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Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
66th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1983
All-time low
0.0%
in 1984
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, 1981–2021

0.020.040.060.080.10.121981200120211981: 0.06 % of rural employed population in working age1982: 0.03 % of rural employed population in working age1983: 0.119 % of rural employed population in working age1984: 0.02 % of rural employed population in working age1985: 0.022 % of rural employed population in working age1986: 0.03 % of rural employed population in working age1987: 0.042 % of rural employed population in working age1988: 0.031 % of rural employed population in working age1989: 0.035 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.035 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.023 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.033 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.028 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.032 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.032 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.046 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.041 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.028 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.028 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.027 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.027 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.028 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.031 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.036 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.039 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.04 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.045 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.057 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.064 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.065 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.062 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.062 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.055 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.056 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.054 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.051 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.052 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 0.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1984.

Brazil ranks 66th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, year by year

Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1981 0.1% —
1982 0.0% -49.5%
1983 0.1% +291.7%
1984 0.0% -83.0%
1985 0.0% +8.8%
1986 0.0% +35.2%
1987 0.0% +42.6%
1988 0.0% -25.8%
1989 0.0% +11.3%
1990 0.0% +0.8%
1992 0.0% -36.0%
1993 0.0% +47.1%
1995 0.0% -15.9%
1996 0.0% +15.2%
1997 0.0% -0.5%
1998 0.0% +44.2%
1999 0.0% -11.7%
2001 0.0% -32.5%
2002 0.0% +0.6%
2003 0.0% -2.6%
2004 0.0% -1.6%
2005 0.0% +6.1%
2006 0.0% +11.1%
2007 0.0% +15.6%
2008 0.0% +8.2%
2009 0.0% +0.9%
2011 0.0% +13.6%
2012 0.1% +25.9%
2013 0.1% +13.3%
2014 0.1% +0.9%
2015 0.1% -4.1%
2016 0.1% -1.0%
2017 0.1% -10.3%
2018 0.1% +0.7%
2019 0.1% -2.4%
2020 0.1% -5.2%
2021 0.1% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 9
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 63 Guatemala 0.1% compare
  2. 64 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare
  3. 65 Thailand 0.1% compare
  4. 67 Belize 0.0% compare
  5. 68 Nepal 0.0% compare
  6. 69 Colombia 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1983.
What is the lowest employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1984.
How does Brazil rank for employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 66th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the construction sector, 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
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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