Care employment outside the formal sector in Brazil
Brazil: Care employment outside the formal sector was 5,286 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Care employment outside the formal sector in Brazil, 2016–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, care employment outside the formal sector in Brazil stood at 5,286.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care employment outside the formal sector in Brazil peaked at 5,478 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,162, in 2020.
That places Brazil 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Care employment outside the formal sector in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4,487 | — |
| 2017 | 4,734 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 4,931 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 5,095 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 4,162 | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 4,644 | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 5,191 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 5,365 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 5,478 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 5,286 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,812 | 4,487 | 5,095 | 4 |
| 2020s | 5,021 | 4,162 | 5,478 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is care employment outside the formal sector in Brazil?
- Care employment outside the formal sector in Brazil was 5,286 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest care employment outside the formal sector recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5,478 in 2024.
- What is the lowest care employment outside the formal sector recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,162 in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for care employment outside the formal sector?
- Brazil ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is care employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Care employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.