Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil

Brazil: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female was 39.59 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
39.59
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
74th
of 106 countries
All-time high
41.08
in 2011
All-time low
35.4
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, 1981–2021

0102030401981200120211981: 35.51982: 35.41983: 35.51984: 35.51985: 35.51986: 36.31987: 36.21988: 36.61989: 36.61990: 36.81992: 37.21993: 37.41995: 37.71996: 381997: 38.11998: 38.41999: 38.32001: 38.82002: 38.72003: 392004: 392005: 39.22006: 39.52007: 39.72008: 40.42009: 40.52011: 41.12012: 39.72013: 39.92014: 40.12015: 402016: 39.82017: 39.72018: 39.82019: 39.92020: 40.12021: 39.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil stood at 39.59.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil peaked at 41.08 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 35.4, in 1982.

Brazil ranks 74th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 35.47
1982 35.4 -0.2%
1983 35.5 +0.3%
1984 35.52 +0.1%
1985 35.46 -0.2%
1986 36.28 +2.3%
1987 36.19 -0.3%
1988 36.65 +1.3%
1989 36.6 -0.1%
1990 36.76 +0.4%
1992 37.21 +1.2%
1993 37.37 +0.4%
1995 37.68 +0.8%
1996 37.95 +0.7%
1997 38.06 +0.3%
1998 38.41 +0.9%
1999 38.33 -0.2%
2001 38.76 +1.1%
2002 38.74 -0.1%
2003 38.98 +0.6%
2004 38.97 -0.0%
2005 39.16 +0.5%
2006 39.49 +0.9%
2007 39.73 +0.6%
2008 40.38 +1.6%
2009 40.47 +0.2%
2011 41.08 +1.5%
2012 39.74 -3.3%
2013 39.92 +0.4%
2014 40.14 +0.6%
2015 39.98 -0.4%
2016 39.82 -0.4%
2017 39.71 -0.3%
2018 39.84 +0.3%
2019 39.9 +0.2%
2020 40.11 +0.5%
2021 39.59 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 35.9 35.4 36.65 9
1990s 37.72 36.76 38.41 8
2000s 39.41 38.74 40.47 9
2010s 40.01 39.71 41.08 9
2020s 39.85 39.59 40.11 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 71 Argentina 39.84 compare
  2. 72 Senegal 39.73 compare
  3. 73 Colombia 39.67 compare
  4. 75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.51 compare
  5. 76 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 39.24 compare
  6. 77 Egypt 39.23 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil was 39.59 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 41.08 in 2011.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 35.4 in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female?
Brazil ranks 74th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,490 data points, 1970–2021
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