The population of Brazil

Abstract

In 1970 the population of Brazil with 94,508,554 inhabitants was extreme youth, since 42.67% was composed of children under 14 years old. In that year the proportion of female was 50.2%. The population density increased from 1.17 inhabitants /km² in 1872 to 11.18 in 1970, and in this last year the range was 1.03 in the North region and 43.90 in the South-East region. The urban population increased from 31.24% in 1940 to 55.98% in 1970 and for the first time the rural population was smaller than the urban population. In 1950 concerning with marital status 39% of the population 15 years old and over was single and 54% married. In 1970 this rate was respectively 35.4% and 56.6%. The population economically inactive increased from 49.17% in 1940 to 52.24% in 1970. The literacy ratio increased from 43% in 1940, to 48% in 1950 and 68.04% in 1970. The crude birth rate was 43/1000 live births in 1950 and fell to 37.7/1000 in 1970. The fertility rate decreased from 179.3/1000 women (15-49 years old} to 156.7/1000 in 1960/70. The crude death rate decreased from 20.60/1000 inhabitants in 1940/50 to 9.4/1000 in 1960/70. The infant mortality rate still remains high: 171/1000 live births in 1940/50 and 170/1000 in 1971. Concerning with the size of the cities, 8 in 1940 had 100,000 or more inhabitants and in 1970 this number increased to 94 cities. The population growth increased from 2.38% in 1940/50, to 2.99% in 1950/60 and 2.83% in 1960./70. Brazil is the first country in population size in Latin America and the eighth in the world. Concerning his area, Brazil is the fifth country in size.

Prevalence and Predictors of Physical Inactivity in a Slum in Brazil

“…10,11 At the same time, there has been intensive migration of the Brazilian population from rural to urban areas; in the 1960s, around 80% of the population lived in the countryside, compared to only 20% today. 12,13 This migration has been responsible for the creation of slums in urban regions of Brazil that have expanded greatly, especially in the last 2 decades.…”

Association between diabetes, hypertension, activities of daily living and physical activity among elderly users of primary healthcare facilities

“…An article published in the early 1970s reported that one of the main characteristics of Brazilian population was its extreme youth 1 , or rather, 42.7% of its population were composed of children under 14 years old, while only 4.9% were over 60. However, since the early 1960s the Brazilian population has been aging rapidly, when a decline in fertility rates began to change its age structure and progressively narrowed the base of the population pyramid 2 .…”

Tábua de vida da população feminina de Ribeirão Preto, SP (Brasil), 1973

“…Sabemos que o Brasil apresenta grandes diferenças regionais no que se refere à saúde e ao comportamento demográfico de suas populações 11 . O contingente feminino, que corresponde a 50,2% do total da população, segundo estimativa para 1/7/1975 1 acompanha também esta diversidade regional.…”