Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2021
All-time low
0.5%
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.524 % of rural population1982: 0.528 % of rural population1983: 0.527 % of rural population1984: 0.535 % of rural population1985: 0.537 % of rural population1986: 0.538 % of rural population1987: 0.542 % of rural population1988: 0.544 % of rural population1989: 0.544 % of rural population1990: 0.55 % of rural population1992: 0.556 % of rural population1993: 0.56 % of rural population1995: 0.567 % of rural population1996: 0.577 % of rural population1997: 0.579 % of rural population1998: 0.584 % of rural population1999: 0.592 % of rural population2001: 0.6 % of rural population2002: 0.608 % of rural population2003: 0.615 % of rural population2004: 0.613 % of rural population2005: 0.617 % of rural population2006: 0.619 % of rural population2007: 0.626 % of rural population2008: 0.63 % of rural population2009: 0.634 % of rural population2011: 0.634 % of rural population2012: 0.641 % of rural population2013: 0.644 % of rural population2014: 0.649 % of rural population2015: 0.653 % of rural population2016: 0.654 % of rural population2017: 0.658 % of rural population2018: 0.663 % of rural population2019: 0.657 % of rural population2020: 0.666 % of rural population2021: 0.667 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.7% for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1981.

Brazil ranks 21st of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of rural population Change
1981 0.5%
1982 0.5% +0.8%
1983 0.5% -0.2%
1984 0.5% +1.5%
1985 0.5% +0.2%
1986 0.5% +0.3%
1987 0.5% +0.7%
1988 0.5% +0.3%
1989 0.5% +0.1%
1990 0.5% +0.9%
1992 0.6% +1.2%
1993 0.6% +0.7%
1995 0.6% +1.3%
1996 0.6% +1.6%
1997 0.6% +0.4%
1998 0.6% +0.8%
1999 0.6% +1.4%
2001 0.6% +1.4%
2002 0.6% +1.3%
2003 0.6% +1.2%
2004 0.6% -0.4%
2005 0.6% +0.7%
2006 0.6% +0.4%
2007 0.6% +1.0%
2008 0.6% +0.6%
2009 0.6% +0.6%
2011 0.6% +0.1%
2012 0.6% +1.1%
2013 0.6% +0.6%
2014 0.6% +0.7%
2015 0.7% +0.6%
2016 0.7% +0.2%
2017 0.7% +0.6%
2018 0.7% +0.7%
2019 0.7% -0.9%
2020 0.7% +1.5%
2021 0.7% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 8
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 18 Austria 0.7% compare
  2. 19 India 0.7% compare
  3. 20 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  4. 22 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  5. 23 Belarus 0.7% compare
  6. 24 Lithuania 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 21st out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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