Population ages 15-64 in Brazil
Brazil: Population ages 15-64 was 69.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Brazil is 69.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Brazil peaked at 69.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 1963.
That places Brazil 37th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.3% | — |
| 1961 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 53.0% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 52.9% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 53.2% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 53.4% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 53.7% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 54.0% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 55.1% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 55.9% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 58.3% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 58.9% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 59.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 59.8% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 60.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 60.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 69.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.3% | 52.9% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.1% | 54.4% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.0% | 58.1% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.4% | 60.4% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 65.0% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 68.6% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 69.1% | 69.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6384 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Brazil?
- Population ages 15-64 in Brazil was 69.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 1963.
- How does Brazil rank for population ages 15-64?
- Brazil ranks 37th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.