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
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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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.