Share of population 2022, by ethnicity and region

According to the most recent national census, approximately 45 percent of the people residing in Brazil identified as Pardo Brazilians making it the largest ethnic group in the country. However, when breaking it down by regions, it can be seen that the ethnic distribution of Brazilian population varied considerably across the country. In the North, for example, 70 percent of the population identify as Pardo, while this share fell to 21 percent in the South, where 73 of inhabitants are white. The Northeast has the largest percentage of black people, with 13.4 percent.