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

Brazil: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban was 1.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
41st
of 86 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.9%
in 1992
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.913 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241982: 0.915 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241983: 0.911 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241984: 0.899 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241985: 0.908 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241986: 0.92 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241987: 0.928 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241988: 0.932 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241989: 0.929 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241990: 0.934 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241992: 0.889 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.897 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.898 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241996: 0.913 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.917 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.917 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.912 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.926 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.925 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.918 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.922 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.927 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.933 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.942 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.944 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.947 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.956 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.962 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.965 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.971 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.968 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.963 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.964 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.964 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.966 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.964 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.964 % of urban employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Brazil is 1.0%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1992.

That places Brazil 41st 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1981 0.9%
1982 0.9% +0.3%
1983 0.9% -0.5%
1984 0.9% -1.4%
1985 0.9% +1.0%
1986 0.9% +1.3%
1987 0.9% +0.9%
1988 0.9% +0.4%
1989 0.9% -0.3%
1990 0.9% +0.6%
1992 0.9% -4.9%
1993 0.9% +0.9%
1995 0.9% +0.1%
1996 0.9% +1.6%
1997 0.9% +0.5%
1998 0.9% -0.0%
1999 0.9% -0.5%
2001 0.9% +1.5%
2002 0.9% -0.1%
2003 0.9% -0.7%
2004 0.9% +0.4%
2005 0.9% +0.6%
2006 0.9% +0.5%
2007 0.9% +1.0%
2008 0.9% +0.2%
2009 0.9% +0.3%
2011 1.0% +0.9%
2012 1.0% +0.7%
2013 1.0% +0.3%
2014 1.0% +0.6%
2015 1.0% -0.3%
2016 1.0% -0.5%
2017 1.0% +0.1%
2018 1.0% -0.0%
2019 1.0% +0.2%
2020 1.0% -0.1%
2021 1.0% +0.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 38 India 1.0% compare
  2. 39 Namibia 1.0% compare
  3. 40 Spain 1.0% compare
  4. 42 Italy 1.0% compare
  5. 43 Jordan 1.0% compare
  6. 44 Panama 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Brazil?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Brazil was 1.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1992.
How does Brazil rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban?
Brazil ranks 41st out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of urban employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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