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Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Brazil

Brazil: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
45th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2013
All-time low
0.6%
in 1992
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.63 % of employed population aged 15-241982: 0.616 % of employed population aged 15-241983: 0.638 % of employed population aged 15-241984: 0.602 % of employed population aged 15-241985: 0.618 % of employed population aged 15-241986: 0.65 % of employed population aged 15-241987: 0.655 % of employed population aged 15-241988: 0.671 % of employed population aged 15-241989: 0.673 % of employed population aged 15-241990: 0.662 % of employed population aged 15-241992: 0.601 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.613 % of employed population aged 15-241995: 0.619 % of employed population aged 15-241996: 0.648 % of employed population aged 15-241997: 0.642 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.644 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.63 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.676 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.671 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.666 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.668 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.674 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.689 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.704 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.726 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.732 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.768 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.778 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.782 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.781 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.771 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.751 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.746 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.753 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.746 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.742 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.72 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.7% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1992.

Brazil ranks 45th of 106 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 wage employment, aged 15-24 in Brazil, year by year

Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1981 0.6% —
1982 0.6% -2.3%
1983 0.6% +3.6%
1984 0.6% -5.6%
1985 0.6% +2.6%
1986 0.7% +5.2%
1987 0.7% +0.8%
1988 0.7% +2.4%
1989 0.7% +0.2%
1990 0.7% -1.5%
1992 0.6% -9.3%
1993 0.6% +2.0%
1995 0.6% +1.1%
1996 0.6% +4.6%
1997 0.6% -0.8%
1998 0.6% +0.3%
1999 0.6% -2.2%
2001 0.7% +7.3%
2002 0.7% -0.7%
2003 0.7% -0.8%
2004 0.7% +0.3%
2005 0.7% +0.9%
2006 0.7% +2.1%
2007 0.7% +2.2%
2008 0.7% +3.0%
2009 0.7% +0.9%
2011 0.8% +4.9%
2012 0.8% +1.3%
2013 0.8% +0.4%
2014 0.8% -0.1%
2015 0.8% -1.3%
2016 0.8% -2.6%
2017 0.7% -0.7%
2018 0.8% +1.0%
2019 0.7% -1.0%
2020 0.7% -0.5%
2021 0.7% -3.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 42 Republic of Moldova 0.7% compare
  2. 43 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  3. 43 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare
  4. 46 Mexico 0.7% compare
  5. 47 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  6. 48 Philippines 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Brazil?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1992.
How does Brazil rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24?
Brazil ranks 45th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
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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