Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Brazil
Brazil: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 74.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Brazil, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Brazil stood at 74.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Brazil peaked at 86.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 2023.
That places Brazil 41st out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 86.6% | — |
| 2011 | 86.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.6% | 86.6% | 86.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 76.2% | 86.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 73.9% | 76.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 38 Saint Lucia 82.8% compare
- 39 Myanmar 82.2% compare
- 40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.4% compare
- 42 Serbia 68.2% compare
- 43 Kyrgyzstan 66.0% compare
- 44 Mongolia 60.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Brazil?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Brazil was 74.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Brazil ranks 41st out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).