Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in Brazil

Brazil: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 was 0.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
12th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.20.40.61981200020201981: 0.525 % of employed population aged 15-241982: 0.514 % of employed population aged 15-241983: 0.462 % of employed population aged 15-241984: 0.471 % of employed population aged 15-241985: 0.483 % of employed population aged 15-241986: 0.505 % of employed population aged 15-241987: 0.509 % of employed population aged 15-241988: 0.521 % of employed population aged 15-241989: 0.525 % of employed population aged 15-241990: 0.51 % of employed population aged 15-241992: 0.502 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.483 % of employed population aged 15-241995: 0.499 % of employed population aged 15-241996: 0.492 % of employed population aged 15-241997: 0.499 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.487 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.49 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.48 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.463 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.479 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.476 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.494 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.489 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.509 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.523 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.533 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.612 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.514 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.522 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.525 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.513 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.496 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.472 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.464 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.462 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.477 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.5% for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in 2020.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in Brazil peaked at 0.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

Brazil ranks 12th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1981 0.5%
1982 0.5% -2.1%
1983 0.5% -10.1%
1984 0.5% +1.8%
1985 0.5% +2.6%
1986 0.5% +4.5%
1987 0.5% +0.9%
1988 0.5% +2.4%
1989 0.5% +0.7%
1990 0.5% -2.8%
1992 0.5% -1.6%
1993 0.5% -3.7%
1995 0.5% +3.2%
1996 0.5% -1.3%
1997 0.5% +1.4%
1998 0.5% -2.3%
1999 0.5% +0.6%
2001 0.5% -2.0%
2002 0.5% -3.7%
2003 0.5% +3.5%
2004 0.5% -0.7%
2005 0.5% +3.9%
2006 0.5% -0.9%
2007 0.5% +4.0%
2008 0.5% +2.8%
2009 0.5% +1.9%
2011 0.6% +14.7%
2012 0.5% -16.0%
2013 0.5% +1.6%
2014 0.5% +0.6%
2015 0.5% -2.3%
2016 0.5% -3.2%
2017 0.5% -5.0%
2018 0.5% -1.5%
2019 0.5% -0.4%
2020 0.5% +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 8
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Panama 0.6% compare
  2. 11 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
  3. 13 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  4. 14 Mexico 0.4% compare
  5. 15 Peru 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in Brazil?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in Brazil was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Brazil rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24?
Brazil ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 273 data points, 1981–2021
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