Brazil vs Greenland: Age dependency ratio, old
Brazil
16.6%
in 2025
Greenland
17.0%
in 2025
Brazil rank
91st
Greenland rank
88th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Brazil
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 17.0% against 16.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 91st and Greenland ranks 88th of 218 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 0.6% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 1.2% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.8% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 0.6% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Brazil or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 17.0% against 16.6% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Brazil and Greenland?
- 0.4%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Greenland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Greenland rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Brazil ranks 91st and Greenland ranks 88th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.