Brazil vs Chile: Age dependency ratio
Brazil
44.6%
in 2025
Chile
45.2%
in 2025
Brazil rank
181st
Chile rank
178th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Brazil
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 45.2% against 44.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 181st and Chile ranks 178th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Chile in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.7% | 74.9% | 12.9% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 78.3% | 67.4% | 10.9% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 69.5% | 58.0% | 11.5% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 55.5% | 4.9% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 50.1% | 0.4% | Chile |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 45.4% | 1.3% | Chile |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 45.1% | 1.1% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Brazil or Chile?
- Chile, at 45.2% against 44.6% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Brazil and Chile?
- 0.6%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Chile?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Chile rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Brazil ranks 181st and Chile ranks 178th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 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.