Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Brazil
Brazil: Informal employment rate in STEM occupations was 15.07 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Brazil, 2016–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.04 | 12.59 | 15.01 | 4 |
| 2020s | 15 | 14.19 | 15.7 | 6 |
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- 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)
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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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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.