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

Brazil: Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
42nd
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2018
All-time low
0.1%
in 1993
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.050.10.151981200120211981: 0.057 % of rural employed population in working age1982: 0.066 % of rural employed population in working age1983: 0.062 % of rural employed population in working age1984: 0.063 % of rural employed population in working age1985: 0.064 % of rural employed population in working age1986: 0.07 % of rural employed population in working age1987: 0.078 % of rural employed population in working age1988: 0.074 % of rural employed population in working age1989: 0.076 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.079 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.058 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.056 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.064 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.061 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.065 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.066 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.067 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.06 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.058 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.063 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.064 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.072 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.074 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.076 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.075 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.075 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.072 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.098 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.101 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.105 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.115 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.113 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.121 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.127 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.121 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.116 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.107 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil stood at 0.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 0.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.

Brazil ranks 42nd of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1981 0.1% —
1982 0.1% +16.0%
1983 0.1% -5.3%
1984 0.1% +0.8%
1985 0.1% +2.0%
1986 0.1% +10.2%
1987 0.1% +10.4%
1988 0.1% -4.2%
1989 0.1% +2.3%
1990 0.1% +4.1%
1992 0.1% -26.4%
1993 0.1% -3.3%
1995 0.1% +13.2%
1996 0.1% -5.1%
1997 0.1% +7.1%
1998 0.1% +1.5%
1999 0.1% +1.3%
2001 0.1% -9.8%
2002 0.1% -4.3%
2003 0.1% +8.7%
2004 0.1% +2.1%
2005 0.1% +12.0%
2006 0.1% +3.0%
2007 0.1% +2.9%
2008 0.1% -0.5%
2009 0.1% -1.0%
2011 0.1% -3.2%
2012 0.1% +35.6%
2013 0.1% +2.7%
2014 0.1% +4.2%
2015 0.1% +9.3%
2016 0.1% -1.6%
2017 0.1% +7.5%
2018 0.1% +5.2%
2019 0.1% -4.7%
2020 0.1% -4.7%
2021 0.1% -7.6%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
How does Brazil rank for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 42nd out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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