Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Brazil

Brazil: Informal employment rate in STEM occupations was 15.07 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
15.07
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
27th
of 39 countries
All-time high
15.7
in 2023
All-time low
12.59
in 2016
Years of data
10
2016–2025

Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Brazil, 2016–2025

0510152016202020252016: 12.62017: 13.92018: 14.62019: 152020: 14.22021: 14.52022: 14.92023: 15.72024: 15.52025: 15.1

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 15.07 for informal employment rate in stem occupations in 2025.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment rate in stem occupations in Brazil peaked at 15.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.59, in 2016.

That places Brazil 27th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Brazil, 2016 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2016 12.59
2017 13.93 +10.7%
2018 14.63 +5.0%
2019 15.01 +2.6%
2020 14.19 -5.5%
2021 14.54 +2.5%
2022 14.95 +2.8%
2023 15.7 +5.0%
2024 15.54 -1.0%
2025 15.07 -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 14.04 12.59 15.01 4
2020s 15 14.19 15.7 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 24 El Salvador 19.56 compare
  2. 25 Ecuador 17.82 compare
  3. 26 Guyana 15.66 compare
  4. 28 Zambia 11.59 compare
  5. 29 Dominican Republic 11.46 compare
  6. 30 Jordan 9.82 compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment rate in stem occupations in Brazil?
Informal employment rate in stem occupations in Brazil was 15.07 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest informal employment rate in stem occupations recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 15.7 in 2023.
What is the lowest informal employment rate in stem occupations recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 12.59 in 2016.
How does Brazil rank for informal employment rate in stem occupations?
Brazil ranks 27th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
Is informal employment rate in stem occupations rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
39 places, 383 data points, 2006–2026
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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.