Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Brazil

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

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
45th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.8%
in 1992
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.801 % of female youth in employment1982: 0.798 % of female youth in employment1983: 0.801 % of female youth in employment1984: 0.797 % of female youth in employment1985: 0.812 % of female youth in employment1986: 0.848 % of female youth in employment1987: 0.841 % of female youth in employment1988: 0.854 % of female youth in employment1989: 0.852 % of female youth in employment1990: 0.863 % of female youth in employment1992: 0.785 % of female youth in employment1993: 0.793 % of female youth in employment1995: 0.804 % of female youth in employment1996: 0.838 % of female youth in employment1997: 0.826 % of female youth in employment1998: 0.835 % of female youth in employment1999: 0.821 % of female youth in employment2001: 0.865 % of female youth in employment2002: 0.857 % of female youth in employment2003: 0.859 % of female youth in employment2004: 0.853 % of female youth in employment2005: 0.862 % of female youth in employment2006: 0.871 % of female youth in employment2007: 0.882 % of female youth in employment2008: 0.901 % of female youth in employment2009: 0.904 % of female youth in employment2011: 0.923 % of female youth in employment2012: 0.949 % of female youth in employment2013: 0.954 % of female youth in employment2014: 0.956 % of female youth in employment2015: 0.958 % of female youth in employment2016: 0.952 % of female youth in employment2017: 0.956 % of female youth in employment2018: 0.958 % of female youth in employment2019: 0.958 % of female youth in employment2020: 0.95 % of female youth in employment2021: 0.949 % of female youth in employment

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth in employment.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.9% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1992.

Brazil ranks 45th of 90 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, ages 15-24, female in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of female youth in employment Change
1981 0.8%
1982 0.8% -0.4%
1983 0.8% +0.4%
1984 0.8% -0.6%
1985 0.8% +1.8%
1986 0.8% +4.4%
1987 0.8% -0.7%
1988 0.9% +1.5%
1989 0.9% -0.2%
1990 0.9% +1.3%
1992 0.8% -9.1%
1993 0.8% +1.0%
1995 0.8% +1.4%
1996 0.8% +4.1%
1997 0.8% -1.4%
1998 0.8% +1.1%
1999 0.8% -1.7%
2001 0.9% +5.4%
2002 0.9% -1.0%
2003 0.9% +0.3%
2004 0.9% -0.7%
2005 0.9% +1.0%
2006 0.9% +1.1%
2007 0.9% +1.2%
2008 0.9% +2.2%
2009 0.9% +0.3%
2011 0.9% +2.1%
2012 0.9% +2.8%
2013 1.0% +0.5%
2014 1.0% +0.3%
2015 1.0% +0.2%
2016 1.0% -0.7%
2017 1.0% +0.4%
2018 1.0% +0.2%
2019 1.0% -0.0%
2020 1.0% -0.8%
2021 0.9% -0.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 8
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 42 Greece 1.0% compare
  2. 43 Hungary 1.0% compare
  3. 44 Mexico 0.9% compare
  4. 46 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
  5. 47 Namibia 0.9% compare
  6. 48 Jamaica 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Brazil?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Brazil was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1992.
How does Brazil rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female?
Brazil ranks 45th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment)
Unit
% of female youth in employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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