Brazil vs Egypt: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Brazil
42.09 million people
in 2023
Egypt
37.15 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
Egypt rank
11th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 42.09 million people against 37.15 million people in Egypt, a difference of 4.94 million people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.59 million people | 9.50 million people | 17.08 million people | Brazil |
| 1960s | 36.38 million people | 12.73 million people | 23.65 million people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 43.27 million people | 15.86 million people | 27.41 million people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 49.85 million people | 20.66 million people | 29.19 million people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 52.93 million people | 25.55 million people | 27.38 million people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 50.26 million people | 28.09 million people | 22.17 million people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 45.57 million people | 33.43 million people | 12.14 million people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 42.70 million people | 36.89 million people | 5.80 million people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Brazil or Egypt?
- Brazil, at 42.09 million people against 37.15 million people in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Brazil and Egypt?
- 4.94 million people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 11th 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.