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Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
43rd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2009
All-time low
0.7%
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.734 % of rural workers in the service sector1982: 0.685 % of rural workers in the service sector1983: 0.706 % of rural workers in the service sector1984: 0.708 % of rural workers in the service sector1985: 0.716 % of rural workers in the service sector1986: 0.734 % of rural workers in the service sector1987: 0.722 % of rural workers in the service sector1988: 0.734 % of rural workers in the service sector1989: 0.739 % of rural workers in the service sector1990: 0.726 % of rural workers in the service sector1992: 0.742 % of rural workers in the service sector1993: 0.754 % of rural workers in the service sector1995: 0.732 % of rural workers in the service sector1996: 0.765 % of rural workers in the service sector1997: 0.744 % of rural workers in the service sector1998: 0.748 % of rural workers in the service sector1999: 0.729 % of rural workers in the service sector2001: 0.752 % of rural workers in the service sector2002: 0.769 % of rural workers in the service sector2003: 0.758 % of rural workers in the service sector2004: 0.748 % of rural workers in the service sector2005: 0.761 % of rural workers in the service sector2006: 0.754 % of rural workers in the service sector2007: 0.75 % of rural workers in the service sector2008: 0.769 % of rural workers in the service sector2009: 0.778 % of rural workers in the service sector2011: 0.776 % of rural workers in the service sector2012: 0.757 % of rural workers in the service sector2013: 0.766 % of rural workers in the service sector2014: 0.772 % of rural workers in the service sector2015: 0.755 % of rural workers in the service sector2016: 0.756 % of rural workers in the service sector2017: 0.732 % of rural workers in the service sector2018: 0.728 % of rural workers in the service sector2019: 0.731 % of rural workers in the service sector2020: 0.729 % of rural workers in the service sector2021: 0.745 % of rural workers in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the service sector.

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1982.

That places Brazil 43rd out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, year by year

Year % of rural workers in the service sector Change
1981 0.7% —
1982 0.7% -6.7%
1983 0.7% +3.0%
1984 0.7% +0.3%
1985 0.7% +1.2%
1986 0.7% +2.5%
1987 0.7% -1.7%
1988 0.7% +1.8%
1989 0.7% +0.7%
1990 0.7% -1.9%
1992 0.7% +2.2%
1993 0.8% +1.6%
1995 0.7% -2.9%
1996 0.8% +4.5%
1997 0.7% -2.8%
1998 0.7% +0.6%
1999 0.7% -2.5%
2001 0.8% +3.1%
2002 0.8% +2.3%
2003 0.8% -1.5%
2004 0.7% -1.4%
2005 0.8% +1.8%
2006 0.8% -0.9%
2007 0.7% -0.6%
2008 0.8% +2.6%
2009 0.8% +1.2%
2011 0.8% -0.3%
2012 0.8% -2.5%
2013 0.8% +1.2%
2014 0.8% +0.7%
2015 0.8% -2.2%
2016 0.8% +0.2%
2017 0.7% -3.2%
2018 0.7% -0.6%
2019 0.7% +0.5%
2020 0.7% -0.4%
2021 0.7% +2.3%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 40 Kosovo 0.7% compare
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  3. 42 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  4. 44 Chile 0.7% compare
  5. 45 Egypt 0.7% compare
  6. 46 Türkiye 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 43rd out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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