Brazil vs Lebanon: Old-age dependency ratio
Brazil
15.3%
in 2023
Lebanon
15.5%
in 2023
Brazil rank
106th
Lebanon rank
103rd
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Brazil
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 15.5% against 15.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.
Brazil ranks 106th and Lebanon ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.5% | 11.8% | 7.3% | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 5.1% | 10.4% | 5.4% | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 8.7% | 3.0% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 7.1% | 0.7% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.5% | 0.1% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.5% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.9% | 0.4% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Brazil or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 15.5% against 15.3% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Brazil and Lebanon?
- 0.2%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lebanon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Lebanon rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Brazil ranks 106th and Lebanon ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. 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).