Brazil - Child employment in agriculture

Child employment in agriculture, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14)

Child employment in agriculture, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14) in Brazil was 44.40 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 48.90 in 2004, while its lowest value was 35.89 in 2009.

Definition: Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2), categories A and B (ISIC revision 3), or category A (ISIC revision 4) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.

Source: Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.

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Year Value
2004 48.90
2008 42.80
2009 35.89
2011 40.45
2013 44.47
2014 40.71
2015 44.40

Child employment in agriculture, male (% of male economically active children ages 7-14)

Child employment in agriculture, male (% of male economically active children ages 7-14) in Brazil was 60.92 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 66.20 in 2004, while its lowest value was 59.21 in 2009.

Definition: Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2), categories A and B (ISIC revision 3), or category A (ISIC revision 4) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.

Source: Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.

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Year Value
2004 66.20
2008 60.40
2009 59.21
2011 63.17
2013 62.44
2014 61.82
2015 60.92

Child employment in agriculture (% of economically active children ages 7-14)

Child employment in agriculture (% of economically active children ages 7-14) in Brazil was 56.07 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 56.66 in 2013, while its lowest value was 51.72 in 2009.

Definition: Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2), categories A and B (ISIC revision 3), or category A (ISIC revision 4) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.

Source: Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.

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Year Value
2007 55.50
2008 54.70
2009 51.72
2011 56.27
2013 56.66
2014 55.42
2015 56.07

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity