Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Brazil
Brazil: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 5.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Brazil, 1972–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Brazil is 5.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Brazil peaked at 13.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1976.
Brazil ranks 80th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 6.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 4.7% | 11.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.3% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 6.8% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 5.8% | 13.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Brazil?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Brazil was 5.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1976.
- How does Brazil rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Brazil ranks 80th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.