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

Brazil: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
13th
of 21 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, urban in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.20.40.60.81981200020201981: 0.677 % of urban employed population in working age1982: 0.663 % of urban employed population in working age1983: 0.632 % of urban employed population in working age1984: 0.634 % of urban employed population in working age1985: 0.645 % of urban employed population in working age1986: 0.655 % of urban employed population in working age1987: 0.658 % of urban employed population in working age1988: 0.661 % of urban employed population in working age1989: 0.655 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.652 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.688 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.676 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.672 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.662 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.664 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.662 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.653 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.602 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.598 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.609 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.609 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.622 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.626 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.642 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.65 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.661 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.704 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.56 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.565 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.569 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.561 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.547 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.529 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.52 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.518 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.537 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.5% for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in 2020.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.

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

Brazil ranks 13th of 21 countries on this measure, 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, urban in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1981 0.7%
1982 0.7% -2.0%
1983 0.6% -4.8%
1984 0.6% +0.4%
1985 0.6% +1.7%
1986 0.7% +1.6%
1987 0.7% +0.4%
1988 0.7% +0.5%
1989 0.7% -1.0%
1990 0.7% -0.4%
1992 0.7% +5.5%
1993 0.7% -1.7%
1995 0.7% -0.5%
1996 0.7% -1.5%
1997 0.7% +0.3%
1998 0.7% -0.3%
1999 0.7% -1.3%
2001 0.6% -7.8%
2002 0.6% -0.7%
2003 0.6% +1.9%
2004 0.6% -0.0%
2005 0.6% +2.1%
2006 0.6% +0.7%
2007 0.6% +2.5%
2008 0.7% +1.3%
2009 0.7% +1.7%
2011 0.7% +6.5%
2012 0.6% -20.5%
2013 0.6% +0.9%
2014 0.6% +0.7%
2015 0.6% -1.3%
2016 0.5% -2.5%
2017 0.5% -3.2%
2018 0.5% -1.7%
2019 0.5% -0.5%
2020 0.5% +3.6%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Honduras 0.6% compare
  2. 11 Mexico 0.6% compare
  3. 12 Peru 0.6% compare
  4. 14 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  5. 15 Bolivia 0.5% compare
  6. 16 Ghana 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban 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, urban 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, urban?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 21 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban 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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