Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Brazil
Brazil: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 1.28 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Brazil, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.28 million people for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Brazil peaked at 1.83 million people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 963,063 people, in 1950.
Brazil ranks 10th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.12 million people | 963,063 people | 1.28 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.41 million people | 1.31 million people | 1.45 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.56 million people | 1.45 million people | 1.70 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.80 million people | 1.74 million people | 1.83 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.70 million people | 1.68 million people | 1.75 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million people | 1.46 million people | 1.69 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million people | 1.39 million people | 1.44 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.38 million people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Brazil?
- Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Brazil was 1.28 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 million people in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 963,063 people in 1950.
- How does Brazil rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.