Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Brazil
Brazil: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.1% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Brazil peaked at 8.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 118th 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, total (% of total employment) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.3% | — |
| 1992 | 8.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -12.5% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Brazil?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Brazil was 1.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Brazil ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. 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, total (% of total 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.