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

Brazil

22.44 million people

in 2023

United States

59.81 million people

in 2023

Brazil rank

6th

United States rank

3rd

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

United States currently reports 59.81 million people against 22.44 million people in Brazil, a difference of 37.36 million people.

That makes United States's figure about 2.7 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd 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+.