Age dependency ratio, young in Brazil
Brazil: Age dependency ratio, young was 28.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 28.0% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Brazil peaked at 84.0% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2025.
That places Brazil 126th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.7% | 79.7% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.6% | 67.1% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 59.8% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 47.2% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 36.8% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 30.2% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.0% | 29.8% | 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, young in Brazil?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Brazil was 28.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Brazil ranks 126th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.