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Age structure:
0-14 years:
29% (male 25,607,074; female 24,670,960)
15-64 years:
66% (male 55,793,005; female 57,598,489)
65 years and over:
5% (male 3,727,912; female 5,462,930) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.94% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 18.84 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 9.37 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 38.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
62.94 years
male:
58.54 years
female:
67.56 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.13 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Brazilian(s)
adjective:
Brazilian
Ethnic groups: white (includes Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish) 55%, mixed white and black 38%, black 6%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 1%
Religions: Roman Catholic (nominal) 80%
Languages: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83.3%
male:
83.3%
female:
83.2% (1995 est.)
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