Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Employment rate, aged 25-64 was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
77th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1986
All-time low
0.9%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.968 % of labor force aged 25-641982: 0.97 % of labor force aged 25-641983: 0.962 % of labor force aged 25-641984: 0.97 % of labor force aged 25-641985: 0.976 % of labor force aged 25-641986: 0.981 % of labor force aged 25-641987: 0.973 % of labor force aged 25-641988: 0.969 % of labor force aged 25-641989: 0.973 % of labor force aged 25-641990: 0.968 % of labor force aged 25-641992: 0.956 % of labor force aged 25-641993: 0.959 % of labor force aged 25-641995: 0.959 % of labor force aged 25-641996: 0.952 % of labor force aged 25-641997: 0.946 % of labor force aged 25-641998: 0.939 % of labor force aged 25-641999: 0.932 % of labor force aged 25-642001: 0.966 % of labor force aged 25-642002: 0.937 % of labor force aged 25-642003: 0.931 % of labor force aged 25-642004: 0.939 % of labor force aged 25-642005: 0.938 % of labor force aged 25-642006: 0.943 % of labor force aged 25-642007: 0.942 % of labor force aged 25-642008: 0.951 % of labor force aged 25-642009: 0.941 % of labor force aged 25-642011: 0.953 % of labor force aged 25-642012: 0.947 % of labor force aged 25-642013: 0.948 % of labor force aged 25-642014: 0.95 % of labor force aged 25-642015: 0.936 % of labor force aged 25-642016: 0.916 % of labor force aged 25-642017: 0.906 % of labor force aged 25-642018: 0.91 % of labor force aged 25-642019: 0.912 % of labor force aged 25-642020: 0.893 % of labor force aged 25-642021: 0.89 % of labor force aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 25-64.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 25-64 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 77th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of labor force aged 25-64 Change
1981 1.0%
1982 1.0% +0.3%
1983 1.0% -0.9%
1984 1.0% +0.9%
1985 1.0% +0.6%
1986 1.0% +0.5%
1987 1.0% -0.8%
1988 1.0% -0.4%
1989 1.0% +0.5%
1990 1.0% -0.5%
1992 1.0% -1.3%
1993 1.0% +0.4%
1995 1.0% -0.0%
1996 1.0% -0.7%
1997 0.9% -0.7%
1998 0.9% -0.7%
1999 0.9% -0.7%
2001 1.0% +3.7%
2002 0.9% -3.1%
2003 0.9% -0.6%
2004 0.9% +0.8%
2005 0.9% -0.1%
2006 0.9% +0.5%
2007 0.9% -0.0%
2008 1.0% +0.9%
2009 0.9% -1.0%
2011 1.0% +1.3%
2012 0.9% -0.7%
2013 0.9% +0.1%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% -1.4%
2016 0.9% -2.1%
2017 0.9% -1.1%
2018 0.9% +0.4%
2019 0.9% +0.3%
2020 0.9% -2.1%
2021 0.9% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9
1990s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 8
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 74 Slovakia 0.9% compare
  2. 75 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  3. 76 Latvia 0.9% compare
  4. 78 Jamaica 0.9% compare
  5. 79 Ireland 0.9% compare
  6. 80 Türkiye 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1986.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for employment rate, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 77th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment rate, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64)
Unit
% of labor force aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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