Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.446 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.446
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
96th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.7207
in 1981
All-time low
0.4393
in 2017
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.7211982: 0.7191983: 0.7151984: 0.7011985: 0.6921986: 0.691987: 0.6831988: 0.6721989: 0.671990: 0.6551992: 0.6411993: 0.6351995: 0.611996: 0.5881997: 0.581998: 0.5631999: 0.5542001: 0.5332002: 0.5232003: 0.5112004: 0.512005: 0.5012006: 0.4952007: 0.4872008: 0.4792009: 0.4722011: 0.462012: 0.4572013: 0.452014: 0.4482015: 0.4442016: 0.4412017: 0.4392018: 0.442019: 0.4412020: 0.4432021: 0.446

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Brazil is 0.446, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.7207 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.4393, in 2017.

That places Brazil 96th out of 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6959 0.6703 0.7207 9
1990s 0.6034 0.5541 0.6547 8
2000s 0.5012 0.4724 0.533 9
2010s 0.4466 0.4393 0.4601 9
2020s 0.4447 0.4433 0.446 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 93 Costa Rica 0.462 compare
  2. 94 Albania 0.4523 compare
  3. 95 North Macedonia 0.4468 compare
  4. 97 Cyprus 0.4436 compare
  5. 98 Russia 0.4389 compare
  6. 99 Luxembourg 0.4276 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Brazil?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Brazil was 0.446 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7207 in 1981.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4393 in 2017.
How does Brazil rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Brazil ranks 96th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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