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

Brazil: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
44th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 1984
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.715 % of total employed youth aged 15-241982: 0.706 % of total employed youth aged 15-241983: 0.729 % of total employed youth aged 15-241984: 0.691 % of total employed youth aged 15-241985: 0.709 % of total employed youth aged 15-241986: 0.739 % of total employed youth aged 15-241987: 0.749 % of total employed youth aged 15-241988: 0.761 % of total employed youth aged 15-241989: 0.765 % of total employed youth aged 15-241990: 0.767 % of total employed youth aged 15-241992: 0.727 % of total employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.735 % of total employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.75 % of total employed youth aged 15-241996: 0.769 % of total employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.77 % of total employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.778 % of total employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.767 % of total employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.804 % of total employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.801 % of total employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.797 % of total employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.787 % of total employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.802 % of total employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.813 % of total employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.827 % of total employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.844 % of total employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.846 % of total employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.867 % of total employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.895 % of total employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.9 % of total employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.908 % of total employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.906 % of total employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.9 % of total employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.904 % of total employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.906 % of total employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.911 % of total employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.905 % of total employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.901 % of total employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Brazil is 0.9%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Brazil peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1984.

Brazil ranks 44th of 94 countries on this measure, 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, total in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of total employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1981 0.7%
1982 0.7% -1.2%
1983 0.7% +3.2%
1984 0.7% -5.2%
1985 0.7% +2.5%
1986 0.7% +4.3%
1987 0.7% +1.4%
1988 0.8% +1.6%
1989 0.8% +0.5%
1990 0.8% +0.2%
1992 0.7% -5.2%
1993 0.7% +1.1%
1995 0.7% +2.0%
1996 0.8% +2.5%
1997 0.8% +0.1%
1998 0.8% +1.1%
1999 0.8% -1.4%
2001 0.8% +4.8%
2002 0.8% -0.3%
2003 0.8% -0.6%
2004 0.8% -1.2%
2005 0.8% +1.8%
2006 0.8% +1.4%
2007 0.8% +1.7%
2008 0.8% +2.1%
2009 0.8% +0.3%
2011 0.9% +2.5%
2012 0.9% +3.2%
2013 0.9% +0.6%
2014 0.9% +0.8%
2015 0.9% -0.2%
2016 0.9% -0.7%
2017 0.9% +0.5%
2018 0.9% +0.2%
2019 0.9% +0.6%
2020 0.9% -0.7%
2021 0.9% -0.4%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 9
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 41 Greece 0.9% compare
  2. 42 South Africa 0.9% compare
  3. 43 Uruguay 0.9% compare
  4. 45 Chile 0.9% compare
  5. 46 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  6. 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Brazil?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Brazil was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1984.
How does Brazil rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total?
Brazil ranks 44th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of total employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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