Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
33rd
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1993
All-time low
0.1%
in 2018
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.050.10.150.20.251981200120211981: 0.22 % of rural employed population in working age1982: 0.227 % of rural employed population in working age1983: 0.203 % of rural employed population in working age1984: 0.218 % of rural employed population in working age1985: 0.225 % of rural employed population in working age1986: 0.192 % of rural employed population in working age1987: 0.197 % of rural employed population in working age1988: 0.191 % of rural employed population in working age1989: 0.193 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.191 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.232 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.232 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.225 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.222 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.213 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.204 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.216 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.212 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.221 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.211 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.216 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.201 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.183 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.18 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.152 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.15 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.124 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.136 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.129 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.127 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.118 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.104 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.103 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.099 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.1 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.106 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.1 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil is 0.1%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 0.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.

Brazil ranks 33rd of 91 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 workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid 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 0.2%
1982 0.2% +3.1%
1983 0.2% -10.3%
1984 0.2% +7.5%
1985 0.2% +3.2%
1986 0.2% -14.8%
1987 0.2% +2.8%
1988 0.2% -3.2%
1989 0.2% +1.1%
1990 0.2% -0.9%
1992 0.2% +21.2%
1993 0.2% +0.2%
1995 0.2% -3.2%
1996 0.2% -1.2%
1997 0.2% -3.9%
1998 0.2% -4.5%
1999 0.2% +5.8%
2001 0.2% -1.6%
2002 0.2% +4.2%
2003 0.2% -4.4%
2004 0.2% +2.0%
2005 0.2% -6.9%
2006 0.2% -8.8%
2007 0.2% -1.9%
2008 0.2% -15.3%
2009 0.2% -1.3%
2011 0.1% -17.1%
2012 0.1% +9.6%
2013 0.1% -5.5%
2014 0.1% -1.9%
2015 0.1% -6.3%
2016 0.1% -12.4%
2017 0.1% -1.2%
2018 0.1% -3.3%
2019 0.1% +1.1%
2020 0.1% +5.5%
2021 0.1% -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 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 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1993.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
How does Brazil rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 33rd out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid 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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