Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brazil
Brazil: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 34.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brazil is 34.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brazil peaked at 38.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2012.
Brazil ranks 86th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.3% | — |
| 1992 | 37.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 36.9% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 38.8% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 38.1% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 34.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 36.9% | 38.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 33.9% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 32.9% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 34.5% | 37.2% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brazil?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brazil was 34.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Brazil ranks 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.