Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Brazil

Brazil: Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
36th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1983
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.10.20.31981200020201981: 0.323 % of total employed population in working age1982: 0.319 % of total employed population in working age1983: 0.34 % of total employed population in working age1984: 0.33 % of total employed population in working age1985: 0.323 % of total employed population in working age1986: 0.3 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.304 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.291 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.286 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.286 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.332 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.33 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.33 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.314 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.32 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.317 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.325 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.304 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.301 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.299 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.303 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.298 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.291 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.287 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.275 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.276 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.251 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.211 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.204 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.198 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.19 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.183 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.181 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.173 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.173 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.162 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2020, employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Brazil stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Brazil peaked at 0.3% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

That places Brazil 36th out of 88 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.

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1981 0.3%
1982 0.3% -1.0%
1983 0.3% +6.6%
1984 0.3% -2.9%
1985 0.3% -2.2%
1986 0.3% -7.0%
1987 0.3% +1.1%
1988 0.3% -4.3%
1989 0.3% -1.7%
1990 0.3% +0.1%
1992 0.3% +15.9%
1993 0.3% -0.4%
1995 0.3% -0.1%
1996 0.3% -4.8%
1997 0.3% +1.9%
1998 0.3% -1.1%
1999 0.3% +2.7%
2001 0.3% -6.5%
2002 0.3% -1.0%
2003 0.3% -0.6%
2004 0.3% +1.2%
2005 0.3% -1.7%
2006 0.3% -2.1%
2007 0.3% -1.5%
2008 0.3% -4.0%
2009 0.3% +0.1%
2011 0.3% -9.1%
2012 0.2% -15.7%
2013 0.2% -3.3%
2014 0.2% -2.9%
2015 0.2% -4.3%
2016 0.2% -3.6%
2017 0.2% -1.1%
2018 0.2% -4.5%
2019 0.2% +0.2%
2020 0.2% -6.3%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Brazil?
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Brazil was 0.2% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1983.
What is the lowest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total?
Brazil ranks 36th out of 88 countries with data for 2020.
Is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. 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 Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the elementary occupation group, 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
88 places, 1,201 data points, 1970–2021
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