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

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

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
24th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 2008
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.050.10.150.20.251981200120211981: 0.176 % of urban employed population in working age1982: 0.178 % of urban employed population in working age1983: 0.182 % of urban employed population in working age1984: 0.179 % of urban employed population in working age1985: 0.175 % of urban employed population in working age1986: 0.177 % of urban employed population in working age1987: 0.183 % of urban employed population in working age1988: 0.184 % of urban employed population in working age1989: 0.174 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.187 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.186 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.188 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.199 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.197 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.199 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.204 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.205 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.196 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.195 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.195 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.189 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.189 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.183 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.186 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.174 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.177 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.179 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.183 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.184 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.187 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.195 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.205 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.215 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.216 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.222 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.221 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.234 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil is 0.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.

That places Brazil 24th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1981 0.2%
1982 0.2% +1.0%
1983 0.2% +2.4%
1984 0.2% -2.0%
1985 0.2% -1.8%
1986 0.2% +1.1%
1987 0.2% +3.1%
1988 0.2% +0.6%
1989 0.2% -5.1%
1990 0.2% +7.4%
1992 0.2% -0.9%
1993 0.2% +1.4%
1995 0.2% +5.6%
1996 0.2% -1.1%
1997 0.2% +1.0%
1998 0.2% +2.4%
1999 0.2% +0.8%
2001 0.2% -4.5%
2002 0.2% -0.3%
2003 0.2% -0.4%
2004 0.2% -2.9%
2005 0.2% -0.1%
2006 0.2% -2.9%
2007 0.2% +1.3%
2008 0.2% -6.2%
2009 0.2% +1.7%
2011 0.2% +1.0%
2012 0.2% +2.2%
2013 0.2% +0.5%
2014 0.2% +2.0%
2015 0.2% +4.4%
2016 0.2% +4.7%
2017 0.2% +4.9%
2018 0.2% +0.6%
2019 0.2% +2.8%
2020 0.2% -0.6%
2021 0.2% +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil?
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
How does Brazil rank for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Brazil ranks 24th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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