Brazil vs Lower middle income: Urban population
Brazil
88.2%
in 2025
Lower middle income
42.0%
in 2025
Brazil rank
39th
Lower middle income rank
38th
Urban population over time
- Brazil
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 88.2% against 42.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 46.2%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 39th and Lower middle income ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.3% | 19.6% | 28.8% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 59.6% | 23.3% | 36.4% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 71.1% | 27.3% | 43.7% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 30.3% | 47.2% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 33.9% | 48.9% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 38.0% | 47.6% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 41.0% | 46.5% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Brazil or Lower middle income?
- Brazil, at 88.2% against 42.0% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Brazil and Lower middle income?
- 46.2%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Lower middle income rank globally for urban population?
- Brazil ranks 39th and Lower middle income ranks 38th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.