Rural population in Brazil
Brazil: Rural population was 25.16 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
25.16 million
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
23rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
44.65 million
in 1970
All-time low
25.16 million
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Rural population in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population in Brazil is 25.16 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Brazil peaked at 44.65 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 25.16 million, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 23rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.04 million | — |
| 1961 | 40.66 million | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 41.28 million | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 41.89 million | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 42.48 million | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 43.03 million | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 43.52 million | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 43.93 million | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 44.26 million | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 44.50 million | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 44.65 million | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 44.64 million | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 44.40 million | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 43.98 million | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 43.39 million | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 42.70 million | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 41.94 million | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 41.19 million | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 40.48 million | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 39.90 million | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 39.49 million | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 39.24 million | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 39.02 million | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 38.83 million | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 38.66 million | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 38.49 million | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 38.33 million | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 38.15 million | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 37.95 million | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 37.73 million | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 37.48 million | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 37.18 million | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 36.89 million | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 36.63 million | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 36.36 million | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 36.04 million | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 35.63 million | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 35.00 million | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 34.19 million | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 33.39 million | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 32.81 million | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 32.45 million | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 32.14 million | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 31.87 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 31.64 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 31.43 million | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 31.23 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 31.04 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 30.83 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.60 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 30.33 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 30.03 million | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 29.73 million | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 29.44 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 29.15 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.85 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 28.55 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 28.25 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 27.94 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.63 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 27.31 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 26.96 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 26.60 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 26.15 million | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 25.66 million | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 25.16 million | -2.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 25.16 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.53 million, 16.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 25.16 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 622,054, 40.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.56 million | 40.04 million | 44.50 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.73 million | 39.90 million | 44.65 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.59 million | 37.73 million | 39.49 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.88 million | 33.39 million | 37.48 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.60 million | 30.60 million | 32.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.99 million | 27.63 million | 30.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.31 million | 25.16 million | 27.31 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Brazil?
- Rural population in Brazil was 25.16 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 44.65 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.16 million in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for rural population?
- Brazil ranks 23rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.