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Brazil vs South Africa: Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Brazil's Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) was 28.38, compared to South Africa's 38.39. That makes Brazil's value 26.1% lower than South Africa's.

Brazil

Rank #129 of 217 globally

Brazil trend
Latest (2024)
28.38
Year-over-year
-1.2%
10-year change
-13.5%
Peak
40.41 (2005)
Trough
28.38 (2024)

South Africa

Rank #95 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
38.39
Year-over-year
-0.8%
10-year change
-10.9%
Peak
48.67 (2005)
Trough
38.39 (2024)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.DPND.YG), CC BY 4.0.