Rural population in Brazil in 2025 — 25,160,173 people. Ranked 23 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 37.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.16M | −500,442 | −1.95% |
| 2024 | 25.66M | −487,114 | −1.86% |
| 2023 | 26.15M | −456,966 | −1.72% |
| 2022 | 26.6M | −351,691 | −1.3% |
| 2021 | 26.96M | −354,775 | −1.3% |
| 2020 | 27.31M | −322,323 | −1.17% |
| 2019 | 27.63M | −310,390 | −1.11% |
| 2018 | 27.94M | −308,702 | −1.09% |
| 2017 | 28.25M | −302,201 | −1.06% |
| 2016 | 28.55M | −297,792 | −1.03% |
| 2015 | 28.85M | −293,558 | −1.01% |
| 2014 | 29.15M | −292,852 | −0.99% |
| 2013 | 29.44M | −294,457 | −0.99% |
| 2012 | 29.73M | −296,326 | −0.99% |
| 2011 | 30.03M | −296,510 | −0.98% |
| 2010 | 30.33M | −272,375 | −0.89% |
| 2009 | 30.6M | −233,993 | −0.76% |
| 2008 | 30.83M | −206,358 | −0.66% |
| 2007 | 31.04M | −193,274 | −0.62% |
| 2006 | 31.23M | −194,477 | −0.62% |
| 2005 | 31.43M | −209,512 | −0.66% |
| 2004 | 31.64M | −236,358 | −0.74% |
| 2003 | 31.87M | −268,095 | −0.83% |
| 2002 | 32.14M | −305,680 | −0.94% |
| 2001 | 32.45M | −358,773 | −1.09% |
| 2000 | 32.81M | −584,938 | −1.75% |
| 1999 | 33.39M | −798,638 | −2.34% |
| 1998 | 34.19M | −808,790 | −2.31% |
| 1997 | 35M | −630,904 | −1.77% |
| 1996 | 35.63M | −415,033 | −1.15% |
| 1995 | 36.04M | −315,084 | −0.87% |
| 1994 | 36.36M | −267,655 | −0.73% |
| 1993 | 36.63M | −259,285 | −0.7% |
| 1992 | 36.89M | −296,886 | −0.8% |
| 1991 | 37.18M | −297,460 | −0.79% |
| 1990 | 37.48M | −250,087 | −0.66% |
| 1989 | 37.73M | −220,294 | −0.58% |
| 1988 | 37.95M | −196,334 | −0.51% |
| 1987 | 38.15M | −178,905 | −0.47% |
| 1986 | 38.33M | −166,377 | −0.43% |
| 1985 | 38.49M | −163,972 | −0.42% |
| 1984 | 38.66M | −173,602 | −0.45% |
| 1983 | 38.83M | −192,125 | −0.49% |
| 1982 | 39.02M | −216,404 | −0.55% |
| 1981 | 39.24M | −253,823 | −0.64% |
| 1980 | 39.49M | −403,197 | −1.01% |
| 1979 | 39.89M | −589,680 | −1.46% |
| 1978 | 40.48M | −702,372 | −1.71% |
| 1977 | 41.19M | −755,470 | −1.8% |
| 1976 | 41.94M | −753,158 | −1.76% |
| 1975 | 42.7M | −697,428 | −1.61% |
| 1974 | 43.39M | −585,090 | −1.33% |
| 1973 | 43.98M | −426,585 | −0.96% |
| 1972 | 44.4M | −234,706 | −0.53% |
| 1971 | 44.64M | −12,276 | −0.03% |
| 1970 | 44.65M | +147,686 | +0.33% |
| 1969 | 44.5M | +241,366 | +0.55% |
| 1968 | 44.26M | +329,987 | +0.75% |
| 1967 | 43.93M | +415,196 | +0.95% |
| 1966 | 43.52M | +489,671 | +1.14% |
| 1965 | 43.03M | +548,747 | +1.29% |
| 1964 | 42.48M | +591,094 | +1.41% |
| 1963 | 41.89M | +612,594 | +1.48% |
| 1962 | 41.28M | +617,594 | +1.52% |
| 1961 | 40.66M | +613,375 | +1.53% |
| 1960 | 40.04M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
