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

Brazil: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary was 45 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
45
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
47th
of 103 countries
All-time high
45
in 2021
All-time low
35.35
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

010203040501981200120211981: 35.51982: 35.31983: 35.71984: 35.51985: 35.41986: 36.11987: 36.31988: 36.41989: 36.51990: 36.41992: 36.41993: 36.61995: 371996: 37.31997: 37.41998: 37.71999: 37.82001: 38.32002: 38.62003: 38.82004: 38.82005: 39.22006: 39.62007: 402008: 40.82009: 412011: 41.82012: 40.92013: 41.12014: 41.42015: 41.62016: 41.72017: 41.92018: 42.42019: 42.42020: 43.22021: 45

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Brazil is 45, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Brazil peaked at 45 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.35, in 1982.

That places Brazil 47th out of 103 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, primary in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 35.46
1982 35.35 -0.3%
1983 35.66 +0.9%
1984 35.54 -0.3%
1985 35.42 -0.4%
1986 36.08 +1.9%
1987 36.3 +0.6%
1988 36.42 +0.3%
1989 36.47 +0.1%
1990 36.43 -0.1%
1992 36.37 -0.2%
1993 36.56 +0.5%
1995 36.97 +1.1%
1996 37.32 +0.9%
1997 37.44 +0.3%
1998 37.66 +0.6%
1999 37.76 +0.3%
2001 38.29 +1.4%
2002 38.58 +0.8%
2003 38.79 +0.5%
2004 38.79 +0.0%
2005 39.21 +1.1%
2006 39.61 +1.0%
2007 40.03 +1.1%
2008 40.76 +1.8%
2009 41.05 +0.7%
2011 41.84 +1.9%
2012 40.87 -2.3%
2013 41.14 +0.7%
2014 41.4 +0.6%
2015 41.6 +0.5%
2016 41.7 +0.3%
2017 41.91 +0.5%
2018 42.42 +1.2%
2019 42.4 -0.1%
2020 43.21 +1.9%
2021 45 +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 35.86 35.35 36.47 9
1990s 37.06 36.37 37.76 8
2000s 39.46 38.29 41.05 9
2010s 41.7 40.87 42.42 9
2020s 44.1 43.21 45 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 44 Argentina 45.81 compare
  2. 45 Trinidad and Tobago 45.61 compare
  3. 46 Panama 45.58 compare
  4. 48 Belarus 45 compare
  5. 49 United States of America 43.66 compare
  6. 50 Indonesia 43.58 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Brazil?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Brazil was 45 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 45 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 35.35 in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary?
Brazil ranks 47th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,363 data points, 1970–2021
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