Total sample population, female in Brazil

Brazil: Total sample population, female was 108.44 million in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
108.44 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 109 countries
All-time high
108.44 million
in 2021
All-time low
60.34 million
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Total sample population, female in Brazil, 1981–2021

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M1981200120211981: 60.3M1982: 62.5M1983: 63.7M1984: 64.7M1985: 67.6M1986: 66.4M1987: 67.9M1988: 72.0M1989: 70.4M1990: 72.0M1992: 74.4M1993: 75.7M1995: 77.7M1996: 79.0M1997: 79.7M1998: 80.7M1999: 81.9M2001: 88.6M2002: 89.7M2003: 90.8M2004: 94.1M2005: 95.2M2006: 96.3M2007: 97.2M2008: 98.5M2009: 99.5M2011: 101.8M2012: 100.9M2013: 101.8M2014: 102.7M2015: 103.6M2016: 104.5M2017: 105.3M2018: 106.2M2019: 107.1M2020: 107.9M2021: 108.4M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total sample population, female in Brazil is 108.44 million, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total sample population, female in Brazil peaked at 108.44 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 60.34 million, in 1981.

Brazil ranks 4th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Total sample population, female in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Total sample population, female in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 60.34 million —
1982 62.46 million +3.5%
1983 63.68 million +1.9%
1984 64.68 million +1.6%
1985 67.61 million +4.5%
1986 66.45 million -1.7%
1987 67.85 million +2.1%
1988 71.99 million +6.1%
1989 70.43 million -2.2%
1990 71.97 million +2.2%
1992 74.36 million +3.3%
1993 75.73 million +1.8%
1995 77.73 million +2.7%
1996 79.04 million +1.7%
1997 79.69 million +0.8%
1998 80.73 million +1.3%
1999 81.87 million +1.4%
2001 88.65 million +8.3%
2002 89.69 million +1.2%
2003 90.84 million +1.3%
2004 94.07 million +3.6%
2005 95.16 million +1.2%
2006 96.32 million +1.2%
2007 97.22 million +0.9%
2008 98.54 million +1.4%
2009 99.52 million +1.0%
2011 101.83 million +2.3%
2012 100.88 million -0.9%
2013 101.77 million +0.9%
2014 102.66 million +0.9%
2015 103.58 million +0.9%
2016 104.46 million +0.8%
2017 105.32 million +0.8%
2018 106.20 million +0.8%
2019 107.05 million +0.8%
2020 107.89 million +0.8%
2021 108.44 million +0.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 108.44 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.15 million, 21.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 108.44 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.92 million, 22.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 66.17 million 60.34 million 71.99 million 9
1990s 77.64 million 71.97 million 81.87 million 8
2000s 94.45 million 88.65 million 99.52 million 9
2010s 103.75 million 100.88 million 107.05 million 9
2020s 108.17 million 107.89 million 108.44 million 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 China 659.74 million compare
  2. 2 India 548.36 million compare
  3. 3 United States 162.42 million compare
  4. 5 Nigeria 104.98 million compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 101.86 million compare
  6. 7 Indonesia 100.59 million compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total sample population, female in Brazil?
Total sample population, female in Brazil was 108.44 million in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total sample population, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 108.44 million in 2021.
What is the lowest total sample population, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 60.34 million in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for total sample population, female?
Brazil ranks 4th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is total sample population, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Total sample population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total sample population, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,563 data points, 1970–2021
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