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

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

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
55th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2011
All-time low
0.7%
in 1999
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.744 % of urban workers in the service sector1982: 0.743 % of urban workers in the service sector1983: 0.738 % of urban workers in the service sector1984: 0.741 % of urban workers in the service sector1985: 0.745 % of urban workers in the service sector1986: 0.746 % of urban workers in the service sector1987: 0.739 % of urban workers in the service sector1988: 0.738 % of urban workers in the service sector1989: 0.738 % of urban workers in the service sector1990: 0.722 % of urban workers in the service sector1992: 0.727 % of urban workers in the service sector1993: 0.725 % of urban workers in the service sector1995: 0.715 % of urban workers in the service sector1996: 0.727 % of urban workers in the service sector1997: 0.721 % of urban workers in the service sector1998: 0.718 % of urban workers in the service sector1999: 0.712 % of urban workers in the service sector2001: 0.729 % of urban workers in the service sector2002: 0.735 % of urban workers in the service sector2003: 0.738 % of urban workers in the service sector2004: 0.744 % of urban workers in the service sector2005: 0.746 % of urban workers in the service sector2006: 0.749 % of urban workers in the service sector2007: 0.756 % of urban workers in the service sector2008: 0.762 % of urban workers in the service sector2009: 0.766 % of urban workers in the service sector2011: 0.781 % of urban workers in the service sector2012: 0.774 % of urban workers in the service sector2013: 0.772 % of urban workers in the service sector2014: 0.768 % of urban workers in the service sector2015: 0.761 % of urban workers in the service sector2016: 0.749 % of urban workers in the service sector2017: 0.74 % of urban workers in the service sector2018: 0.735 % of urban workers in the service sector2019: 0.732 % of urban workers in the service sector2020: 0.726 % of urban workers in the service sector2021: 0.719 % of urban workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

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

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1999.

Brazil ranks 55th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Year % of urban workers in the service sector Change
1981 0.7% —
1982 0.7% -0.1%
1983 0.7% -0.7%
1984 0.7% +0.5%
1985 0.7% +0.5%
1986 0.7% +0.0%
1987 0.7% -0.9%
1988 0.7% -0.1%
1989 0.7% +0.0%
1990 0.7% -2.1%
1992 0.7% +0.7%
1993 0.7% -0.2%
1995 0.7% -1.4%
1996 0.7% +1.7%
1997 0.7% -0.9%
1998 0.7% -0.4%
1999 0.7% -0.7%
2001 0.7% +2.3%
2002 0.7% +0.9%
2003 0.7% +0.3%
2004 0.7% +0.8%
2005 0.7% +0.4%
2006 0.7% +0.3%
2007 0.8% +0.9%
2008 0.8% +0.8%
2009 0.8% +0.6%
2011 0.8% +1.9%
2012 0.8% -0.9%
2013 0.8% -0.3%
2014 0.8% -0.5%
2015 0.8% -0.9%
2016 0.7% -1.5%
2017 0.7% -1.3%
2018 0.7% -0.6%
2019 0.7% -0.5%
2020 0.7% -0.7%
2021 0.7% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.7% 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. 52 Mexico 0.7% compare
  2. 53 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  3. 54 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  4. 56 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  5. 57 Philippines 0.7% compare
  6. 58 Panama 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
How does Brazil rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
Brazil ranks 55th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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