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

Brazil: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
21st
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2011
All-time low
0.3%
in 1983
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.10.20.30.41981200120211981: 0.322 % of rural employed population in working age1982: 0.334 % of rural employed population in working age1983: 0.3 % of rural employed population in working age1984: 0.331 % of rural employed population in working age1985: 0.325 % of rural employed population in working age1986: 0.334 % of rural employed population in working age1987: 0.311 % of rural employed population in working age1988: 0.32 % of rural employed population in working age1989: 0.316 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.306 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.387 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.373 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.392 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.375 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.391 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.382 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.379 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.39 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.388 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.399 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.386 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.388 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.403 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.399 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.405 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.39 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.448 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.352 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.353 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.35 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.363 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.366 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.363 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.353 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.356 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.361 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.382 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 0.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1983.

Brazil ranks 21st of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1981 0.3% —
1982 0.3% +3.5%
1983 0.3% -10.1%
1984 0.3% +10.5%
1985 0.3% -1.8%
1986 0.3% +2.5%
1987 0.3% -6.6%
1988 0.3% +2.8%
1989 0.3% -1.2%
1990 0.3% -3.3%
1992 0.4% +26.4%
1993 0.4% -3.5%
1995 0.4% +5.1%
1996 0.4% -4.4%
1997 0.4% +4.1%
1998 0.4% -2.3%
1999 0.4% -0.7%
2001 0.4% +2.8%
2002 0.4% -0.4%
2003 0.4% +3.0%
2004 0.4% -3.3%
2005 0.4% +0.5%
2006 0.4% +3.9%
2007 0.4% -1.0%
2008 0.4% +1.6%
2009 0.4% -3.8%
2011 0.4% +14.8%
2012 0.4% -21.5%
2013 0.4% +0.5%
2014 0.3% -1.0%
2015 0.4% +3.7%
2016 0.4% +0.8%
2017 0.4% -0.8%
2018 0.4% -2.8%
2019 0.4% +1.0%
2020 0.4% +1.3%
2021 0.4% +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 8
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 18 Paraguay 0.4% compare
  2. 19 Panama 0.4% compare
  3. 20 Indonesia 0.4% compare
  4. 22 Greece 0.4% compare
  5. 23 India 0.4% compare
  6. 24 Pakistan 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1983.
How does Brazil rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 21st out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
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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