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

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

Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
37th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2006
All-time low
0.1%
in 1981
Years of data
36
1981–2020

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

00.050.10.150.20.251981200020201981: 0.143 % of total employed population in working age1982: 0.146 % of total employed population in working age1983: 0.177 % of total employed population in working age1984: 0.15 % of total employed population in working age1985: 0.148 % of total employed population in working age1986: 0.146 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.163 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.165 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.166 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.173 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.217 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.232 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.229 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.214 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.223 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.23 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.237 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.223 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.234 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.235 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.239 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.245 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.245 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.239 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.235 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.233 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.214 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.215 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.214 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.213 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.217 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.208 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.219 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.225 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.224 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.215 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2020, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Brazil stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Brazil peaked at 0.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1981.

Brazil ranks 37th of 84 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, total in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1981 0.1%
1982 0.1% +2.2%
1983 0.2% +21.1%
1984 0.2% -15.0%
1985 0.1% -1.1%
1986 0.1% -1.4%
1987 0.2% +11.6%
1988 0.2% +1.1%
1989 0.2% +0.8%
1990 0.2% +3.8%
1992 0.2% +25.5%
1993 0.2% +7.1%
1995 0.2% -1.4%
1996 0.2% -6.6%
1997 0.2% +4.3%
1998 0.2% +3.1%
1999 0.2% +3.2%
2001 0.2% -6.1%
2002 0.2% +5.2%
2003 0.2% +0.5%
2004 0.2% +1.6%
2005 0.2% +2.5%
2006 0.2% +0.2%
2007 0.2% -2.6%
2008 0.2% -1.8%
2009 0.2% -0.6%
2011 0.2% -8.3%
2012 0.2% +0.4%
2013 0.2% -0.3%
2014 0.2% -0.7%
2015 0.2% +2.1%
2016 0.2% -4.2%
2017 0.2% +5.3%
2018 0.2% +2.8%
2019 0.2% -0.4%
2020 0.2% -4.2%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 34 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% compare
  2. 35 Italy 0.2% compare
  3. 36 United States of America 0.2% compare
  4. 38 El Salvador 0.2% compare
  5. 39 Denmark 0.2% compare
  6. 40 Mauritius 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Brazil?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total 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, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
Brazil ranks 37th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
84 places, 1,253 data points, 1970–2021
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