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Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil

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

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
61st
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1986
All-time low
0.7%
in 1999
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.75 % of urban employed population in working age1982: 0.745 % of urban employed population in working age1983: 0.744 % of urban employed population in working age1984: 0.744 % of urban employed population in working age1985: 0.751 % of urban employed population in working age1986: 0.752 % of urban employed population in working age1987: 0.746 % of urban employed population in working age1988: 0.746 % of urban employed population in working age1989: 0.744 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.726 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.701 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.698 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.688 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.699 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.693 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.688 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.683 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.703 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.701 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.702 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.714 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.712 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.719 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.727 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.734 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.735 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.751 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.75 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.748 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.745 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.735 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.725 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.716 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.714 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.712 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.71 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.701 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.7% for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1999.

That places Brazil 61st out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1981 0.8% —
1982 0.7% -0.7%
1983 0.7% -0.2%
1984 0.7% +0.0%
1985 0.8% +0.9%
1986 0.8% +0.2%
1987 0.7% -0.8%
1988 0.7% -0.1%
1989 0.7% -0.3%
1990 0.7% -2.4%
1992 0.7% -3.4%
1993 0.7% -0.3%
1995 0.7% -1.4%
1996 0.7% +1.5%
1997 0.7% -0.8%
1998 0.7% -0.7%
1999 0.7% -0.8%
2001 0.7% +2.9%
2002 0.7% -0.2%
2003 0.7% +0.2%
2004 0.7% +1.6%
2005 0.7% -0.3%
2006 0.7% +1.0%
2007 0.7% +1.2%
2008 0.7% +0.9%
2009 0.7% +0.2%
2011 0.8% +2.1%
2012 0.7% -0.1%
2013 0.7% -0.2%
2014 0.7% -0.4%
2015 0.7% -1.4%
2016 0.7% -1.4%
2017 0.7% -1.2%
2018 0.7% -0.2%
2019 0.7% -0.3%
2020 0.7% -0.2%
2021 0.7% -1.3%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 58 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  2. 59 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  3. 60 Belize 0.7% compare
  4. 62 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  5. 63 Panama 0.7% compare
  6. 64 Rwanda 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1986.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
How does Brazil rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Brazil ranks 61st out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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