Brazil: Age dependency ratio
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| Brazil |
Dependent people as percent of the working age population |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 43.16 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2022 |
| Average | 64.41 |
| Min - Max | 43.11 - 89.07 |
| Source | The World Bank |
For that indicator, we provide data for Brazil from 1960 to 2022. The average value for Brazil during that period was 64.41 percent with a minimum of 43.11 percent in 2020 and a maximum of 89.07 percent in 1963.
The latest value from 2022 is 43.16 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2022 based on 196
countries is 58.67 percent.
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The age dependency ratio for Brazil is calculated as follows: Age dependency = (people younger than 15 and older than 64) / (working age people ages 15-64). A higher value for Brazil and other countries means that employed people have to support more non-working people, either young or old.
Definition: 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.
| Related indicators | Latest value | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population size | 215.31 | 2022 | million |
| Percent urban population | 87.56 | 2022 | percent |
| Population density | 26 | 2021 | people per square km |
| Population ages 65 and above | 9.88 | 2022 | percent |
| Percent children | 20.27 | 2022 | percent |
| Percent female population | 50.89 | 2022 | percent |
| Rural population, percent | 12.44 | 2022 | percent |
| Age dependency ratio | 43.16 | 2022 | percent |
| Refugee population | 67,522 | 2022 | refugees |
| Migrant population | 0 | 2015 | percent |
| Population growth | 0.46 | 2022 | percent |