Brazil vs China: Total dependency ratio
Brazil
44.0%
in 2023
China
44.7%
in 2023
Brazil rank
199th
China rank
196th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 44.7% against 44.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 199th and China ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 84.1% | 73.3% | 10.7% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 87.7% | 80.4% | 7.3% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 78.3% | 77.9% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 69.5% | 58.6% | 10.9% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 50.1% | 10.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 40.7% | 9.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 39.7% | 4.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 44.5% | 0.7% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Brazil or China?
- China, at 44.7% against 44.0% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Brazil and China?
- 0.7%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Brazil ranks 199th and China ranks 196th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).