Population, ages 15-24, male in Brazil

Brazil: Population, ages 15-24, male was 17.03 million in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
17.03 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 191 countries
All-time high
17.92 million
in 2004
All-time low
14.45 million
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 15-24, male in Brazil, 1990–2015

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1990200220151990: 14.5M1991: 14.6M1992: 14.8M1993: 15.1M1994: 15.4M1995: 15.7M1996: 16.1M1997: 16.4M1998: 16.8M1999: 17.2M2000: 17.4M2001: 17.7M2002: 17.8M2003: 17.9M2004: 17.9M2005: 17.9M2006: 17.8M2007: 17.6M2008: 17.4M2009: 17.2M2010: 17.1M2011: 17.0M2012: 16.9M2013: 16.9M2014: 17.0M2015: 17.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, ages 15-24, male in Brazil is 17.03 million, measured in 2015.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 15-24, male in Brazil peaked at 17.92 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.45 million, in 1990.

Brazil ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Population, ages 15-24, male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 15-24, male in Brazil, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 14.45 million —
1991 14.63 million +1.2%
1992 14.85 million +1.5%
1993 15.10 million +1.7%
1994 15.39 million +1.9%
1995 15.71 million +2.1%
1996 16.06 million +2.2%
1997 16.44 million +2.3%
1998 16.82 million +2.3%
1999 17.16 million +2.0%
2000 17.44 million +1.6%
2001 17.65 million +1.2%
2002 17.81 million +0.9%
2003 17.89 million +0.5%
2004 17.92 million +0.1%
2005 17.87 million -0.2%
2006 17.77 million -0.6%
2007 17.60 million -0.9%
2008 17.41 million -1.1%
2009 17.22 million -1.1%
2010 17.08 million -0.8%
2011 16.98 million -0.6%
2012 16.93 million -0.3%
2013 16.93 million -0.0%
2014 16.96 million +0.2%
2015 17.03 million +0.4%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 17.03 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 579,745, 29.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 17.03 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 437,771, 38.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.66 million 14.45 million 17.16 million 10
2000s 17.66 million 17.22 million 17.92 million 10
2010s 16.99 million 16.93 million 17.08 million 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 5 Pakistan 20.10 million compare
  2. 6 Nigeria 18.53 million compare
  3. 7 Bangladesh 17.59 million compare
  4. 9 Ethiopia 10.55 million compare
  5. 10 Mexico 10.07 million compare
  6. 11 Philippines 9.83 million compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 15-24, male in Brazil?
Population, ages 15-24, male in Brazil was 17.03 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 15-24, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 17.92 million in 2004.
What is the lowest population, ages 15-24, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 14.45 million in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for population, ages 15-24, male?
Brazil ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 15-24, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 15-24, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 15-24, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, ages 15-24, male is the total number of males age 15-24.