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Live births in Brazil

Live births in Brazil was 2.6 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1.5% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count2,601,670 Estimated
Change on 2022-1.5%
Rank10th of 236Countries ranked
Series high3,997,5881983
Series low2,476,9171950
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Live births in Brazil, 1950 to 2023

2M2.5M3M3.5M4M19501961197219831994200520231950: 2,476,917 count1951: 2,551,063 count1952: 2,622,122 count1953: 2,693,194 count1954: 2,764,262 count1955: 2,835,923 count1956: 2,907,347 count1957: 2,978,676 count1958: 3,048,945 count1959: 3,116,445 count1960: 3,174,191 count1961: 3,229,848 count1962: 3,282,008 count1963: 3,326,023 count1964: 3,341,148 count1965: 3,339,611 count1966: 3,328,213 count1967: 3,308,677 count1968: 3,297,984 count1969: 3,320,326 count1970: 3,360,206 count1971: 3,408,619 count1972: 3,459,178 count1973: 3,511,293 count1974: 3,539,644 count1975: 3,603,503 count1976: 3,672,318 count1977: 3,744,409 count1978: 3,812,431 count1979: 3,875,118 count1980: 3,929,237 count1981: 3,972,186 count1982: 3,993,366 count1983: 3,997,588 count1984: 3,975,419 count1985: 3,954,827 count1986: 3,920,909 count1987: 3,863,816 count1988: 3,805,480 count1989: 3,756,979 count1990: 3,693,601 count1991: 3,649,867 count1992: 3,594,913 count1993: 3,598,469 count1994: 3,587,423 count1995: 3,603,870 count1996: 3,591,408 count1997: 3,597,299 count1998: 3,589,766 count1999: 3,532,491 count2000: 3,459,239 count2001: 3,382,286 count2002: 3,300,495 count2003: 3,218,588 count2004: 3,196,886 count2005: 3,172,258 count2006: 3,115,423 count2007: 3,062,690 count2008: 3,008,005 count2009: 2,989,532 count2010: 2,970,979 count2011: 2,956,872 count2012: 2,940,339 count2013: 2,934,515 count2014: 2,957,978 count2015: 2,961,442 count2016: 2,874,734 count2017: 2,891,049 count2018: 2,889,976 count2019: 2,810,666 count2020: 2,711,546 count2021: 2,672,684 count2022: 2,640,391 count2023: 2,601,670 count2M2.5M3M3.5M4M19501975200020232023: 2,601,670 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20232,601,670 Estimated
20222,640,391 Estimated
20212,672,684 Estimated
20202,711,546 Estimated
20192,810,666 Estimated
20182,889,976 Estimated
20172,891,049 Estimated
20162,874,734 Estimated
20152,961,442 Estimated
20142,957,978 Estimated
20132,934,515 Estimated
20122,940,339 Estimated
20112,956,872 Estimated
20102,970,979 Estimated
20092,989,532 Estimated
20083,008,005 Estimated
20073,062,690 Estimated
20063,115,423 Estimated
20053,172,258 Estimated
20043,196,886 Estimated
20033,218,588 Estimated
20023,300,495 Estimated
20013,382,286 Estimated
20003,459,239 Estimated
19993,532,491 Estimated
19983,589,766 Estimated
19973,597,299 Estimated
19963,591,408 Estimated
19953,603,870 Estimated
19943,587,423 Estimated
19933,598,469 Estimated
19923,594,913 Estimated
19913,649,867 Estimated
19903,693,601 Estimated
19893,756,979 Estimated
19883,805,480 Estimated
19873,863,816 Estimated
19863,920,909 Estimated
19853,954,827 Estimated
19843,975,419 Estimated
19833,997,588 Estimated
19823,993,366 Estimated
19813,972,186 Estimated
19803,929,237 Estimated
19793,875,118 Estimated
19783,812,431 Estimated
19773,744,409 Estimated
19763,672,318 Estimated
19753,603,503 Estimated
19743,539,644 Estimated
19733,511,293 Estimated
19723,459,178 Estimated
19713,408,619 Estimated
19703,360,206 Estimated
19693,320,326 Estimated
19683,297,984 Estimated
19673,308,677 Estimated
19663,328,213 Estimated
19653,339,611 Estimated
19643,341,148 Estimated
19633,326,023 Estimated
19623,282,008 Estimated
19613,229,848 Estimated
19603,174,191 Estimated
19593,116,445 Estimated
19583,048,945 Estimated
19572,978,676 Estimated
19562,907,347 Estimated
19552,835,923 Estimated
19542,764,262 Estimated
19532,693,194 Estimated
19522,622,122 Estimated
19512,551,063 Estimated
19502,476,917 Estimated

Brazil compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Brazil is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Brazil, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Brazil, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/brazil. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/brazil. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Brazil?

Live births in Brazil was 2.6 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1.5% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Brazil?

4 million in 1983, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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