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Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil

Brazil: Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
9th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.050.10.150.20.251981200120211981: 0.132 % of male employed population in working age1982: 0.132 % of male employed population in working age1983: 0.139 % of male employed population in working age1984: 0.136 % of male employed population in working age1985: 0.134 % of male employed population in working age1986: 0.135 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.144 % of male employed population in working age1988: 0.142 % of male employed population in working age1989: 0.138 % of male employed population in working age1990: 0.145 % of male employed population in working age1992: 0.165 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.169 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.18 % of male employed population in working age1996: 0.183 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.187 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.193 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.195 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.19 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.189 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.189 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.18 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.181 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.177 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.18 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.169 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.172 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.184 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.187 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.189 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.196 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.205 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.214 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.223 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.225 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.229 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.227 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.238 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.2% for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1982.

Brazil ranks 9th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, year by year

Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1981 0.1% —
1982 0.1% -0.4%
1983 0.1% +5.4%
1984 0.1% -2.4%
1985 0.1% -1.2%
1986 0.1% +0.9%
1987 0.1% +6.8%
1988 0.1% -1.4%
1989 0.1% -3.0%
1990 0.1% +5.3%
1992 0.2% +13.7%
1993 0.2% +1.8%
1995 0.2% +7.1%
1996 0.2% +1.2%
1997 0.2% +2.2%
1998 0.2% +3.2%
1999 0.2% +1.5%
2001 0.2% -2.5%
2002 0.2% -0.5%
2003 0.2% -0.0%
2004 0.2% -5.0%
2005 0.2% +0.7%
2006 0.2% -2.3%
2007 0.2% +1.8%
2008 0.2% -6.4%
2009 0.2% +1.8%
2011 0.2% +7.3%
2012 0.2% +1.4%
2013 0.2% +1.4%
2014 0.2% +3.7%
2015 0.2% +4.4%
2016 0.2% +4.2%
2017 0.2% +4.1%
2018 0.2% +0.9%
2019 0.2% +1.9%
2020 0.2% -0.9%
2021 0.2% +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  2. 7 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% compare
  3. 8 Panama 0.3% compare
  4. 10 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% compare
  5. 11 Morocco 0.2% compare
  6. 12 Djibouti 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil?
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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