Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
62nd
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2014
All-time low
0.6%
in 1995
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.619 % of employed population aged 25-641982: 0.612 % of employed population aged 25-641983: 0.628 % of employed population aged 25-641984: 0.619 % of employed population aged 25-641985: 0.627 % of employed population aged 25-641986: 0.629 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.632 % of employed population aged 25-641988: 0.634 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.629 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.619 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.59 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.592 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.582 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.597 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.592 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.593 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.588 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.613 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.614 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.616 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.624 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.623 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.633 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.644 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.653 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.66 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.674 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.69 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.69 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.691 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.681 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.68 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.673 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.672 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.672 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.672 % of employed population aged 25-642021: 0.663 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1995.

That places Brazil 62nd out of 105 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

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  2. 60 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  3. 61 Mongolia 0.7% compare
  4. 63 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  5. 64 Philippines 0.6% compare
  6. 65 Belize 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1995.
How does Brazil rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 62nd out of 105 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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