.5 million inhabitants) regions, while the two most geographically extensive regions, the Center-West and the North, which together make up 64.12% of Brazil’s territory, have only 29.1 million inhabitants.