Share of private paid employees with social security in Brazil

Brazil: Share of private paid employees with social security was 0.7464 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7464
World rank
28th
of 44 countries
All-time high
0.7464
in 2021
All-time low
0.5928
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2021

Share of private paid employees with social security in Brazil, 2001–2021

00.20.40.60.82001201120212001: 0.5992002: 0.5932003: 0.6062004: 0.6062005: 0.6212006: 0.6272007: 0.6512008: 0.6582009: 0.6692011: 0.7192012: 0.7252014: 0.7422015: 0.7442017: 0.7462021: 0.746

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.7464 for share of private paid employees with social security in 2021. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with social security in Brazil peaked at 0.7464 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5928, in 2002.

That places Brazil 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Share of private paid employees with social security in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Share of private paid employees with social security in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.5987
2002 0.5928 -1.0%
2003 0.6063 +2.3%
2004 0.6057 -0.1%
2005 0.6209 +2.5%
2006 0.6274 +1.1%
2007 0.6508 +3.7%
2008 0.6581 +1.1%
2009 0.669 +1.7%
2011 0.7185 +7.4%
2012 0.7252 +0.9%
2014 0.7425 +2.4%
2015 0.7445 +0.3%
2017 0.7455 +0.1%
2021 0.7464 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6255 0.5928 0.669 9
2010s 0.7352 0.7185 0.7455 5
2020s 0.7464 0.7464 0.7464 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 25 Uruguay 0.8527 compare
  2. 26 Chile 0.827 compare
  3. 27 Türkiye 0.787 compare
  4. 29 Costa Rica 0.7251 compare
  5. 30 Argentina 0.5888 compare
  6. 31 Colombia 0.5876 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with social security in Brazil?
Share of private paid employees with social security in Brazil was 0.7464 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7464 in 2021.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5928 in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for share of private paid employees with social security?
Brazil ranks 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2021.
Is share of private paid employees with social security rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Share of private paid employees with social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 556 data points, 2000–2021
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