Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil

Brazil: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
35th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 1989
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.10.20.31981200120211981: 0.245 % of male employed population in working age1982: 0.247 % of male employed population in working age1983: 0.241 % of male employed population in working age1984: 0.251 % of male employed population in working age1985: 0.245 % of male employed population in working age1986: 0.244 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.24 % of male employed population in working age1988: 0.243 % of male employed population in working age1989: 0.235 % of male employed population in working age1990: 0.24 % of male employed population in working age1992: 0.268 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.268 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.278 % of male employed population in working age1996: 0.28 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.283 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.288 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.292 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.276 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.276 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.278 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.271 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.27 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.263 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.264 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.25 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.251 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.268 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.252 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.256 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.259 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.269 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.274 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.278 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.277 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.28 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.281 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.298 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.3% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1989.

That places Brazil 35th 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.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1981 0.2%
1982 0.2% +0.7%
1983 0.2% -2.5%
1984 0.3% +4.2%
1985 0.2% -2.4%
1986 0.2% -0.5%
1987 0.2% -1.5%
1988 0.2% +0.9%
1989 0.2% -3.0%
1990 0.2% +1.9%
1992 0.3% +11.9%
1993 0.3% -0.3%
1995 0.3% +4.1%
1996 0.3% +0.6%
1997 0.3% +1.2%
1998 0.3% +1.7%
1999 0.3% +1.4%
2001 0.3% -5.5%
2002 0.3% -0.2%
2003 0.3% +0.9%
2004 0.3% -2.4%
2005 0.3% -0.6%
2006 0.3% -2.3%
2007 0.3% +0.1%
2008 0.2% -5.1%
2009 0.3% +0.4%
2011 0.3% +6.9%
2012 0.3% -5.9%
2013 0.3% +1.4%
2014 0.3% +1.2%
2015 0.3% +4.0%
2016 0.3% +1.9%
2017 0.3% +1.3%
2018 0.3% -0.3%
2019 0.3% +1.2%
2020 0.3% +0.1%
2021 0.3% +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 8
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
How does Brazil rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male?
Brazil ranks 35th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 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
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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