Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Brazil

Brazil: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
77th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1983
All-time low
0.6%
in 2017
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.785 % of total workers in the industrial sector1982: 0.766 % of total workers in the industrial sector1983: 0.787 % of total workers in the industrial sector1984: 0.769 % of total workers in the industrial sector1985: 0.78 % of total workers in the industrial sector1986: 0.778 % of total workers in the industrial sector1987: 0.771 % of total workers in the industrial sector1988: 0.778 % of total workers in the industrial sector1989: 0.768 % of total workers in the industrial sector1990: 0.751 % of total workers in the industrial sector1992: 0.715 % of total workers in the industrial sector1993: 0.719 % of total workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.69 % of total workers in the industrial sector1996: 0.696 % of total workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.688 % of total workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.684 % of total workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.68 % of total workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.691 % of total workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.672 % of total workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.67 % of total workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.696 % of total workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.674 % of total workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.687 % of total workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.695 % of total workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.702 % of total workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.696 % of total workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.712 % of total workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.707 % of total workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.704 % of total workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.703 % of total workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.678 % of total workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.664 % of total workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.648 % of total workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.653 % of total workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.652 % of total workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.669 % of total workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.656 % of total workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Brazil is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.

That places Brazil 77th out of 92 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of total workers in the industrial sector Change
1981 0.8%
1982 0.8% -2.4%
1983 0.8% +2.8%
1984 0.8% -2.4%
1985 0.8% +1.5%
1986 0.8% -0.2%
1987 0.8% -1.0%
1988 0.8% +0.9%
1989 0.8% -1.2%
1990 0.8% -2.3%
1992 0.7% -4.7%
1993 0.7% +0.5%
1995 0.7% -4.0%
1996 0.7% +0.9%
1997 0.7% -1.3%
1998 0.7% -0.6%
1999 0.7% -0.5%
2001 0.7% +1.6%
2002 0.7% -2.7%
2003 0.7% -0.3%
2004 0.7% +3.9%
2005 0.7% -3.2%
2006 0.7% +2.0%
2007 0.7% +1.2%
2008 0.7% +1.0%
2009 0.7% -0.9%
2011 0.7% +2.3%
2012 0.7% -0.7%
2013 0.7% -0.3%
2014 0.7% -0.2%
2015 0.7% -3.5%
2016 0.7% -2.0%
2017 0.6% -2.3%
2018 0.7% +0.7%
2019 0.7% -0.1%
2020 0.7% +2.6%
2021 0.7% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

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  3. 76 Nepal 0.7% compare
  4. 78 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% compare
  5. 79 Honduras 0.6% compare
  6. 80 Colombia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Brazil?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1983.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
How does Brazil rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total?
Brazil ranks 77th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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