Bhutan vs Brazil: Age dependency ratio, young
Bhutan
27.9%
in 2025
Brazil
28.0%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
130th
Brazil rank
128th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Bhutan
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 28.0% against 27.9% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Bhutan ranks 130th and Brazil ranks 128th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Brazil in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.1% | 82.7% | 7.6% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 76.4% | 72.6% | 3.8% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 79.2% | 63.2% | 16.0% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 75.4% | 53.1% | 22.3% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 41.1% | 14.6% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 32.8% | 7.4% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 28.9% | 1.5% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Bhutan or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 28.0% against 27.9% in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Bhutan and Brazil?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Brazil?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Brazil rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Bhutan ranks 130th and Brazil ranks 128th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.