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Brazil
Last update: 2025-08-04
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Brazilian Real (BRL)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$583 (2023)
Inflation rate
4.59% (2023)
Unemployment rate
7.95% (2023)
Below the poverty line
4.2% (2016)
Gini coefficient
52 (2022)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
12.8%
Smoking men
16.2%
Smoking women
9.4%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
8515770
Land area
8358140
Water area
157630
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Pix
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
81.74%
iOS
18.01%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+55
Internet domain
.br
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
99 (2022)
Internet user penetration
81% (2021)
Fixed internet penetration
17% (2020)
General information
Сontinent
South America
Region
Latin America
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
BR
Capital
Brasilia
Official language
Portuguese
Average consumer spendings
Food products
16.2%
Alcohol and tobacco
1.7%
Current as of
2022
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
6.12
Beer
3.84
Wine
0.24
Spirits
2
Other alcohol
0.04
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
220051512
Male population
108166491
Female population
111885019
Population growth rate
0.61%
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
13.2
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
7
Urbanization
87.8%
Current as of
2024
Credit ratings
Fitch
BB (2023)
Moody's
Ba2 (2016)
Standard & Poors
BB- (2018)
Age structure
0-14 years
19.6%
15-64 years
69.5%
65+ years
10.9%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
13.6%
Not specified
1.4%
Current as of
2023
Last update: 2025-08-04