Age dependency ratio in Brazil
Brazil: Age dependency ratio was 44.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Brazil is 44.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Brazil peaked at 89.0% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2017.
Brazil ranks 181st of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.7% | — |
| 1961 | 88.3% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 88.5% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 87.9% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 87.1% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 86.1% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 85.0% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 83.9% | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 82.6% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 81.4% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 80.1% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 78.9% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 77.6% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 76.4% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 75.2% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 74.1% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 73.1% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 72.2% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 71.5% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 70.9% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 70.4% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 69.9% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 69.3% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 68.8% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 68.1% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 67.3% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 66.5% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 65.6% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 64.6% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 63.5% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 62.3% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 61.1% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 59.9% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 58.6% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 57.4% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 56.2% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 55.1% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.7% | 85.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.3% | 73.1% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.5% | 66.5% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 55.1% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 46.3% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 43.4% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 43.6% | 44.6% | 6 |
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More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0989 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Brazil?
- Age dependency ratio in Brazil was 44.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank for age dependency ratio?
- Brazil ranks 181st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.