Age dependency ratio in Brazil
Brazil: Age dependency ratio was 44.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio 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 in Brazil is 44.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Brazil peaked at 89.0% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2017.
Brazil ranks 181st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.7% | 85.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.3% | 73.1% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.5% | 66.5% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 55.1% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 46.3% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 43.4% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 43.6% | 44.6% | 6 |
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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 in Brazil?
- Age dependency ratio in Brazil was 44.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank for age dependency ratio?
- Brazil ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.