Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Brazil
Brazil: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 44.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 44.3% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. 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 in Brazil peaked at 44.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1960.
That places Brazil 18th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.3% | — |
| 1961 | 21.8% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 22.3% | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 22.9% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 23.4% | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 24.0% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 24.7% | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 25.4% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 26.1% | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 26.9% | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 27.7% | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 28.3% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 28.9% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 29.4% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 30.0% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 30.7% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 31.3% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 32.0% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 32.6% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 33.3% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 34.1% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 34.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 34.6% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 34.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 34.9% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 35.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 35.7% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 36.0% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 36.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 36.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 37.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 37.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 38.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 44.3% | +0.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 44.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 44.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.2%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.9% | 21.3% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.4% | 27.7% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.8% | 34.1% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 36.0% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 38.7% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 40.5% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 43.1% | 44.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More climate change data for Brazil
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.54 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Brazil?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Brazil was 44.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Brazil ranks 18th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 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 World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.