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

Brazil: Working-age population, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
15th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2017
All-time low
0.6%
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.581 % of total population1982: 0.582 % of total population1983: 0.583 % of total population1984: 0.588 % of total population1985: 0.591 % of total population1986: 0.592 % of total population1987: 0.594 % of total population1988: 0.598 % of total population1989: 0.599 % of total population1990: 0.604 % of total population1992: 0.609 % of total population1993: 0.612 % of total population1995: 0.621 % of total population1996: 0.63 % of total population1997: 0.633 % of total population1998: 0.64 % of total population1999: 0.643 % of total population2001: 0.652 % of total population2002: 0.657 % of total population2003: 0.662 % of total population2004: 0.662 % of total population2005: 0.666 % of total population2006: 0.669 % of total population2007: 0.673 % of total population2008: 0.676 % of total population2009: 0.679 % of total population2011: 0.685 % of total population2012: 0.687 % of total population2013: 0.69 % of total population2014: 0.691 % of total population2015: 0.693 % of total population2016: 0.694 % of total population2017: 0.695 % of total population2018: 0.694 % of total population2019: 0.694 % of total population2020: 0.693 % of total population2021: 0.692 % of total population

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Brazil is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1981.

That places Brazil 15th out of 112 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 12 Luxembourg 0.7% compare
  2. 13 Russian Federation 0.7% compare
  3. 14 Cyprus 0.7% compare
  4. 16 North Macedonia 0.7% compare
  5. 17 Albania 0.7% compare
  6. 18 Kosovo 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 112 places β†’

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Brazil?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, total?
Brazil ranks 15th out of 112 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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