Employment in agri vs urban pop in Brazil

Brazil: Employment in agri vs urban pop was 8.2 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.2
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
120th
of 186 countries
All-time high
18.81
in 1992
All-time low
8.2
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Employment in agri vs urban pop in Brazil, 1991–2023

051015201991200720231991: 18.31992: 18.81993: 18.31994: 17.51995: 171996: 15.91997: 15.81998: 15.11999: 15.62000: 15.42001: 15.32002: 15.42003: 15.62004: 162005: 15.52006: 14.52007: 13.52008: 12.72009: 12.32010: 11.52011: 10.82012: 9.82013: 102014: 9.32015: 9.32016: 9.82017: 9.22018: 9.12019: 8.92020: 9.32021: 9.52022: 8.72023: 8.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 8.2 for employment in agri vs urban pop in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in agri vs urban pop in Brazil peaked at 18.81 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.2, in 2023.

Brazil ranks 120th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Employment in agri vs urban pop in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Employment in agri vs urban pop in Brazil, 1991 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1991 18.35
1992 18.81 +2.5%
1993 18.35 -2.5%
1994 17.54 -4.4%
1995 17.04 -2.9%
1996 15.93 -6.5%
1997 15.77 -1.0%
1998 15.07 -4.4%
1999 15.58 +3.4%
2000 15.38 -1.3%
2001 15.32 -0.4%
2002 15.41 +0.5%
2003 15.57 +1.0%
2004 16.04 +3.1%
2005 15.52 -3.3%
2006 14.5 -6.6%
2007 13.55 -6.5%
2008 12.71 -6.2%
2009 12.29 -3.3%
2010 11.47 -6.7%
2011 10.82 -5.6%
2012 9.85 -9.0%
2013 10.03 +1.8%
2014 9.31 -7.2%
2015 9.33 +0.3%
2016 9.8 +5.0%
2017 9.19 -6.2%
2018 9.06 -1.5%
2019 8.88 -2.0%
2020 9.31 +4.9%
2021 9.5 +1.9%
2022 8.73 -8.0%
2023 8.2 -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.94 15.07 18.81 9
2000s 14.63 12.29 16.04 10
2010s 9.77 8.88 11.47 10
2020s 8.94 8.2 9.5 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 117 Uruguay 8.71 compare
  2. 118 Libya 8.69 compare
  3. 119 Iraq 8.25 compare
  4. 121 Maldives 7.7 compare
  5. 122 Poland 7.6 compare
  6. 123 Dominican Republic 7.39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in agri vs urban pop in Brazil?
Employment in agri vs urban pop in Brazil was 8.2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest employment in agri vs urban pop recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 18.81 in 1992.
What is the lowest employment in agri vs urban pop recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2 in 2023.
How does Brazil rank for employment in agri vs urban pop?
Brazil ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is employment in agri vs urban pop rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Employment in agri vs urban pop. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in agri vs urban pop
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,134 data points, 1991–2023
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