Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil
Brazil: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
28th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2001
All-time low
0.3%
in 2015
Years of data
36
1981–2020
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil, 1981–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
In 2020, informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
That places Brazil 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3% | — |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 25 Costa Rica 0.4% compare
- 26 Tunisia 0.4% compare
- 27 Rwanda 0.3% compare
- 29 South Africa 0.3% compare
- 30 Türkiye 0.2% compare
- 31 Republic of Korea 0.2% compare
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil?
- Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Brazil rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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 Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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