Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
65th
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1986
All-time low
0.8%
in 2020
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.977 % of rural youth labor force1982: 0.976 % of rural youth labor force1983: 0.976 % of rural youth labor force1984: 0.98 % of rural youth labor force1985: 0.985 % of rural youth labor force1986: 0.986 % of rural youth labor force1987: 0.973 % of rural youth labor force1988: 0.971 % of rural youth labor force1989: 0.977 % of rural youth labor force1990: 0.972 % of rural youth labor force1992: 0.969 % of rural youth labor force1993: 0.969 % of rural youth labor force1995: 0.967 % of rural youth labor force1996: 0.959 % of rural youth labor force1997: 0.955 % of rural youth labor force1998: 0.938 % of rural youth labor force1999: 0.938 % of rural youth labor force2001: 0.968 % of rural youth labor force2002: 0.944 % of rural youth labor force2003: 0.943 % of rural youth labor force2004: 0.942 % of rural youth labor force2005: 0.933 % of rural youth labor force2006: 0.93 % of rural youth labor force2007: 0.929 % of rural youth labor force2008: 0.94 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.921 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.931 % of rural youth labor force2012: 0.896 % of rural youth labor force2013: 0.894 % of rural youth labor force2014: 0.894 % of rural youth labor force2015: 0.87 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.819 % of rural youth labor force2017: 0.814 % of rural youth labor force2018: 0.805 % of rural youth labor force2019: 0.813 % of rural youth labor force2020: 0.759 % of rural youth labor force2021: 0.77 % of rural youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural youth labor force.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.8% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in 2021.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.

Brazil ranks 65th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
1981 1.0%
1982 1.0% -0.1%
1983 1.0% -0.0%
1984 1.0% +0.4%
1985 1.0% +0.5%
1986 1.0% +0.1%
1987 1.0% -1.3%
1988 1.0% -0.2%
1989 1.0% +0.5%
1990 1.0% -0.5%
1992 1.0% -0.3%
1993 1.0% -0.0%
1995 1.0% -0.2%
1996 1.0% -0.9%
1997 1.0% -0.4%
1998 0.9% -1.7%
1999 0.9% -0.1%
2001 1.0% +3.3%
2002 0.9% -2.5%
2003 0.9% -0.1%
2004 0.9% -0.2%
2005 0.9% -1.0%
2006 0.9% -0.3%
2007 0.9% -0.1%
2008 0.9% +1.2%
2009 0.9% -2.0%
2011 0.9% +1.0%
2012 0.9% -3.7%
2013 0.9% -0.2%
2014 0.9% -0.1%
2015 0.9% -2.6%
2016 0.8% -5.9%
2017 0.8% -0.7%
2018 0.8% -1.1%
2019 0.8% +1.1%
2020 0.8% -6.7%
2021 0.8% +1.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 89% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 85% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9
1990s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 8
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 62 India 0.8% compare
  2. 63 Estonia 0.8% compare
  3. 64 Lithuania 0.8% compare
  4. 66 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
  5. 67 Armenia 0.8% compare
  6. 68 Serbia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Brazil?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Brazil was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1986.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Brazil ranks 65th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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