Brazil Rural Population 1960-2024

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.
  • Brazil rural population for 2023 was 26,429,509, a 1.37% decline from 2022.
  • Brazil rural population for 2022 was 26,795,765, a 1.42% decline from 2021.
  • Brazil rural population for 2021 was 27,182,995, a 1.37% decline from 2020.
  • Brazil rural population for 2020 was 27,559,886, a 1.24% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Brazil Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 26,429,509 12.21 -1.38%
2022 26,795,765 12.45 -1.43%
2021 27,182,995 12.68 -1.38%
2020 27,559,886 12.93 -1.24%
2019 27,904,512 13.18 -1.15%
2018 28,227,475 13.43 -1.12%
2017 28,546,414 13.69 -1.14%
2016 28,873,460 13.96 -1.12%
2015 29,198,282 14.23 -1.09%
2014 29,517,926 14.51 -1.07%
2013 29,836,667 14.79 -1.05%
2012 30,150,639 15.08 -1.02%
2011 30,459,099 15.37 -0.98%
2010 30,758,775 15.67 -0.90%
2009 31,037,220 15.96 -0.88%
2008 31,311,178 16.25 -0.85%
2007 31,577,815 16.55 -0.79%
2006 31,829,502 16.86 -0.74%
2005 32,065,630 17.17 -0.69%
2004 32,287,566 17.48 -0.66%
2003 32,502,533 17.80 -0.61%
2002 32,702,375 18.12 -0.53%
2001 32,874,746 18.45 -0.62%
2000 33,078,329 18.81 -2.27%
1999 33,836,764 19.50 -2.18%
1998 34,582,538 20.22 -2.09%
1997 35,313,906 20.95 -2.00%
1996 36,026,735 21.70 -1.61%
1995 36,611,082 22.39 -1.55%
1994 37,181,660 23.10 -1.49%
1993 37,739,032 23.82 -1.43%
1992 38,282,998 24.56 -1.37%
1991 38,809,454 25.31 -1.26%
1990 39,301,227 26.08 -1.15%
1989 39,755,196 26.86 -1.05%
1988 40,174,344 27.66 -0.96%
1987 40,561,570 28.47 -0.86%
1986 40,911,314 29.30 -0.76%
1985 41,223,715 30.14 -0.65%
1984 41,492,131 30.99 -0.56%
1983 41,726,771 31.86 -0.48%
1982 41,925,951 32.74 -0.40%
1981 42,094,019 33.63 -0.32%
1980 42,228,624 34.53 -0.27%
1979 42,342,874 35.45 -0.22%
1978 42,436,669 36.38 -0.18%
1977 42,512,111 37.31 -0.14%
1976 42,572,652 38.26 -0.12%
1975 42,622,559 39.21 -0.07%
1974 42,651,680 40.17 -0.00%
1973 42,653,748 41.15 0.07%
1972 42,624,091 42.12 0.12%
1971 42,574,196 43.11 0.20%
1970 42,490,442 44.09 0.32%
1969 42,356,572 45.06 0.39%
1968 42,190,751 46.03 0.48%
1967 41,988,198 47.01 0.60%
1966 41,736,139 47.98 0.73%
1965 41,434,325 48.96 0.85%
1964 41,082,862 49.94 0.95%
1963 40,694,599 50.92 1.04%
1962 40,274,770 51.90 1.10%
1961 39,833,002 52.88 1.17%
1960 39,368,360 53.86 %