Taxa de dependência por país 2026

Taxa de dependência por país 2026

Perspectivas da População Mundial da ONU, revisão 2024 (variante média)

A taxa de dependência compara o número de crianças e idosos com a população em idade ativa que os sustenta.

  • 199 países e territórios classificados
  • O mais alto: República Centro-Africana
  • O mais baixo: Catar

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Posição País Dependência totalRegiãoDependência infantilDependência de idososIdade mediana
1 República Centro-Africana 101.9% África 97.4% 4.5% 15.7
2 Somália 96.7% África 91.5% 5.2% 16.7
3 RD Congo 95.8% África 89.7% 6.1% 17.0
4 Níger 94.1% África 89.0% 5.1% 16.8
5 Chade 92.8% África 88.7% 4.1% 16.9
6 Mali 91.5% África 87.0% 4.5% 17.0
7 Angola 87.8% África 82.3% 5.5% 17.9
8 Moçambique 87.2% África 82.1% 5.1% 17.8
9 Burundi 84.4% África 79.7% 4.7% 17.8
10 Mauritânia 82.9% África 76.9% 6.0% 18.6
11 Tanzânia 82.4% África 76.9% 5.5% 18.7
12 Mayotte 81.8% África 76.6% 5.2% 18.4
13 Uganda 81.6% África 77.5% 4.1% 18.2
14 Afeganistão 80.7% Ásia 76.3% 4.4% 18.5
15 Benim 79.0% África 73.3% 5.7% 19.2
16 Samoa 77.9% Oceania 66.8% 11.1% 21.0
17 Guiné 77.6% África 71.4% 6.2% 19.5
18 Camarões 77.4% África 72.4% 5.0% 19.3
19 Iémen 77.0% Ásia 72.4% 4.6% 19.5
20 Sudão 76.3% África 70.2% 6.1% 19.8
21 Burkina Faso 76.2% África 71.4% 4.8% 19.1
22 Zimbabwe 75.9% África 69.7% 6.2% 19.4
23 Nigéria 75.7% África 70.3% 5.4% 19.4
24 Costa do Marfim 74.6% África 69.9% 4.7% 19.5
25 Congo 74.1% África 68.6% 5.5% 19.8
26 Zâmbia 74.1% África 70.5% 3.6% 19.2
27 Gâmbia 73.7% África 68.0% 5.7% 19.8
28 Malawi 72.9% África 68.4% 4.5% 19.4
29 Madagáscar 72.9% África 66.8% 6.1% 20.4
30 Togo 72.7% África 67.0% 5.7% 20.2
31 Vanuatu 72.5% Oceania 64.8% 7.7% 21.4
32 Libéria 72.4% África 66.6% 5.8% 20.0
33 Etiópia 72.1% África 66.3% 5.8% 20.4
34 Martinica 72.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 25.0% 47.1% 51.0
35 Eritreia 70.7% África 63.3% 7.4% 20.6
36 Tonga 70.5% Oceania 58.6% 11.9% 22.1
37 Guadalupe 70.5% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 27.0% 43.5% 48.4
38 Japão 70.2% Ásia 18.8% 51.4% 51.1
39 São Tomé e Príncipe 70.0% África 63.2% 6.8% 20.8
40 Guiné-Bissau 69.9% África 64.3% 5.6% 20.6
41 Comores 69.6% África 62.1% 7.5% 21.8
42 Senegal 69.5% África 63.3% 6.2% 20.9
43 Estado da Palestina 69.5% Ásia 62.8% 6.7% 21.3
44 Ruanda 68.9% África 62.0% 6.9% 21.3
45 Guiné Equatorial 68.7% África 62.2% 6.5% 22.0
46 Serra Leoa 68.2% África 62.6% 5.6% 21.0
47 Sudão do Sul 67.4% África 62.1% 5.3% 20.0
48 Paquistão 67.3% Ásia 59.9% 7.4% 21.8
49 Namíbia 67.1% África 60.6% 6.5% 22.6
50 Gabão 67.0% África 60.0% 7.0% 22.6
51 Ilhas Virgens Americanas 66.7% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 27.4% 39.3% 45.9
52 Ilhas Salomão 66.2% Oceania 60.0% 6.2% 22.0
53 Israel 65.9% Ásia 44.6% 21.3% 30.3
54 Tajiquistão 65.9% Ásia 58.8% 7.1% 23.3
55 Guam 64.7% Oceania 42.3% 22.4% 32.7
56 Gana 63.7% África 57.3% 6.4% 22.6
57 França 63.6% Europa 26.1% 37.5% 43.4
58 Iraque 63.6% Ásia 57.9% 5.7% 22.2
59 Quénia 63.4% África 58.4% 5.0% 21.4
60 Finlândia 62.7% Europa 22.8% 39.9% 44.4
61 Kiribati 62.6% Oceania 55.2% 7.4% 24.0
62 Guiana Francesa 62.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 50.0% 12.1% 26.0
63 Cazaquistão 61.8% Ásia 46.7% 15.1% 30.7
64 Alemanha 61.6% Europa 22.4% 39.2% 46.8
65 Portugal 61.3% Europa 20.4% 40.9% 48.1
66 Timor-Leste 60.7% Ásia 52.4% 8.3% 23.2
67 Uzbequistão 60.6% Ásia 50.5% 10.1% 27.9
68 Quirguistão 60.5% Ásia 50.5% 10.0% 26.5
69 Sérvia 60.3% Europa 22.8% 37.5% 45.6
70 Letónia 60.3% Europa 24.0% 36.3% 44.9
71 Croácia 60.1% Europa 21.6% 38.5% 46.5
72 Micronésia 60.1% Oceania 49.9% 10.2% 24.5
73 Suécia 60.0% Europa 26.3% 33.7% 41.5
74 Lesoto 60.0% África 53.8% 6.2% 23.1
75 Grécia 59.4% Europa 20.0% 39.4% 48.1
76 Estónia 59.1% Europa 23.7% 35.4% 44.2
77 Itália 58.9% Europa 18.2% 40.7% 49.6
78 Reunião (ilha) 58.8% África 32.0% 26.8% 39.4
79 Suazilândia 58.8% África 51.8% 7.0% 23.7
80 Eslovénia 58.5% Europa 22.6% 35.9% 46.0
81 Dinamarca 58.4% Europa 24.5% 33.9% 42.4
82 Bélgica 58.2% Europa 24.4% 33.8% 43.1
83 Bulgária 58.2% Europa 22.7% 35.5% 46.0
84 Porto Rico 58.0% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 17.2% 40.8% 47.2
85 Moldávia 57.9% Europa 30.4% 27.5% 40.1
86 Reino Unido 57.9% Europa 26.4% 31.5% 41.2
87 Mongólia 57.8% Ásia 48.7% 9.1% 27.9
88 Geórgia (desambiguação) 57.6% Ásia 31.8% 25.8% 38.6
89 Egito 57.6% África 49.0% 8.6% 25.7
90 Papua-Nova Guiné 57.6% Oceania 51.7% 5.9% 24.0
91 Argélia 57.5% África 46.4% 11.1% 29.8
92 Montenegro 57.3% Europa 27.8% 29.5% 41.4
93 República Checa 57.0% Europa 23.3% 33.7% 45.2
94 Bósnia e Herzegovina 56.7% Europa 19.9% 36.8% 47.1
95 Países Baixos 56.6% Europa 23.3% 33.3% 42.6
96 Austrália 56.2% Oceania 27.4% 28.8% 39.5
97 Guiana 56.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 44.8% 11.3% 27.5
98 Botswana 56.0% África 49.6% 6.4% 24.7
99 Turquemenistão 56.0% Ásia 48.1% 7.9% 28.1
100 Camboja 55.8% Ásia 45.5% 10.3% 27.4
101 Estados Unidos 55.6% NORTHERN AMERICA 26.3% 29.3% 39.7
102 Roménia 55.5% Europa 24.0% 31.5% 44.4
103 Líbano 55.5% Ásia 38.8% 16.7% 30.0
104 Áustria 55.5% Europa 21.9% 33.6% 44.9
105 Suíça 55.5% Europa 23.0% 32.5% 44.2
106 Hungria 55.4% Europa 22.3% 33.1% 45.1
107 Nova Zelândia 55.4% Oceania 27.4% 28.0% 39.0
108 Lituânia 55.3% Europa 22.2% 33.1% 43.7
109 Canadá 55.3% NORTHERN AMERICA 23.1% 32.2% 41.9
110 Guatemala 55.2% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 47.3% 7.9% 24.8
111 Polónia 54.8% Europa 21.9% 32.9% 44.0
112 Haiti 54.4% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 46.9% 7.5% 25.4
113 República da Macedónia 54.4% Europa 25.1% 29.3% 42.4
114 Rússia 54.1% Europa 25.8% 28.3% 41.8
115 Noruega 54.1% Europa 24.2% 29.9% 41.1
116 Paraguai 53.9% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 43.3% 10.6% 28.3
117 Bolívia 53.7% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 44.7% 9.0% 26.5
118 Eslováquia 53.5% Europa 23.6% 29.9% 43.8
119 Aruba 53.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24.8% 28.3% 42.7
120 Hong Kong 53.1% Ásia 15.3% 37.8% 49.0
121 Venezuela 53.0% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 37.2% 15.8% 30.6
122 Albânia 53.0% Europa 25.0% 28.0% 38.9
123 Jordânia 52.9% Ásia 45.3% 7.6% 25.9
124 Barbados 52.8% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 25.9% 26.9% 40.6
125 Honduras 52.8% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 45.7% 7.1% 25.6
126 Laos 52.6% Ásia 45.0% 7.6% 26.3
127 Espanha 52.6% Europa 18.8% 33.8% 47.2
128 Nepal 52.5% Ásia 42.2% 10.3% 26.7
129 Bielorrússia 52.3% Europa 23.5% 28.8% 42.8
130 República Dominicana 52.2% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 39.3% 12.9% 29.7
131 Sri Lanka 52.0% Ásia 32.5% 19.5% 34.6
132 Bangladesh 51.9% Ásia 41.5% 10.4% 27.3
133 Irlanda (ilha) 51.9% Europa 26.8% 25.1% 40.2
134 Panamá 51.8% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 36.7% 15.1% 31.6
135 Uruguai 51.6% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 26.5% 25.1% 37.8
136 Arménia 51.3% Ásia 28.3% 23.0% 38.2
137 Nicarágua 51.0% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 42.1% 8.9% 27.3
138 Malta 50.7% Europa 19.2% 31.5% 42.5
139 Islândia 50.6% Europa 26.1% 24.5% 37.7
140 Djibouti 50.5% África 42.8% 7.7% 26.3
141 Suriname 50.5% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 37.7% 12.8% 29.9
142 Marrocos 50.4% África 37.2% 13.2% 31.1
143 Fiji 50.1% Oceania 39.9% 10.2% 29.3
144 Tunísia 50.1% África 34.6% 15.5% 34.3
145 Argentina 49.9% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 30.6% 19.3% 34.3
146 São Vicente e Granadinas 49.5% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 30.6% 18.9% 35.7
147 Nova Caledónia 49.3% Oceania 31.2% 18.1% 35.8
148 Peru 49.2% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 34.7% 14.5% 31.6
149 Síria 49.0% Ásia 41.6% 7.4% 24.8
150 África do Sul 48.5% África 38.0% 10.5% 29.9
151 Ucrânia 48.3% Europa 19.9% 28.4% 42.9
152 México 48.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 35.1% 13.0% 31.0
153 El Salvador 48.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 35.5% 12.6% 29.4
154 Filipinas 47.9% Ásia 39.1% 8.8% 27.6
155 Cuba 47.8% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 21.8% 26.0% 43.6
156 Vietname 47.8% Ásia 33.2% 14.6% 34.9
157 Equador 47.5% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 34.4% 13.1% 30.7
158 Curaçao 47.2% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 20.9% 26.3% 40.0
159 Luxemburgo 46.9% Europa 23.1% 23.8% 40.8
160 Coreia do Norte 46.8% Ásia 27.7% 19.1% 37.8
161 Indonésia 46.3% Ásia 34.9% 11.4% 31.7
162 Líbia 46.2% África 38.3% 7.9% 29.1
163 Myanmar 46.2% Ásia 34.9% 11.3% 31.4
164 Granada (país) 46.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 27.1% 19.0% 35.9
165 Turquia 45.9% Ásia 30.0% 15.9% 34.9
166 Belize 45.9% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 38.0% 7.9% 28.3
167 Índia 45.8% Ásia 34.7% 11.1% 30.2
168 Chipre 45.6% Ásia 23.4% 22.2% 40.1
169 Cabo Verde 45.6% África 34.7% 10.9% 30.5
170 Coreia do Sul 45.5% Ásia 14.3% 31.2% 47.3
171 Chile 45.3% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 23.4% 21.9% 38.5
172 Costa Rica 45.2% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 25.9% 19.3% 36.7
173 Brasil 45.0% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 27.7% 17.3% 36.2
174 Tailândia 44.4% Ásia 20.3% 24.1% 41.9
175 Trinidad e Tobago 44.3% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24.8% 19.5% 39.2
176 Irão 43.9% Ásia 31.0% 12.9% 35.5
177 Polinésia Francesa 43.8% Oceania 25.7% 18.1% 37.6
178 Colômbia 43.7% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 28.4% 15.3% 34.0
179 Azerbaijão 43.6% Ásia 29.6% 14.0% 35.1
180 Antígua e Barbuda 43.0% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24.6% 18.4% 37.7
181 China 42.7% Ásia 21.1% 21.6% 41.7
182 Bahamas 42.2% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24.5% 17.7% 36.7
183 Saara Ocidental 42.2% África 32.3% 9.9% 33.8
184 Macau 41.6% Ásia 19.0% 22.6% 41.4
185 Malásia 41.2% Ásia 29.4% 11.8% 32.4
186 Maurícia 40.9% África 20.2% 20.7% 39.3
187 Seychelles 40.0% África 27.4% 12.6% 35.6
188 Brunei 38.9% Ásia 28.3% 10.6% 34.2
189 Santa Lúcia 37.7% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 23.5% 14.2% 36.1
190 Jamaica 36.8% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24.5% 12.3% 34.3
191 Omã 36.5% Ásia 32.8% 3.7% 30.8
192 Butão 36.2% Ásia 27.0% 9.2% 31.9
193 Arábia Saudita 36.2% Ásia 31.9% 4.3% 30.6
194 Singapura 36.1% Ásia 16.0% 20.1% 37.9
195 Maldivas 31.1% Ásia 24.2% 6.9% 34.4
196 Bahrein 28.8% Ásia 23.4% 5.4% 34.4
197 Kuwait 26.6% Ásia 22.5% 4.1% 35.8
198 Emirados Árabes Unidos 21.5% Ásia 19.3% 2.2% 32.6
199 Catar 20.1% Ásia 18.0% 2.1% 34.4

Two very different routes to a high dependency ratio

Central African Republic has the world's highest total dependency ratio, at almost 102 dependents for every 100 working-age people — meaning there are slightly more children and elderly combined than there are people of working age to support them. Somalia and D.R. Congo aren't far behind. But these countries get there almost entirely through child dependency: huge young populations relative to a comparatively small working-age base, the same pattern visible in our median age ranking's youngest countries. Monaco is the striking exception at the top of the table, with a total dependency ratio of 100 driven almost entirely by old-age dependency instead — a small, ageing resident population with very few children.

The Gulf outlier

At the opposite end, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain have the lowest dependency ratios in the world, all under 32 dependents per 100 working-age people. This isn't primarily a fertility story — it reflects these countries' very large working-age migrant populations, which inflate the denominator without a matching increase in the number of children or retirees (most migrant workers move without dependents and often return home before retirement). It's a useful reminder that the dependency ratio measures a population's current age structure, not how many people any one household actually supports.

Why this ratio matters

The dependency ratio is a rough proxy for the economic weight each working-age person carries — in taxes, pensions, schooling, and direct family support — even though it says nothing about actual income, productivity or the participation rate of anyone counted as "working age." A rising old-age dependency ratio (visible on our shrinking populations ranking) and a falling child dependency ratio, happening together, is the signature of a population moving through the later stages of the demographic transition: fewer children being born, but a large surviving cohort of retirees still to be supported.

Perguntas frequentes

Quantos países esta classificação abrange?

Esta tabela abrange 199 países e territórios, classificados com dados das Perspectivas da População Mundial das Nações Unidas.

Qual país tem a maior taxa de dependência?

República Centro-Africana tem a maior taxa de dependência total, com 101.9 dependentes por cada 100 pessoas em idade ativa.

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