Brazil vs Northern Mariana Islands: Age dependency ratio, old
Brazil
16.6%
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
15.9%
in 2025
Brazil rank
91st
Northern Mariana Islands rank
94th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Brazil
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 16.6% against 15.9% in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Brazil ranks 91st and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 94th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Northern Mariana Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 6.1% | 1.0% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 3.2% | 3.1% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 2.5% | 4.8% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 3.1% | 5.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 6.2% | 5.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 12.1% | 3.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Brazil or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Brazil, at 16.6% against 15.9% in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Brazil and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Brazil ranks 91st and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 94th 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.