Brazil vs Germany: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Brazil
22.44 million people
in 2023
Germany
19.25 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
6th
Germany rank
8th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Brazil
- Germany
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 22.44 million people against 19.25 million people in Germany, a difference of 3.19 million people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and Germany ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.49 million people | 7.19 million people | 5.70 million people | Germany |
| 1960s | 2.24 million people | 9.41 million people | 7.17 million people | Germany |
| 1970s | 3.44 million people | 11.52 million people | 8.09 million people | Germany |
| 1980s | 5.03 million people | 11.65 million people | 6.62 million people | Germany |
| 1990s | 7.37 million people | 12.50 million people | 5.13 million people | Germany |
| 2000s | 10.56 million people | 15.16 million people | 4.60 million people | Germany |
| 2010s | 15.83 million people | 17.21 million people | 1.38 million people | Germany |
| 2020s | 21.19 million people | 18.72 million people | 2.47 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 Germany?
- Brazil, at 22.44 million people against 19.25 million people in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Brazil and Germany?
- 3.19 million people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Germany ranks 8th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.