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

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

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
61st
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 1984
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.10.20.30.40.51981200120211981: 0.22 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241982: 0.179 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241983: 0.275 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241984: 0.167 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241985: 0.188 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241986: 0.225 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241987: 0.254 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241988: 0.264 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241989: 0.281 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241990: 0.299 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241992: 0.195 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.211 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.222 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241996: 0.245 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.239 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.261 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.253 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.225 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.221 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.202 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.222 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.254 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.251 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.279 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.325 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.32 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.334 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.425 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.448 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.459 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.457 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.437 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.418 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.439 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.432 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.419 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.385 % 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in 2021.

That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Brazil peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1984.

That places Brazil 61st out of 84 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 0.2%
1982 0.2% -18.7%
1983 0.3% +53.7%
1984 0.2% -39.4%
1985 0.2% +13.0%
1986 0.2% +19.4%
1987 0.3% +12.8%
1988 0.3% +4.1%
1989 0.3% +6.3%
1990 0.3% +6.4%
1992 0.2% -34.6%
1993 0.2% +7.8%
1995 0.2% +5.5%
1996 0.2% +10.5%
1997 0.2% -2.8%
1998 0.3% +9.5%
1999 0.3% -3.4%
2001 0.2% -11.0%
2002 0.2% -1.9%
2003 0.2% -8.5%
2004 0.2% +9.8%
2005 0.3% +14.5%
2006 0.3% -0.9%
2007 0.3% +10.8%
2008 0.3% +16.6%
2009 0.3% -1.6%
2011 0.3% +4.5%
2012 0.4% +27.2%
2013 0.4% +5.4%
2014 0.5% +2.4%
2015 0.5% -0.4%
2016 0.4% -4.3%
2017 0.4% -4.5%
2018 0.4% +5.2%
2019 0.4% -1.8%
2020 0.4% -2.9%
2021 0.4% -8.1%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 72% of the median. (25 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 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 8
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 58 Belize 0.4% compare
  2. 59 India 0.4% compare
  3. 60 Pakistan 0.4% compare
  4. 62 Romania 0.4% compare
  5. 63 Gambia 0.4% compare
  6. 64 Rwanda 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Brazil?
Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Brazil ranks 61st out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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