Informal employment in STEM occupations in Brazil
Brazil: Informal employment in STEM occupations was 1,454 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal employment in STEM occupations in Brazil, 2016–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1,454 for informal employment in stem occupations in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in stem occupations in Brazil peaked at 1,462 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 834.14, in 2016.
That places Brazil 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Informal employment in STEM occupations in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 834.14 | — |
| 2017 | 920.17 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 1,002 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 1,073 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 1,053 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,165 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 1,248 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 1,399 | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 1,462 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 1,454 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 957.26 | 834.14 | 1,073 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1,297 | 1,053 | 1,462 | 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 informal employment in stem occupations in Brazil?
- Informal employment in stem occupations in Brazil was 1,454 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment in stem occupations recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1,462 in 2024.
- What is the lowest informal employment in stem occupations recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 834.14 in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for informal employment in stem occupations?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment in stem occupations rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. 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 Informal employment in STEM occupations (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. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.