Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Brazil

Brazil: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
56th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1993
All-time low
0.0%
in 2019
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0.020.040.060.081981200120211981: 0.076 % of total employed population in working age1982: 0.079 % of total employed population in working age1983: 0.072 % of total employed population in working age1984: 0.074 % of total employed population in working age1985: 0.075 % of total employed population in working age1986: 0.061 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.063 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.059 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.062 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.064 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.08 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.081 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.077 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.072 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.071 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.069 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.074 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.061 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.061 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.06 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.06 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.058 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.052 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.05 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.043 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.041 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.029 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.029 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.028 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.027 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.026 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.023 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.023 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.022 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.02 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.021 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.021 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Brazil is 0.0%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Brazil peaked at 0.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.

Brazil ranks 56th of 107 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, total in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1981 0.1%
1982 0.1% +4.3%
1983 0.1% -9.6%
1984 0.1% +4.1%
1985 0.1% +0.1%
1986 0.1% -18.6%
1987 0.1% +4.2%
1988 0.1% -6.6%
1989 0.1% +5.2%
1990 0.1% +2.4%
1992 0.1% +26.5%
1993 0.1% +0.8%
1995 0.1% -4.5%
1996 0.1% -6.5%
1997 0.1% -1.6%
1998 0.1% -2.9%
1999 0.1% +7.1%
2001 0.1% -17.7%
2002 0.1% +0.3%
2003 0.1% -2.8%
2004 0.1% +0.8%
2005 0.1% -3.9%
2006 0.1% -10.2%
2007 0.1% -3.0%
2008 0.0% -14.2%
2009 0.0% -5.4%
2011 0.0% -28.4%
2012 0.0% -0.3%
2013 0.0% -3.4%
2014 0.0% -5.2%
2015 0.0% -3.5%
2016 0.0% -12.2%
2017 0.0% +0.6%
2018 0.0% -5.3%
2019 0.0% -5.5%
2020 0.0% +2.9%
2021 0.0% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Brazil?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Brazil was 0.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
How does Brazil rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total?
Brazil ranks 56th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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