Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
39th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1995
All-time low
0.2%
in 2013
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.10.20.31981200120211981: 0.296 % of employed population aged 25-641982: 0.299 % of employed population aged 25-641983: 0.288 % of employed population aged 25-641984: 0.295 % of employed population aged 25-641985: 0.287 % of employed population aged 25-641986: 0.288 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.283 % of employed population aged 25-641988: 0.284 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.276 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.28 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.309 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.308 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.315 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.307 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.309 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.309 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.311 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.293 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.291 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.292 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.285 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.285 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.277 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.274 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.261 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.259 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.265 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.243 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.242 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.243 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.251 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.253 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.26 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.26 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.263 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.262 % of employed population aged 25-642021: 0.278 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil is 0.3%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.

Brazil ranks 39th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 36 El Salvador 0.3% compare
  2. 37 Philippines 0.3% compare
  3. 38 Djibouti 0.3% compare
  4. 40 Guatemala 0.3% compare
  5. 41 Georgia 0.3% compare
  6. 42 Mongolia 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 105 places β†’

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1995.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
How does Brazil rank for self-employed workers, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 39th out of 105 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, 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
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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