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Brazil: Population in the largest city

12.25percent · 2025+1.4% since 2015

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area. Annual figures for Brazil from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202512.251
202412.239
202312.227
202212.21
202112.179
202012.155
201912.149
201812.152
201712.123
201612.101
201512.083
201412.071
201312.06
201212.051
201112.043
201012.033
200912
200811.972
200711.951
200611.938
200511.933
200411.935
200311.944
200211.964
200111.998
200012.049
199912.143
199812.273
199712.414
199612.544
199512.661
199412.776
199312.893
199213.023
199113.156
199013.232
198913.32
198813.419
198713.531
198613.659
198513.806
198413.973
198314.159
198214.367
198114.599
198014.795
197914.713
197814.684
197714.698
197614.743
197514.808
197414.885
197314.964
197215.034
197115.074
197015.023
196914.705
196814.386
196714.068
196613.762
196513.539
196413.585
196313.64
196213.708
196113.789
196013.892

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Population in the largest city. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-population-in-the-largest-city (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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