Age dependency ratio, old in Brazil
Brazil: Age dependency ratio, old was 16.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Brazil is 16.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Brazil peaked at 16.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1960.
That places Brazil 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.7% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 13.8% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 87 Greenland 17.0% compare
- 88 Palau 16.8% compare
- 89 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.8% compare
- 91 Lebanon 16.3% compare
- 92 Turks and Caicos Islands 16.1% compare
- 93 Northern Mariana Islands 15.9% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1.48 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 41.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1.49 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1.53 million (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1.46 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 12.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 20.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1.51 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Brazil?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Brazil was 16.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Brazil ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.