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Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
80th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1995
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.657 % of rural labor force in working age1982: 0.67 % of rural labor force in working age1983: 0.69 % of rural labor force in working age1984: 0.676 % of rural labor force in working age1985: 0.689 % of rural labor force in working age1986: 0.672 % of rural labor force in working age1987: 0.688 % of rural labor force in working age1988: 0.684 % of rural labor force in working age1989: 0.693 % of rural labor force in working age1990: 0.696 % of rural labor force in working age1992: 0.806 % of rural labor force in working age1993: 0.809 % of rural labor force in working age1995: 0.81 % of rural labor force in working age1996: 0.768 % of rural labor force in working age1997: 0.788 % of rural labor force in working age1998: 0.779 % of rural labor force in working age1999: 0.795 % of rural labor force in working age2001: 0.782 % of rural labor force in working age2002: 0.79 % of rural labor force in working age2003: 0.787 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.795 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.8 % of rural labor force in working age2006: 0.79 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.775 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.766 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.763 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.728 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.623 % of rural labor force in working age2013: 0.623 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.625 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.632 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.613 % of rural labor force in working age2017: 0.599 % of rural labor force in working age2018: 0.589 % of rural labor force in working age2019: 0.593 % of rural labor force in working age2020: 0.553 % of rural labor force in working age2021: 0.577 % of rural labor force in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil stood at 0.6%.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.

Brazil ranks 80th of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, year by year

Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
1981 0.7% —
1982 0.7% +2.0%
1983 0.7% +3.0%
1984 0.7% -2.0%
1985 0.7% +1.8%
1986 0.7% -2.5%
1987 0.7% +2.5%
1988 0.7% -0.7%
1989 0.7% +1.3%
1990 0.7% +0.5%
1992 0.8% +15.8%
1993 0.8% +0.4%
1995 0.8% +0.1%
1996 0.8% -5.1%
1997 0.8% +2.6%
1998 0.8% -1.1%
1999 0.8% +2.1%
2001 0.8% -1.7%
2002 0.8% +1.0%
2003 0.8% -0.4%
2004 0.8% +1.0%
2005 0.8% +0.7%
2006 0.8% -1.3%
2007 0.8% -1.8%
2008 0.8% -1.2%
2009 0.8% -0.5%
2011 0.7% -4.6%
2012 0.6% -14.4%
2013 0.6% -0.1%
2014 0.6% +0.5%
2015 0.6% +1.0%
2016 0.6% -3.1%
2017 0.6% -2.3%
2018 0.6% -1.6%
2019 0.6% +0.6%
2020 0.6% -6.7%
2021 0.6% +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1995.
What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 80th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 Labor force participation 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
Labor force participation 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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