Brazil vs Palau: Age dependency breakdown
Brazil
15.3%
in 2023
Palau
15.4%
in 2023
Brazil rank
106th
Palau rank
104th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Brazil
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 15.4% against 15.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Brazil ranks 106th and Palau ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.5% | 12.9% | 8.5% | Palau |
| 1960s | 5.1% | 10.1% | 5.0% | Palau |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 8.9% | 3.1% | Palau |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 9.0% | 2.6% | Palau |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 8.4% | 1.1% | Palau |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.4% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.4% | 0.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Brazil or Palau?
- Palau, at 15.4% against 15.3% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Brazil and Palau?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Palau rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Brazil ranks 106th and Palau ranks 104th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).