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

Brazil: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total was 0.5% in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
16th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
36
1981–2020

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

00.20.40.61981200020201981: 0.605 % of total employed population in working age1982: 0.596 % of total employed population in working age1983: 0.549 % of total employed population in working age1984: 0.57 % of total employed population in working age1985: 0.587 % of total employed population in working age1986: 0.6 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.602 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.61 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.611 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.604 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.645 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.632 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.636 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.63 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.63 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.626 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.621 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.575 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.572 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.584 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.582 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.592 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.599 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.615 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.626 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.634 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.679 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.519 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.523 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.529 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.522 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.511 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.496 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.489 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.487 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.505 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2020, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Brazil stood at 0.5%.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

That places Brazil 16th out of 25 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 8
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 13 Panama 0.6% compare
  2. 14 Mexico 0.5% compare
  3. 15 Peru 0.5% compare
  4. 17 Bolivia 0.5% compare
  5. 18 Honduras 0.5% compare
  6. 19 Ghana 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 25 places β†’

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Brazil?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Brazil was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Brazil rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total?
Brazil ranks 16th out of 25 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 295 data points, 1981–2021
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