Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
64th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2015
All-time low
0.2%
in 1984
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.253 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241982: 0.223 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241983: 0.312 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241984: 0.207 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241985: 0.233 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241986: 0.271 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241987: 0.298 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241988: 0.305 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241989: 0.325 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241990: 0.342 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241992: 0.238 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.254 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.266 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241996: 0.286 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.283 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.308 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.302 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.269 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.266 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.249 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.269 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.315 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.315 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.333 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.383 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.362 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.381 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.476 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.503 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.516 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.52 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.497 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.489 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.508 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.498 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.483 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.447 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.4% for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in 2021.

The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Brazil peaked at 0.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1984.

That places Brazil 64th out of 86 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.

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1981 0.3%
1982 0.2% -11.7%
1983 0.3% +40.0%
1984 0.2% -33.7%
1985 0.2% +12.5%
1986 0.3% +16.2%
1987 0.3% +10.0%
1988 0.3% +2.3%
1989 0.3% +6.6%
1990 0.3% +5.3%
1992 0.2% -30.3%
1993 0.3% +6.6%
1995 0.3% +4.9%
1996 0.3% +7.3%
1997 0.3% -0.8%
1998 0.3% +8.5%
1999 0.3% -1.9%
2001 0.3% -10.9%
2002 0.3% -1.0%
2003 0.2% -6.4%
2004 0.3% +7.8%
2005 0.3% +17.5%
2006 0.3% -0.0%
2007 0.3% +5.6%
2008 0.4% +14.9%
2009 0.4% -5.4%
2011 0.4% +5.0%
2012 0.5% +25.1%
2013 0.5% +5.6%
2014 0.5% +2.6%
2015 0.5% +1.0%
2016 0.5% -4.4%
2017 0.5% -1.6%
2018 0.5% +3.9%
2019 0.5% -2.0%
2020 0.5% -3.0%
2021 0.4% -7.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 73% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 9
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 8
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 61 Pakistan 0.5% compare
  2. 62 Belize 0.5% compare
  3. 63 Türkiye 0.5% compare
  4. 65 Rwanda 0.4% compare
  5. 66 Panama 0.4% compare
  6. 67 Guatemala 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Brazil?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Brazil was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1984.
How does Brazil rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Brazil ranks 64th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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