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Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Brazil

Brazil: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
37th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 1982
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.050.10.151981200020201981: 0.075 % of male employed population in working age1982: 0.068 % of male employed population in working age1983: 0.108 % of male employed population in working age1984: 0.072 % of male employed population in working age1985: 0.069 % of male employed population in working age1986: 0.07 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.079 % of male employed population in working age1988: 0.079 % of male employed population in working age1989: 0.083 % of male employed population in working age1990: 0.084 % of male employed population in working age1992: 0.099 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.116 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.112 % of male employed population in working age1996: 0.113 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.114 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.129 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.131 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.123 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.132 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.135 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.139 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.141 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.145 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.143 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.141 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.139 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.135 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.138 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.14 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.141 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.148 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.144 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.155 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.159 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.16 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.152 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.2% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in 2020.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Brazil peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1982.

Brazil ranks 37th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, year by year

Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1981 0.1% —
1982 0.1% -9.5%
1983 0.1% +59.4%
1984 0.1% -33.4%
1985 0.1% -3.8%
1986 0.1% +1.0%
1987 0.1% +13.5%
1988 0.1% +0.1%
1989 0.1% +4.3%
1990 0.1% +2.2%
1992 0.1% +17.0%
1993 0.1% +17.3%
1995 0.1% -3.6%
1996 0.1% +1.3%
1997 0.1% +1.2%
1998 0.1% +12.6%
1999 0.1% +1.8%
2001 0.1% -5.9%
2002 0.1% +7.2%
2003 0.1% +2.0%
2004 0.1% +3.1%
2005 0.1% +1.7%
2006 0.1% +2.7%
2007 0.1% -1.8%
2008 0.1% -1.3%
2009 0.1% -1.0%
2011 0.1% -3.3%
2012 0.1% +2.7%
2013 0.1% +1.1%
2014 0.1% +0.7%
2015 0.1% +5.0%
2016 0.1% -2.8%
2017 0.2% +7.9%
2018 0.2% +2.6%
2019 0.2% +0.4%
2020 0.2% -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 34 Belize 0.2% compare
  2. 35 United States of America 0.2% compare
  3. 36 Sri Lanka 0.2% compare
  4. 38 Jordan 0.2% compare
  5. 39 Tunisia 0.2% compare
  6. 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Brazil?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Brazil was 0.2% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male?
Brazil ranks 37th out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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