Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil

Brazil: Wage workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
66th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2012
All-time low
0.6%
in 1999
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.656 % of male employed population in working age1982: 0.65 % of male employed population in working age1983: 0.668 % of male employed population in working age1984: 0.65 % of male employed population in working age1985: 0.657 % of male employed population in working age1986: 0.665 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.668 % of male employed population in working age1988: 0.671 % of male employed population in working age1989: 0.664 % of male employed population in working age1990: 0.653 % of male employed population in working age1992: 0.624 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.625 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.614 % of male employed population in working age1996: 0.62 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.613 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.611 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.603 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.628 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.629 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.628 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.634 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.639 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.645 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.655 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.666 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.668 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.672 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.683 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.678 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.677 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.663 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.658 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.654 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.654 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.654 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.65 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.638 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.

Brazil ranks 66th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1981 0.7%
1982 0.6% -0.9%
1983 0.7% +2.8%
1984 0.7% -2.7%
1985 0.7% +1.1%
1986 0.7% +1.1%
1987 0.7% +0.5%
1988 0.7% +0.5%
1989 0.7% -1.1%
1990 0.7% -1.6%
1992 0.6% -4.5%
1993 0.6% +0.2%
1995 0.6% -1.8%
1996 0.6% +0.9%
1997 0.6% -1.0%
1998 0.6% -0.4%
1999 0.6% -1.3%
2001 0.6% +4.2%
2002 0.6% +0.2%
2003 0.6% -0.3%
2004 0.6% +1.1%
2005 0.6% +0.7%
2006 0.6% +1.1%
2007 0.7% +1.5%
2008 0.7% +1.8%
2009 0.7% +0.2%
2011 0.7% +0.7%
2012 0.7% +1.6%
2013 0.7% -0.7%
2014 0.7% -0.2%
2015 0.7% -2.0%
2016 0.7% -0.8%
2017 0.7% -0.7%
2018 0.7% +0.1%
2019 0.7% -0.1%
2020 0.6% -0.6%
2021 0.6% -1.7%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 63 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  2. 64 Greece 0.7% compare
  3. 65 Belize 0.6% compare
  4. 67 Mongolia 0.6% compare
  5. 68 Kenya 0.6% compare
  6. 69 Panama 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
How does Brazil rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, male?
Brazil ranks 66th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
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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