In 2022, according to the most recent national data, approximately 45 percent of people living in Brazil identified as Pardo Brazilian, making it the largest ethnic group in the country. In 2012, whites were the largest group, accounting for 46 percent of the population.
Distribution of population in Brazil in 2012 and 2022, by ethnic group
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (June 26, 2023). Distribution of population in Brazil in 2012 and 2022, by ethnic group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001058/share-population-brazil-ethnicity/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Distribution of population in Brazil in 2012 and 2022, by ethnic group." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001058/share-population-brazil-ethnicity/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2023). Distribution of population in Brazil in 2012 and 2022, by ethnic group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001058/share-population-brazil-ethnicity/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Distribution of Population in Brazil in 2012 and 2022, by Ethnic Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001058/share-population-brazil-ethnicity/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Distribution of population in Brazil in 2012 and 2022, by ethnic group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001058/share-population-brazil-ethnicity/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Distribution of population in Brazil in 2012 and 2022, by ethnic group [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001058/share-population-brazil-ethnicity/
