Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil

Brazil: Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
48th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1993
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil, 1981–2021

0.050.0750.10.1250.151981200120211981: 0.15 % of employed population aged 15-241982: 0.157 % of employed population aged 15-241983: 0.139 % of employed population aged 15-241984: 0.15 % of employed population aged 15-241985: 0.147 % of employed population aged 15-241986: 0.118 % of employed population aged 15-241987: 0.12 % of employed population aged 15-241988: 0.113 % of employed population aged 15-241989: 0.12 % of employed population aged 15-241990: 0.125 % of employed population aged 15-241992: 0.157 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.16 % of employed population aged 15-241995: 0.152 % of employed population aged 15-241996: 0.142 % of employed population aged 15-241997: 0.143 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.141 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.151 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.124 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.126 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.124 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.128 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.118 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.108 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.102 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.085 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.085 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.063 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.059 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.056 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.055 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.056 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.055 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.054 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.052 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.05 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.057 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.058 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2021, unpaid workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil stood at 0.1%.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil peaked at 0.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

That places Brazil 48th out of 106 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 workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1981 0.2%
1982 0.2% +4.3%
1983 0.1% -11.1%
1984 0.2% +8.1%
1985 0.1% -2.2%
1986 0.1% -19.9%
1987 0.1% +2.2%
1988 0.1% -6.0%
1989 0.1% +6.3%
1990 0.1% +4.4%
1992 0.2% +25.4%
1993 0.2% +1.4%
1995 0.2% -4.8%
1996 0.1% -6.5%
1997 0.1% +0.7%
1998 0.1% -1.4%
1999 0.2% +7.2%
2001 0.1% -18.1%
2002 0.1% +1.4%
2003 0.1% -1.1%
2004 0.1% +2.8%
2005 0.1% -7.7%
2006 0.1% -8.6%
2007 0.1% -5.5%
2008 0.1% -16.3%
2009 0.1% -0.8%
2011 0.1% -25.7%
2012 0.1% -6.0%
2013 0.1% -4.9%
2014 0.1% -2.3%
2015 0.1% +2.4%
2016 0.1% -2.8%
2017 0.1% -1.0%
2018 0.1% -4.4%
2019 0.1% -2.8%
2020 0.1% +13.3%
2021 0.1% +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1993.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Brazil rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-24?
Brazil ranks 48th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
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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