🇧🇷

Brazil

South America

Capital

Brasília

Population

211,140,729

Area

8,515,767 km²

Currency

Brazilian Real (BRL)

Phone Code

+55

ISO Codes

BR / BRA

ISO numeric

076

Internet domain

.br

Timezone

UTC-3 to UTC-5

Religion

Christianity

About Brazil

Brazil is South America's largest country, home to the Amazon rainforest, Carnival, football, and the Christ the Redeemer statue.

Wikipedia ↗

Languages

Portuguese

Brazil in numbers

These figures are calculated from the data on this page and compared with the other 195 countries Beelad covers.

Population density	25 people per km² rank 162 of 196 (highest first); the average across all 196 countries is 60 per km²
Share of world population	2.6 % world total: 8,091,734,930 (UN, 1 July 2023)
Share of South America	48.8% of its people, 48.0% of its land area
Area in square miles	3,287,955 1 km² = 0.386 sq mi
Closest in size	Australia (7,692,024 km²)
Closest in population	Nigeria (227,882,945 people)

Who else uses BRL?

Brazil is the only country in our list that uses BRL.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capital of Brazil?

The capital of Brazil is Brasília.

What is the population of Brazil?

Brazil has a population of approximately 211,140,729 people.

What currency does Brazil use?

The currency of Brazil is the Brazilian Real (BRL).

What languages are spoken in Brazil?

The official or major languages of Brazil are Portuguese.

Did You Know?

Brazil ranks #7 of 196 countries by population, with about 211,140,729 people.
Brazil ranks #5 of 196 countries by area, covering 8,515,767 km².
Within South America, Brazil ranks #1 of 12 countries by population.
Brazil recognises 1 official or major language(s): Portuguese.

More countries in South America

Data notes and sources

Population: UN World Population Prospects 2024, estimate for 1 July 2023 (people living in the country, whatever their citizenship).
Area: total area including inland water, in km². Codes: ISO 3166-1 (alpha-2, alpha-3, numeric), ISO 4217 (currency), ITU-T E.164 (calling codes) and the IANA root zone (internet domains).
Time zone: the standard (non-daylight-saving) offset, or the range of offsets for countries with several zones.
Last reviewed: October 2026. Found an error? Tell us through the contact page.

How we check our data →