Average age, aged 15-24 in Brazil

Brazil: Average age, aged 15-24 was 19.61 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
19.61
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 109 countries
All-time high
19.63
in 2020
All-time low
19.16
in 1996
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average age, aged 15-24 in Brazil, 1981–2021

051015201981200120211981: 19.21982: 19.21983: 19.21984: 19.31985: 19.31986: 19.31987: 19.41988: 19.31989: 19.31990: 19.31992: 19.31993: 19.21995: 19.21996: 19.21997: 19.21998: 19.21999: 19.22001: 19.42002: 19.42003: 19.42004: 19.42005: 19.52006: 19.52007: 19.52008: 19.42009: 19.42011: 19.42012: 19.52013: 19.52014: 19.52015: 19.52016: 19.52017: 19.52018: 19.62019: 19.62020: 19.62021: 19.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age, aged 15-24 in Brazil stood at 19.61.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, aged 15-24 in Brazil peaked at 19.63 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.16, in 1996.

That places Brazil 25th out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Average age, aged 15-24 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age, aged 15-24 in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 19.16
1982 19.23 +0.3%
1983 19.24 +0.1%
1984 19.3 +0.3%
1985 19.31 +0.0%
1986 19.33 +0.1%
1987 19.36 +0.1%
1988 19.34 -0.1%
1989 19.32 -0.1%
1990 19.27 -0.2%
1992 19.29 +0.1%
1993 19.24 -0.3%
1995 19.17 -0.4%
1996 19.16 -0.0%
1997 19.16 +0.0%
1998 19.18 +0.1%
1999 19.24 +0.3%
2001 19.35 +0.6%
2002 19.39 +0.2%
2003 19.41 +0.1%
2004 19.44 +0.1%
2005 19.47 +0.2%
2006 19.49 +0.1%
2007 19.47 -0.1%
2008 19.45 -0.1%
2009 19.43 -0.1%
2011 19.4 -0.1%
2012 19.49 +0.4%
2013 19.48 -0.0%
2014 19.48 +0.0%
2015 19.47 -0.1%
2016 19.47 -0.0%
2017 19.53 +0.3%
2018 19.59 +0.3%
2019 19.6 +0.1%
2020 19.63 +0.1%
2021 19.61 -0.1%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 19.61 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.44, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 19.61 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.36, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 19.29 19.16 19.36 9
1990s 19.22 19.16 19.29 8
2000s 19.43 19.35 19.49 9
2010s 19.5 19.4 19.6 9
2020s 19.62 19.61 19.63 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 22 North Macedonia 19.64 compare
  2. 23 Armenia 19.64 compare
  3. 24 El Salvador 19.62 compare
  4. 26 Croatia 19.6 compare
  5. 27 Bulgaria 19.6 compare
  6. 28 Iceland 19.59 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, aged 15-24 in Brazil?
Average age, aged 15-24 in Brazil was 19.61 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 19.63 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 19.16 in 1996.
How does Brazil rank for average age, aged 15-24?
Brazil ranks 25th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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