100%

90%
80%
Share of total population

70%
60%
50% 65 years and older

40% 15-64 years

0-14 years
30%
20%
10%
0%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Axis Title

This statistic shows the age structure in Brazil from 2007 to 2017. In 2016 about 21.75
percent of Brazil's total population were aged 0 to 14 years.
Population of Brazil
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world by area and population and the largest in
both South America and the Latin American region. With a total population of more
than 200 million inhabitants in 2013, Brazil also ranks fifth in terms of population numbers.

Brazil is a founding member of the United Nations, the G20, CPLP, and a member of the
BRIC countries. BRIC is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, and China, the four major
emerging market countries. The largest cities in Brazil are São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and
Salvador. São Paulo alone reports over 11.1 million inhabitants.

Due to a steady increase in the life expectancy in Brazil, the average age of the
population has also rapidly increased. From 1950 until 2015, the average age of the
population increased by an impressive 12 years; in 2015, the average age of the
population in Brazil was reported to be around 31 years. As a result of the increasing
average age, the percentage of people aged between 15 and 64 years has also
increased: In 2013, about 68.4 percent of the population in Brazil was aged between 15
and 64 years.

Brazil - Age dependency ratio

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54

52

50
Age

48

46

44

42

40
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Year

The dependency burden, which is the ratio of dependent young and old to the population of working age,
varies as a country moves through demographic transition. Following a modest initial rise, the
dependency ratio typically undergoes a prolonged period of decline during the central part of transition.
This decline is closely linked to the decline in fertility. The timing, duration and magnitude of the decline
in dependency rate in mid-transitional societies are largely determined by the timing, duration, and
magnitude of fertility declines.
Brazil: Dependent people as percent of the working age population: For that indicator, The World Bank
provides data for Brazil from 1960 to 2016. The average value for Brazil during that period was 66.3
percent with a minimum of 43.64 percent in 2016 and a maximum of 88.04 percent in 1964.

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.