Bangladesh vs Brazil: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bangladesh
48.63 million people
in 2023
Brazil
42.09 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Brazil rank
10th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 48.63 million people against 42.09 million people in Brazil, a difference of 6.54 million people.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Brazil in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.81 million people | 26.59 million people | 7.77 million people | Brazil |
| 1960s | 25.66 million people | 36.38 million people | 10.71 million people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 34.48 million people | 43.27 million people | 8.79 million people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 43.78 million people | 49.85 million people | 6.07 million people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 49.01 million people | 52.93 million people | 3.92 million people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 51.39 million people | 50.26 million people | 1.13 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 50.05 million people | 45.57 million people | 4.48 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 48.69 million people | 42.70 million people | 5.99 million people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Bangladesh or Brazil?
- Bangladesh, at 48.63 million people against 42.09 million people in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 6.54 million people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.