Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
46th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2014
All-time low
0.5%
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.521 % of employed population aged 25-641982: 0.514 % of employed population aged 25-641983: 0.537 % of employed population aged 25-641984: 0.519 % of employed population aged 25-641985: 0.532 % of employed population aged 25-641986: 0.539 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.544 % of employed population aged 25-641988: 0.551 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.552 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.542 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.519 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.524 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.519 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.534 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.53 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.535 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.528 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.558 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.56 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.563 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.569 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.569 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.582 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.592 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.603 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.609 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.629 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.647 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.649 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.653 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.646 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.643 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.635 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.634 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.634 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.635 % of employed population aged 25-642021: 0.624 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.6% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1982.

That places Brazil 46th out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 25-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1981 0.5%
1982 0.5% -1.4%
1983 0.5% +4.5%
1984 0.5% -3.4%
1985 0.5% +2.5%
1986 0.5% +1.4%
1987 0.5% +0.9%
1988 0.6% +1.3%
1989 0.6% +0.2%
1990 0.5% -1.8%
1992 0.5% -4.2%
1993 0.5% +1.0%
1995 0.5% -1.0%
1996 0.5% +2.8%
1997 0.5% -0.6%
1998 0.5% +0.9%
1999 0.5% -1.3%
2001 0.6% +5.8%
2002 0.6% +0.4%
2003 0.6% +0.4%
2004 0.6% +1.1%
2005 0.6% +0.1%
2006 0.6% +2.2%
2007 0.6% +1.8%
2008 0.6% +1.8%
2009 0.6% +1.0%
2011 0.6% +3.3%
2012 0.6% +2.8%
2013 0.6% +0.3%
2014 0.7% +0.7%
2015 0.6% -1.1%
2016 0.6% -0.5%
2017 0.6% -1.2%
2018 0.6% -0.2%
2019 0.6% -0.1%
2020 0.6% +0.2%
2021 0.6% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 8
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 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 non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 46th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
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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