Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
66th
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1986
All-time low
0.9%
in 2020
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.987 % of rural labor force in working age1982: 0.986 % of rural labor force in working age1983: 0.984 % of rural labor force in working age1984: 0.989 % of rural labor force in working age1985: 0.991 % of rural labor force in working age1986: 0.991 % of rural labor force in working age1987: 0.985 % of rural labor force in working age1988: 0.982 % of rural labor force in working age1989: 0.987 % of rural labor force in working age1990: 0.983 % of rural labor force in working age1992: 0.984 % of rural labor force in working age1993: 0.984 % of rural labor force in working age1995: 0.983 % of rural labor force in working age1996: 0.978 % of rural labor force in working age1997: 0.977 % of rural labor force in working age1998: 0.969 % of rural labor force in working age1999: 0.968 % of rural labor force in working age2001: 0.985 % of rural labor force in working age2002: 0.973 % of rural labor force in working age2003: 0.972 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.971 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.969 % of rural labor force in working age2006: 0.967 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.968 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.973 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.965 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.972 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.949 % of rural labor force in working age2013: 0.946 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.951 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.936 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.912 % of rural labor force in working age2017: 0.903 % of rural labor force in working age2018: 0.902 % of rural labor force in working age2019: 0.906 % of rural labor force in working age2020: 0.885 % of rural labor force in working age2021: 0.889 % of rural labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.

That places Brazil 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
1981 1.0%
1982 1.0% -0.1%
1983 1.0% -0.1%
1984 1.0% +0.5%
1985 1.0% +0.2%
1986 1.0% +0.0%
1987 1.0% -0.7%
1988 1.0% -0.2%
1989 1.0% +0.4%
1990 1.0% -0.3%
1992 1.0% +0.0%
1993 1.0% +0.0%
1995 1.0% -0.1%
1996 1.0% -0.5%
1997 1.0% -0.1%
1998 1.0% -0.8%
1999 1.0% -0.2%
2001 1.0% +1.8%
2002 1.0% -1.2%
2003 1.0% -0.0%
2004 1.0% -0.1%
2005 1.0% -0.2%
2006 1.0% -0.2%
2007 1.0% +0.1%
2008 1.0% +0.5%
2009 1.0% -0.8%
2011 1.0% +0.7%
2012 0.9% -2.5%
2013 0.9% -0.2%
2014 1.0% +0.5%
2015 0.9% -1.6%
2016 0.9% -2.5%
2017 0.9% -1.1%
2018 0.9% -0.1%
2019 0.9% +0.5%
2020 0.9% -2.4%
2021 0.9% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 8
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 63 Costa Rica 0.9% compare
  2. 64 Hungary 0.9% compare
  3. 65 Germany 0.9% compare
  4. 67 Serbia 0.9% compare
  5. 68 Ireland 0.9% compare
  6. 69 Latvia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1986.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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