Status in employment in Brazil

Brazil: Status in employment was 69.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
69.49
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
88th
of 186 countries
All-time high
70.72
in 2012
All-time low
64.52
in 1993
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Status in employment in Brazil, 1991–2024

0204060801991200720241991: 64.81992: 64.61993: 64.51994: 64.71995: 64.81996: 66.21997: 65.41998: 65.31999: 64.72000: 652001: 65.22002: 65.12003: 652004: 65.62005: 65.52006: 66.32007: 67.42008: 68.52009: 692010: 69.72011: 70.52012: 70.72013: 70.52014: 70.62015: 69.52016: 69.12017: 68.52018: 68.12019: 67.82020: 67.52021: 66.52022: 67.92023: 68.82024: 69.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for status in employment in Brazil is 69.49, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, status in employment in Brazil peaked at 70.72 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 64.52, in 1993.

That places Brazil 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Status in employment in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Status in employment in Brazil, 1991 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1991 64.81 —
1992 64.56 -0.4%
1993 64.52 -0.1%
1994 64.69 +0.3%
1995 64.79 +0.1%
1996 66.19 +2.2%
1997 65.41 -1.2%
1998 65.29 -0.2%
1999 64.7 -0.9%
2000 64.96 +0.4%
2001 65.18 +0.3%
2002 65.06 -0.2%
2003 65.03 -0.0%
2004 65.62 +0.9%
2005 65.51 -0.2%
2006 66.28 +1.2%
2007 67.43 +1.7%
2008 68.46 +1.5%
2009 68.96 +0.7%
2010 69.75 +1.1%
2011 70.54 +1.1%
2012 70.72 +0.2%
2013 70.53 -0.3%
2014 70.64 +0.2%
2015 69.47 -1.7%
2016 69.1 -0.5%
2017 68.49 -0.9%
2018 68.1 -0.6%
2019 67.78 -0.5%
2020 67.49 -0.4%
2021 66.48 -1.5%
2022 67.87 +2.1%
2023 68.77 +1.3%
2024 69.49 +1.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 69.49 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.55, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 69.49 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.35, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64.99 64.52 66.19 9
2000s 66.25 64.96 68.96 10
2010s 69.51 67.78 70.72 10
2020s 68.02 66.48 69.49 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 85 Turkey 71.16 compare
  2. 86 Algeria 69.62 compare
  3. 87 Eswatini 69.55 compare
  4. 89 Greece 69.3 compare
  5. 90 Mexico 69.17 compare
  6. 91 Kyrgyzstan 68.97 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is status in employment in Brazil?
Status in employment in Brazil was 69.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest status in employment recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 70.72 in 2012.
What is the lowest status in employment recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 64.52 in 1993.
How does Brazil rank for status in employment?
Brazil ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is status in employment rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Status in employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Status in employment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,257 data points, 1991–2024
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