Brazil vs Japan: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Brazil

22.44 million people

in 2023

Japan

36.65 million people

in 2023

Brazil rank

6th

Japan rank

4th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

Japan currently reports 36.65 million people against 22.44 million people in Brazil, a difference of 14.20 million people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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