Share in informal employment male in Brazil

Brazil: Share in informal employment male was 37.95 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
37.95
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
40th
of 80 countries
All-time high
49.43
in 2009
All-time low
37.95
in 2024
Years of data
15
2009–2024

Share in informal employment male in Brazil, 2009–2024

010203040502009201620242009: 49.42011: 472012: 46.42013: 45.72014: 46.12015: 46.92016: 38.72017: 39.72018: 402019: 40.32020: 38.32021: 402022: 38.92023: 38.52024: 38

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 37.95 for share in informal employment male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in informal employment male in Brazil peaked at 49.43 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37.95, in 2024.

Brazil ranks 40th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Share in informal employment male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Share in informal employment male in Brazil, 2009 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2009 49.43
2011 46.98 -5.0%
2012 46.39 -1.3%
2013 45.72 -1.4%
2014 46.14 +0.9%
2015 46.92 +1.7%
2016 38.72 -17.5%
2017 39.71 +2.6%
2018 40.05 +0.9%
2019 40.3 +0.6%
2020 38.31 -4.9%
2021 39.95 +4.3%
2022 38.94 -2.5%
2023 38.48 -1.2%
2024 37.95 -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.43 49.43 49.43 1
2010s 43.44 38.72 46.98 9
2020s 38.73 37.95 39.95 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 37 Armenia 48.41 compare
  2. 38 Mongolia 45.97 compare
  3. 39 Mauritius 37.98 compare
  4. 41 Costa Rica 36.87 compare
  5. 42 Saint Lucia 36.71 compare
  6. 43 South Africa 35.11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in informal employment male in Brazil?
Share in informal employment male in Brazil was 37.95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in informal employment male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 49.43 in 2009.
What is the lowest share in informal employment male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 37.95 in 2024.
How does Brazil rank for share in informal employment male?
Brazil ranks 40th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is share in informal employment male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 Share in informal employment male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in informal employment male
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,095 data points, 2000–2024
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