Brazil vs Indonesia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Brazil
22.44 million people
in 2023
Indonesia
19.82 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
6th
Indonesia rank
7th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 22.44 million people against 19.82 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 2.63 million people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.49 million people | 1.59 million people | 102,444 people | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 2.24 million people | 2.75 million people | 507,828 people | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 3.44 million people | 4.41 million people | 974,368 people | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 5.03 million people | 6.26 million people | 1.24 million people | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 7.37 million people | 8.85 million people | 1.48 million people | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 10.56 million people | 12.56 million people | 2.00 million people | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 15.83 million people | 15.91 million people | 74,160 people | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 21.19 million people | 18.88 million people | 2.32 million people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Brazil, at 22.44 million people against 19.82 million people in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 2.63 million people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.