Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Brazil
Brazil: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Brazil is 0.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Brazil peaked at 5.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 122nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.8% | — |
| 1992 | 5.7% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -10.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -11.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 32% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 36% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 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 contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Brazil?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Brazil was 0.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Brazil ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.