Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Informal job workers, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
30th
of 38 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 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.20.40.61981200020201981: 0.408 % of employed population aged 25-641982: 0.425 % of employed population aged 25-641983: 0.427 % of employed population aged 25-641984: 0.437 % of employed population aged 25-641985: 0.43 % of employed population aged 25-641986: 0.415 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.422 % of employed population aged 25-641988: 0.41 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.419 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.421 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.47 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.476 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.486 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.474 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.484 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.492 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.501 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.505 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.492 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.484 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.483 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.476 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.46 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.446 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.435 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.421 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.38 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.349 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.339 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.323 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.318 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.32 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.333 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.338 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.34 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.319 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil is 0.3%, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.

That places Brazil 30th out of 38 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 25-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1981 0.4%
1982 0.4% +4.3%
1983 0.4% +0.5%
1984 0.4% +2.2%
1985 0.4% -1.6%
1986 0.4% -3.4%
1987 0.4% +1.6%
1988 0.4% -2.8%
1989 0.4% +2.3%
1990 0.4% +0.5%
1992 0.5% +11.6%
1993 0.5% +1.2%
1995 0.5% +2.1%
1996 0.5% -2.5%
1997 0.5% +2.1%
1998 0.5% +1.8%
1999 0.5% +1.8%
2001 0.5% +0.8%
2002 0.5% -2.6%
2003 0.5% -1.6%
2004 0.5% -0.3%
2005 0.5% -1.5%
2006 0.5% -3.4%
2007 0.4% -3.0%
2008 0.4% -2.6%
2009 0.4% -3.0%
2011 0.4% -9.7%
2012 0.3% -8.2%
2013 0.3% -3.0%
2014 0.3% -4.8%
2015 0.3% -1.3%
2016 0.3% +0.5%
2017 0.3% +3.9%
2018 0.3% +1.5%
2019 0.3% +0.6%
2020 0.3% -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 9
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 8
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
How does Brazil rank for informal job workers, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 30th out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
Is informal job workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, 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
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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