1. PopulationBrazil

   Brazil: the IBGE 2004 projection expected a population of 223.1M for 2022; the outcome was 210.9M

   5 projections of IBGE (the Brazilian statistical office) checked against the facts at the latest common year: the outcome came in below the projection in 4 of 5 and above in 1. The largest miss: IBGE 2004 expected 223.1M for 2022; the outcome was 210.9M (−5.5%). The office will revise the latest facts again.

   Source: National statistical offices: projections and actual dataOpen on the chart →

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• Brazil: stock prices have risen 72% since December 2022
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• Brazil: mothers are younger on average than in 1950
• Brazil: 2.19M natives live abroad, 1.6 times as many as the foreign-born living there

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