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

Brazil: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male was 40.72 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
40.72
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
57th
of 106 countries
All-time high
40.91
in 2018
All-time low
35.23
in 1985
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0102030401981200120211981: 35.41982: 35.21983: 35.51984: 35.41985: 35.21986: 35.71987: 36.11988: 36.11989: 36.11990: 361992: 35.51993: 35.71995: 36.21996: 36.71997: 36.71998: 36.91999: 37.22001: 37.72002: 382003: 382004: 38.22005: 38.62006: 38.92007: 39.22008: 39.82009: 402011: 40.82012: 40.12013: 40.22014: 40.32015: 40.42016: 40.42017: 40.52018: 40.92019: 40.72020: 40.92021: 40.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil is 40.72, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil peaked at 40.91 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.23, in 1985.

That places Brazil 57th out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 35.39
1982 35.23 -0.5%
1983 35.53 +0.8%
1984 35.38 -0.4%
1985 35.23 -0.4%
1986 35.73 +1.4%
1987 36.1 +1.1%
1988 36.06 -0.1%
1989 36.11 +0.1%
1990 35.95 -0.4%
1992 35.53 -1.2%
1993 35.73 +0.6%
1995 36.21 +1.4%
1996 36.69 +1.3%
1997 36.75 +0.2%
1998 36.95 +0.6%
1999 37.17 +0.6%
2001 37.67 +1.3%
2002 38 +0.9%
2003 38.04 +0.1%
2004 38.17 +0.4%
2005 38.59 +1.1%
2006 38.86 +0.7%
2007 39.23 +1.0%
2008 39.84 +1.5%
2009 40.03 +0.5%
2011 40.76 +1.8%
2012 40.07 -1.7%
2013 40.18 +0.3%
2014 40.35 +0.4%
2015 40.42 +0.2%
2016 40.45 +0.1%
2017 40.46 +0.0%
2018 40.91 +1.1%
2019 40.66 -0.6%
2020 40.9 +0.6%
2021 40.72 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 35.64 35.23 36.11 9
1990s 36.37 35.53 37.17 8
2000s 38.71 37.67 40.03 9
2010s 40.47 40.07 40.91 9
2020s 40.81 40.72 40.9 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 54 Kazakhstan 40.97 compare
  2. 55 Djibouti 40.95 compare
  3. 56 Belarus 40.84 compare
  4. 58 Romania 40.63 compare
  5. 59 Mongolia 40.58 compare
  6. 60 Panama 40.43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil was 40.72 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 40.91 in 2018.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 35.23 in 1985.
How does Brazil rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male?
Brazil ranks 57th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male
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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