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

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

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
13th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.6%
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.604 % of urban population1982: 0.603 % of urban population1983: 0.605 % of urban population1984: 0.608 % of urban population1985: 0.612 % of urban population1986: 0.612 % of urban population1987: 0.613 % of urban population1988: 0.617 % of urban population1989: 0.618 % of urban population1990: 0.624 % of urban population1992: 0.624 % of urban population1993: 0.626 % of urban population1995: 0.635 % of urban population1996: 0.643 % of urban population1997: 0.646 % of urban population1998: 0.654 % of urban population1999: 0.657 % of urban population2001: 0.662 % of urban population2002: 0.666 % of urban population2003: 0.671 % of urban population2004: 0.672 % of urban population2005: 0.677 % of urban population2006: 0.679 % of urban population2007: 0.682 % of urban population2008: 0.685 % of urban population2009: 0.688 % of urban population2011: 0.694 % of urban population2012: 0.695 % of urban population2013: 0.698 % of urban population2014: 0.698 % of urban population2015: 0.7 % of urban population2016: 0.701 % of urban population2017: 0.701 % of urban population2018: 0.7 % of urban population2019: 0.7 % of urban population2020: 0.697 % of urban population2021: 0.696 % of urban population

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

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1982.

That places Brazil 13th out of 99 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.

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

Year % of urban population Change
1981 0.6% —
1982 0.6% -0.2%
1983 0.6% +0.2%
1984 0.6% +0.5%
1985 0.6% +0.6%
1986 0.6% +0.1%
1987 0.6% +0.2%
1988 0.6% +0.7%
1989 0.6% +0.1%
1990 0.6% +1.0%
1992 0.6% +0.0%
1993 0.6% +0.3%
1995 0.6% +1.5%
1996 0.6% +1.3%
1997 0.6% +0.5%
1998 0.7% +1.2%
1999 0.7% +0.4%
2001 0.7% +0.9%
2002 0.7% +0.5%
2003 0.7% +0.7%
2004 0.7% +0.3%
2005 0.7% +0.6%
2006 0.7% +0.4%
2007 0.7% +0.4%
2008 0.7% +0.5%
2009 0.7% +0.4%
2011 0.7% +0.8%
2012 0.7% +0.1%
2013 0.7% +0.5%
2014 0.7% -0.0%
2015 0.7% +0.2%
2016 0.7% +0.2%
2017 0.7% -0.0%
2018 0.7% -0.2%
2019 0.7% +0.1%
2020 0.7% -0.4%
2021 0.7% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 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. 10 South Africa 0.7% compare
  2. 11 Cyprus 0.7% compare
  3. 12 Russian Federation 0.7% compare
  4. 14 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  5. 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare
  6. 16 Türkiye 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
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