Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil

Brazil: Wage workers, aged 15-24 was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
62nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2013
All-time low
0.7%
in 1992
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.749 % of employed population aged 15-241982: 0.737 % of employed population aged 15-241983: 0.756 % of employed population aged 15-241984: 0.739 % of employed population aged 15-241985: 0.743 % of employed population aged 15-241986: 0.769 % of employed population aged 15-241987: 0.771 % of employed population aged 15-241988: 0.778 % of employed population aged 15-241989: 0.779 % of employed population aged 15-241990: 0.763 % of employed population aged 15-241992: 0.698 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.704 % of employed population aged 15-241995: 0.707 % of employed population aged 15-241996: 0.726 % of employed population aged 15-241997: 0.719 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.72 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.707 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.748 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.743 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.74 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.742 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.748 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.76 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.769 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.787 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.792 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.816 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.826 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.827 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.822 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.813 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.797 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.794 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.801 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.791 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.786 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.765 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil is 0.8%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.

Brazil ranks 62nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1981 0.7%
1982 0.7% -1.7%
1983 0.8% +2.6%
1984 0.7% -2.2%
1985 0.7% +0.5%
1986 0.8% +3.4%
1987 0.8% +0.3%
1988 0.8% +0.9%
1989 0.8% +0.2%
1990 0.8% -2.1%
1992 0.7% -8.5%
1993 0.7% +0.8%
1995 0.7% +0.5%
1996 0.7% +2.7%
1997 0.7% -1.1%
1998 0.7% +0.2%
1999 0.7% -1.9%
2001 0.7% +5.8%
2002 0.7% -0.7%
2003 0.7% -0.3%
2004 0.7% +0.2%
2005 0.7% +0.8%
2006 0.8% +1.6%
2007 0.8% +1.2%
2008 0.8% +2.4%
2009 0.8% +0.6%
2011 0.8% +3.0%
2012 0.8% +1.3%
2013 0.8% +0.1%
2014 0.8% -0.6%
2015 0.8% -1.1%
2016 0.8% -1.9%
2017 0.8% -0.3%
2018 0.8% +0.8%
2019 0.8% -1.2%
2020 0.8% -0.7%
2021 0.8% -2.8%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 59 Argentina 0.8% compare
  2. 60 Jamaica 0.8% compare
  3. 61 Philippines 0.8% compare
  4. 63 Egypt 0.7% compare
  5. 64 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  6. 64 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil?
Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Brazil was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
How does Brazil rank for wage workers, aged 15-24?
Brazil ranks 62nd out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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