Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Brazil

Brazil: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita was 0.4432 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.4432 units per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.4432 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.2131 units per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Brazil, 1960–2025

00.10.20.30.4196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Brazil stood at 0.4432 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.4432 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2131 units per person, in 1960.

Brazil ranks 18th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Brazil, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1960 0.2131 units per person
1961 0.218 units per person +2.3%
1962 0.2231 units per person +2.4%
1963 0.2285 units per person +2.4%
1964 0.2343 units per person +2.5%
1965 0.2403 units per person +2.6%
1966 0.2468 units per person +2.7%
1967 0.2538 units per person +2.8%
1968 0.2612 units per person +2.9%
1969 0.269 units per person +3.0%
1970 0.2773 units per person +3.1%
1971 0.2831 units per person +2.1%
1972 0.2886 units per person +1.9%
1973 0.2943 units per person +2.0%
1974 0.3003 units per person +2.0%
1975 0.3065 units per person +2.1%
1976 0.3129 units per person +2.1%
1977 0.3195 units per person +2.1%
1978 0.3264 units per person +2.1%
1979 0.3335 units per person +2.2%
1980 0.3409 units per person +2.2%
1981 0.3428 units per person +0.5%
1982 0.3436 units per person +0.3%
1983 0.3447 units per person +0.3%
1984 0.346 units per person +0.4%
1985 0.3476 units per person +0.4%
1986 0.3494 units per person +0.5%
1987 0.3516 units per person +0.6%
1988 0.3542 units per person +0.7%
1989 0.357 units per person +0.8%
1990 0.3601 units per person +0.9%
1991 0.3635 units per person +1.0%
1992 0.3657 units per person +0.6%
1993 0.3678 units per person +0.6%
1994 0.3702 units per person +0.6%
1995 0.3727 units per person +0.7%
1996 0.3753 units per person +0.7%
1997 0.3781 units per person +0.7%
1998 0.381 units per person +0.8%
1999 0.384 units per person +0.8%
2000 0.3874 units per person +0.9%
2001 0.3884 units per person +0.2%
2002 0.3893 units per person +0.2%
2003 0.3906 units per person +0.3%
2004 0.392 units per person +0.4%
2005 0.3936 units per person +0.4%
2006 0.3953 units per person +0.4%
2007 0.3973 units per person +0.5%
2008 0.3995 units per person +0.6%
2009 0.4019 units per person +0.6%
2010 0.4046 units per person +0.7%
2011 0.4071 units per person +0.6%
2012 0.4096 units per person +0.6%
2013 0.4121 units per person +0.6%
2014 0.4147 units per person +0.6%
2015 0.4173 units per person +0.6%
2016 0.4202 units per person +0.7%
2017 0.4231 units per person +0.7%
2018 0.4263 units per person +0.8%
2019 0.4283 units per person +0.5%
2020 0.4306 units per person +0.5%
2021 0.4334 units per person +0.6%
2022 0.4362 units per person +0.7%
2023 0.4387 units per person +0.6%
2024 0.441 units per person +0.5%
2025 0.4432 units per person +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2388 units per person 0.2131 units per person 0.269 units per person 10
1970s 0.3043 units per person 0.2773 units per person 0.3335 units per person 10
1980s 0.3478 units per person 0.3409 units per person 0.357 units per person 10
1990s 0.3718 units per person 0.3601 units per person 0.384 units per person 10
2000s 0.3935 units per person 0.3874 units per person 0.4019 units per person 10
2010s 0.4163 units per person 0.4046 units per person 0.4283 units per person 10
2020s 0.4372 units per person 0.4306 units per person 0.4432 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 15 United States of America 0.4704 units per person compare
  2. 16 Panama 0.4495 units per person compare
  3. 17 Colombia 0.4454 units per person compare
  4. 19 Argentina 0.4423 units per person compare
  5. 20 Canada 0.4398 units per person compare
  6. 21 Mexico 0.4266 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 121 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Brazil?
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Brazil was 0.4432 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.4432 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2131 units per person in 1960.
How does Brazil rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
Brazil ranks 18th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.