Brazilian Population

  Brazil's population age structure has been constantly
changing throughout the past years. As seen in the first figure, the population in 1990 formed almost a perfect pyramid with a high number of children and a very small percentage of the population being older than 60 years old. The second figure, already shows a significant change with and increase of people belonging to the working/reproductive section and the population older than 60 years old. This demographic change indicates both a decrease in child mortality and an increase in life expectancy.
  The third figure, Brazil's demographic pyramid in 2010 does not change much in shape, though the younger population is decreasing slightly while the older population is constantly increasing. Brazil is therefore in a period where the working group is high and there is a smaller dependency ratio.
  If the population continues to grow in this manner, the aging population will grow significantly while the school-age population will decrease significantly, affecting Brazil's economy and governmental expenditures such as social security and health care programs. Despite the population will continue to grow, though at a slower rate.