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

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

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
44th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2014
All-time low
0.7%
in 1984
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.689 % of total employed youth aged 15-241982: 0.677 % of total employed youth aged 15-241983: 0.702 % of total employed youth aged 15-241984: 0.661 % of total employed youth aged 15-241985: 0.68 % of total employed youth aged 15-241986: 0.714 % of total employed youth aged 15-241987: 0.723 % of total employed youth aged 15-241988: 0.738 % of total employed youth aged 15-241989: 0.741 % of total employed youth aged 15-241990: 0.74 % of total employed youth aged 15-241992: 0.688 % of total employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.698 % of total employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.712 % of total employed youth aged 15-241996: 0.737 % of total employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.736 % of total employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.744 % of total employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.73 % of total employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.775 % of total employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.772 % of total employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.766 % of total employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.758 % of total employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.773 % of total employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.786 % of total employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.802 % of total employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.823 % of total employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.826 % of total employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.853 % of total employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.881 % of total employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.887 % of total employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.894 % of total employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.891 % of total employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.882 % of total employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.886 % of total employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.889 % of total employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.894 % of total employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.887 % of total employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.88 % of total employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

In 2021, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Brazil stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Brazil peaked at 0.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1984.

Brazil ranks 44th of 92 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage 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% -1.7%
1983 0.7% +3.7%
1984 0.7% -5.8%
1985 0.7% +2.8%
1986 0.7% +5.0%
1987 0.7% +1.3%
1988 0.7% +2.0%
1989 0.7% +0.5%
1990 0.7% -0.2%
1992 0.7% -7.0%
1993 0.7% +1.5%
1995 0.7% +2.0%
1996 0.7% +3.5%
1997 0.7% -0.1%
1998 0.7% +1.0%
1999 0.7% -1.9%
2001 0.8% +6.2%
2002 0.8% -0.4%
2003 0.8% -0.7%
2004 0.8% -1.0%
2005 0.8% +1.9%
2006 0.8% +1.8%
2007 0.8% +2.0%
2008 0.8% +2.6%
2009 0.8% +0.4%
2011 0.9% +3.2%
2012 0.9% +3.3%
2013 0.9% +0.7%
2014 0.9% +0.8%
2015 0.9% -0.3%
2016 0.9% -1.0%
2017 0.9% +0.4%
2018 0.9% +0.4%
2019 0.9% +0.5%
2020 0.9% -0.8%
2021 0.9% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 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 South Africa 0.9% compare
  2. 42 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  3. 43 Uruguay 0.9% compare
  4. 45 Chile 0.9% compare
  5. 46 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  6. 47 Costa Rica 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Brazil?
Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, total?
Brazil ranks 44th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, 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 wage 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
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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