In 2023, the percentage of informal employment in Brazil stood at 37 percent of the total employed population. This means that almost two fifths of workers in the country are considered informally employed. Neighboring Uruguay has one of the lowest rates of employment informality in Latin America.
Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Brazil from 2011 to 2023
According to the source's definition: "Employment in the informal sector refers all persons who, during a given reference period, were employed in at least one informal sector enterprise, irrespective of their status in employment and whether it was their main or a secondary job. An informal sector enterprise is (1) an unincorporated enterprise and (2) a market enterprise (i.e., it sells at least some of the goods or services it produces), and (3) meets at least one of the following criteria: (i) the enterprise is not registered, (ii) the employees of the enterprise are not registered, or (iii) the number of persons engaged on a continuous basis is below a threshold determined by the country."
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ILO. (October 26, 2024). Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Brazil from 2011 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232760/informal-employment-share-brazil/
ILO. "Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Brazil from 2011 to 2023." Chart. October 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232760/informal-employment-share-brazil/
ILO. (2024). Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Brazil from 2011 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232760/informal-employment-share-brazil/
ILO. "Informal Employment as Percentage of Total Employment in Brazil from 2011 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232760/informal-employment-share-brazil/
ILO, Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Brazil from 2011 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232760/informal-employment-share-brazil/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Brazil from 2011 to 2023 [Graph], ILO, October 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232760/informal-employment-share-brazil/
