Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Brazil
Brazil: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation was 19.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 19.56 for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 101.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Brazil peaked at 19.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.52, in 2012.
That places Brazil 54th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.52 | — |
| 2013 | 8.84 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 9.7 | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 10.58 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 11.88 | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 12.73 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 13.55 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 14.41 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 16.77 | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 14.99 | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 16.14 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 17.78 | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 19.56 | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.28 | 8.52 | 14.41 | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.05 | 14.99 | 19.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 52 South Africa 20 compare
- 53 Belgium 19.91 compare
- 55 State of Palestine 18.73 compare
- 56 Ghana 17.3 compare
- 57 Spain 17 compare
More development goals data for Brazil
- Red List Index 0.7834 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.19 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 791.36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 100 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 60 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Brazil?
- Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Brazil was 19.56 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 19.56 in 2024.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.52 in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation?
- Brazil ranks 54th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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