Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
13th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2008
All-time low
0.2%
in 1983
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.10.20.30.41981200020201981: 0.288 % of rural employed population in working age1982: 0.288 % of rural employed population in working age1983: 0.219 % of rural employed population in working age1984: 0.271 % of rural employed population in working age1985: 0.306 % of rural employed population in working age1986: 0.335 % of rural employed population in working age1987: 0.349 % of rural employed population in working age1988: 0.364 % of rural employed population in working age1989: 0.403 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.391 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.375 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.369 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.4 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.42 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.404 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.402 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.42 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.345 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.351 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.367 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.366 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.371 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.379 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.397 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.431 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.415 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.424 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.245 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.251 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.26 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.259 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.259 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.246 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.255 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.248 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.266 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil is 0.3%, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 0.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1983.

That places Brazil 13th out of 21 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1981 0.3%
1982 0.3% +0.2%
1983 0.2% -24.0%
1984 0.3% +23.7%
1985 0.3% +12.8%
1986 0.3% +9.5%
1987 0.3% +4.1%
1988 0.4% +4.6%
1989 0.4% +10.6%
1990 0.4% -3.0%
1992 0.4% -4.1%
1993 0.4% -1.7%
1995 0.4% +8.6%
1996 0.4% +4.8%
1997 0.4% -3.6%
1998 0.4% -0.6%
1999 0.4% +4.4%
2001 0.3% -17.8%
2002 0.4% +1.9%
2003 0.4% +4.6%
2004 0.4% -0.4%
2005 0.4% +1.4%
2006 0.4% +2.2%
2007 0.4% +4.7%
2008 0.4% +8.5%
2009 0.4% -3.7%
2011 0.4% +2.0%
2012 0.2% -42.2%
2013 0.3% +2.6%
2014 0.3% +3.4%
2015 0.3% -0.4%
2016 0.3% -0.1%
2017 0.2% -5.0%
2018 0.3% +4.0%
2019 0.2% -3.0%
2020 0.3% +7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 9
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 8
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  2. 11 Ghana 0.4% compare
  3. 12 Mexico 0.3% compare
  4. 14 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  5. 15 Peru 0.3% compare
  6. 16 El Salvador 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 21 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1983.
How does Brazil rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 21 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 255 data points, 1981–2021
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