Population, female in Brazil
Brazil: Population, female was 50.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Brazil stood at 50.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Brazil peaked at 50.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 71st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.0% | 49.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 68 Tajikistan 50.8% compare
- 69 San Marino 50.8% compare
- 70 South Sudan 50.8% compare
- 72 Nicaragua 50.8% compare
- 73 Austria 50.7% compare
- 74 United Kingdom 50.7% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1.48 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 41.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1.49 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1.53 million (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1.46 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 12.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 20.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1.51 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Brazil?
- Population, female in Brazil was 50.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for population, female?
- Brazil ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.