07/08/2023 18:23 (UTC)

Number of indigenous people in Brazil rises 88% in a decade

Sao Paulo, Aug 7 (EFE).- The number of indigenous people in Brazil grew by 88.82% in a decade and reached 1.69 million people in 2022, representing 0.83% of the population, according to census data released Monday.

Nearly half of the indigenous people, 51.25%, reside in the states that make up the Amazon region, according to data presented by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

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Date: 07/08/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Source: EFE
Topic: Social issue » Demographics » Population and census
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 84 seconds
Reference: 7001287052
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