{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"br-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-urban-population-pct/","title":"Brazil Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"Brazil's Urban Population Share: 88.2 % of total population in 2025, +0.3pp YoY. World Bank (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Brazil","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Brazil","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Brazil Urban Population Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=BR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Brazil"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Brazil (2025)","value":"88.2","unit":"% of total population","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Brazil Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":61.9442816375084},{"period":"1977","value":63.5110472756912},{"period":"1978","value":64.9789705346081},{"period":"1979","value":66.2994738606484},{"period":"1980","value":67.4180425303102},{"period":"1981","value":68.3725962273929},{"period":"1982","value":69.2557781933047},{"period":"1983","value":70.0829125735291},{"period":"1984","value":70.8607419854387},{"period":"1985","value":71.5960090464063},{"period":"1986","value":72.2954563738046},{"period":"1987","value":72.9658265850064},{"period":"1988","value":73.6138622973844},{"period":"1989","value":74.2463061283112},{"period":"1990","value":74.8699006951598},{"period":"1991","value":75.4934501058885},{"period":"1992","value":76.0910875240585},{"period":"1993","value":76.6406402906957},{"period":"1994","value":77.1710338911115},{"period":"1995","value":77.7144999942454},{"period":"1996","value":78.3021415455398},{"period":"1997","value":79.0008493879259},{"period":"1998","value":79.789068166086},{"period":"1999","value":80.5466061325216},{"period":"2000","value":81.1484365423806},{"period":"2001","value":81.5960450621957},{"period":"2002","value":81.9943491502673},{"period":"2003","value":82.3540335841671},{"period":"2004","value":82.6816824814559},{"period":"2005","value":82.9838799596945},{"period":"2006","value":83.2672101364439},{"period":"2007","value":83.5382571292649},{"period":"2008","value":83.8036050557184},{"period":"2009","value":84.0698380333651},{"period":"2010","value":84.343846036308},{"period":"2011","value":84.6225758599683},{"period":"2012","value":84.8973874181312},{"period":"2013","value":85.1676585442726},{"period":"2014","value":85.4331367898168},{"period":"2015","value":85.6935697061881},{"period":"2016","value":85.9487048448108},{"period":"2017","value":86.1982897571091},{"period":"2018","value":86.4420719945072},{"period":"2019","value":86.6797991084296},{"period":"2020","value":86.9112186503004},{"period":"2021","value":87.1360781715439},{"period":"2022","value":87.349556243881},{"period":"2023","value":87.6159710235763},{"period":"2024","value":87.8958549533146},{"period":"2025","value":88.1772996487898}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"88.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"87.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"87.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"87.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"87.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"86.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"86.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"86.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"86.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"85.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"85.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"85.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"85.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"84.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"84.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"84.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"84.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"83.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"83.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"83.3","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in Brazil from 1990 to present. Urbanisation is a structural driver of consumer spending, infrastructure investment, and financial services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 88.2 % of total population in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 61.9 in 1976. The latest reading of 88.2 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp."}]}