Brazil—Age Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #182 of 217Series years: 2000–2025
Latest Value
44.6%
2025
YoY Change
+0.7%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#182
of 217 countries
Maximum
53.9%
2000
Minimum
43.4%
2017
CAGR
-0.8%
26 years
Last
44.6%
Previous
44.3%
Highest
53.9%
Lowest
43.4%
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Brazil's age dependency ratio (%) was 44.6% in 2025, ranking #182 out of 217 countries. This represents a +0.7% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 53.9% (2000) and the lowest was 43.4% (2017). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Brazil — Age Dependency Ratio (%): 44.6486379446561 % of working-age population for reference year 2025. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 53.9% |
Top Countries — Age Dependency Ratio (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 103.6% | 2025 |
| 2 | Monaco | 99.1% | 2025 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 96.7% | 2025 |
| 4 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 96.2% | 2025 |
| 5 | Niger | 95.5% | 2025 |
| 6 | Mali | 92.9% | 2025 |
| 7 | Chad | 92.6% | 2025 |
| 8 | Angola | 88.7% | 2025 |
| 9 | Mozambique | 88.3% | 2025 |
| 10 | Burundi | 87.0% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
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.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
Unit
% of working-age population