Urban population share in Brazil
88.2% of people in Brazil lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Brazil, 2025
88.2%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
81.2%
Position in 2025
39th of 217
Urban population share in Brazil over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Brazil | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88.2% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 83.5% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 87.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 85.7%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Brazil has the 39th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Brazil
All statistics for Brazil
Population estimates and projections
211,140,729 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
33.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.62 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.41%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
212,812,405 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.38%
2025 · World Bank