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

Brazil: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
31st
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1992
All-time low
0.5%
in 2018
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.542 % of rural employed population in working age1982: 0.56 % of rural employed population in working age1983: 0.503 % of rural employed population in working age1984: 0.55 % of rural employed population in working age1985: 0.551 % of rural employed population in working age1986: 0.525 % of rural employed population in working age1987: 0.509 % of rural employed population in working age1988: 0.511 % of rural employed population in working age1989: 0.509 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.497 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.618 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.605 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.617 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.597 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.604 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.585 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.595 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.602 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.609 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.611 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.602 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.589 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.586 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.579 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.558 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.54 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.573 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.488 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.482 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.476 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.481 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.47 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.465 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.452 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.456 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.466 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.483 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.5% for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 0.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2018.

That places Brazil 31st out of 91 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, rural in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1981 0.5%
1982 0.6% +3.3%
1983 0.5% -10.2%
1984 0.5% +9.2%
1985 0.6% +0.2%
1986 0.5% -4.6%
1987 0.5% -3.2%
1988 0.5% +0.5%
1989 0.5% -0.3%
1990 0.5% -2.4%
1992 0.6% +24.4%
1993 0.6% -2.1%
1995 0.6% +1.9%
1996 0.6% -3.2%
1997 0.6% +1.1%
1998 0.6% -3.1%
1999 0.6% +1.6%
2001 0.6% +1.2%
2002 0.6% +1.2%
2003 0.6% +0.3%
2004 0.6% -1.5%
2005 0.6% -2.1%
2006 0.6% -0.4%
2007 0.6% -1.3%
2008 0.6% -3.7%
2009 0.5% -3.1%
2011 0.6% +6.0%
2012 0.5% -14.8%
2013 0.5% -1.2%
2014 0.5% -1.2%
2015 0.5% +1.1%
2016 0.5% -2.5%
2017 0.5% -0.9%
2018 0.5% -2.9%
2019 0.5% +1.0%
2020 0.5% +2.2%
2021 0.5% +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 8
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1992.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
How does Brazil rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 31st out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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