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Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil

Brazil: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
39th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1999
All-time low
0.3%
in 2012
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.10.20.31981200120211981: 0.301 % of male employed population in working age1982: 0.305 % of male employed population in working age1983: 0.289 % of male employed population in working age1984: 0.305 % of male employed population in working age1985: 0.299 % of male employed population in working age1986: 0.29 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.286 % of male employed population in working age1988: 0.284 % of male employed population in working age1989: 0.279 % of male employed population in working age1990: 0.285 % of male employed population in working age1992: 0.324 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.325 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.332 % of male employed population in working age1996: 0.332 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.333 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.337 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.343 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.318 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.317 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.319 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.314 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.308 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.299 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.298 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.278 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.278 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.286 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.27 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.273 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.275 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.285 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.288 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.292 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.29 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.293 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.294 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.312 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil is 0.3%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil peaked at 0.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.

Brazil ranks 39th of 106 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.

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, year by year

Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1981 0.3% —
1982 0.3% +1.3%
1983 0.3% -5.1%
1984 0.3% +5.6%
1985 0.3% -2.0%
1986 0.3% -3.1%
1987 0.3% -1.5%
1988 0.3% -0.6%
1989 0.3% -1.6%
1990 0.3% +2.0%
1992 0.3% +13.9%
1993 0.3% +0.1%
1995 0.3% +2.2%
1996 0.3% +0.1%
1997 0.3% +0.1%
1998 0.3% +1.2%
1999 0.3% +2.0%
2001 0.3% -7.3%
2002 0.3% -0.3%
2003 0.3% +0.6%
2004 0.3% -1.7%
2005 0.3% -1.8%
2006 0.3% -3.2%
2007 0.3% -0.2%
2008 0.3% -6.6%
2009 0.3% -0.2%
2011 0.3% +3.2%
2012 0.3% -5.7%
2013 0.3% +1.3%
2014 0.3% +0.5%
2015 0.3% +3.7%
2016 0.3% +1.0%
2017 0.3% +1.4%
2018 0.3% -0.5%
2019 0.3% +1.1%
2020 0.3% +0.3%
2021 0.3% +5.9%

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% 0.3% 0.3% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 36 Nicaragua 0.3% compare
  2. 37 Honduras 0.3% compare
  3. 38 Mongolia 0.3% compare
  4. 40 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
  5. 41 Kosovo 0.3% compare
  6. 41 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
How does Brazil rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male?
Brazil ranks 39th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid or self-employed workers, 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
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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