Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
16th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1992
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.20.40.60.81981200020201981: 0.653 % of employed population aged 25-641982: 0.644 % of employed population aged 25-641983: 0.598 % of employed population aged 25-641984: 0.625 % of employed population aged 25-641985: 0.644 % of employed population aged 25-641986: 0.654 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.652 % of employed population aged 25-641988: 0.656 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.657 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.652 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.709 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.697 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.694 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.688 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.683 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.681 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.671 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.615 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.617 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.626 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.623 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.63 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.639 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.653 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.662 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.667 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.7 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.52 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.523 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.53 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.524 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.514 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.5 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.494 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.492 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.51 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2020, employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Brazil stood at 0.5%.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

Brazil ranks 16th of 23 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 25-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1981 0.7%
1982 0.6% -1.3%
1983 0.6% -7.2%
1984 0.6% +4.6%
1985 0.6% +3.0%
1986 0.7% +1.5%
1987 0.7% -0.2%
1988 0.7% +0.6%
1989 0.7% +0.1%
1990 0.7% -0.8%
1992 0.7% +8.7%
1993 0.7% -1.6%
1995 0.7% -0.4%
1996 0.7% -0.9%
1997 0.7% -0.7%
1998 0.7% -0.3%
1999 0.7% -1.4%
2001 0.6% -8.4%
2002 0.6% +0.4%
2003 0.6% +1.4%
2004 0.6% -0.5%
2005 0.6% +1.2%
2006 0.6% +1.4%
2007 0.7% +2.1%
2008 0.7% +1.4%
2009 0.7% +0.7%
2011 0.7% +5.0%
2012 0.5% -25.7%
2013 0.5% +0.6%
2014 0.5% +1.3%
2015 0.5% -1.1%
2016 0.5% -1.8%
2017 0.5% -2.7%
2018 0.5% -1.3%
2019 0.5% -0.3%
2020 0.5% +3.6%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 13 Mexico 0.6% compare
  2. 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6% compare
  3. 15 Honduras 0.6% compare
  4. 17 Ghana 0.5% compare
  5. 18 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  6. 19 Paraguay 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Brazil rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 16th out of 23 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 268 data points, 1981–2021
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