Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil

Brazil: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
48th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.631 % of urban labor force in working age1982: 0.644 % of urban labor force in working age1983: 0.64 % of urban labor force in working age1984: 0.643 % of urban labor force in working age1985: 0.652 % of urban labor force in working age1986: 0.66 % of urban labor force in working age1987: 0.674 % of urban labor force in working age1988: 0.677 % of urban labor force in working age1989: 0.674 % of urban labor force in working age1990: 0.676 % of urban labor force in working age1992: 0.697 % of urban labor force in working age1993: 0.694 % of urban labor force in working age1995: 0.7 % of urban labor force in working age1996: 0.684 % of urban labor force in working age1997: 0.691 % of urban labor force in working age1998: 0.692 % of urban labor force in working age1999: 0.699 % of urban labor force in working age2001: 0.699 % of urban labor force in working age2002: 0.709 % of urban labor force in working age2003: 0.711 % of urban labor force in working age2004: 0.719 % of urban labor force in working age2005: 0.729 % of urban labor force in working age2006: 0.728 % of urban labor force in working age2007: 0.728 % of urban labor force in working age2008: 0.732 % of urban labor force in working age2009: 0.735 % of urban labor force in working age2011: 0.716 % of urban labor force in working age2012: 0.706 % of urban labor force in working age2013: 0.71 % of urban labor force in working age2014: 0.707 % of urban labor force in working age2015: 0.713 % of urban labor force in working age2016: 0.719 % of urban labor force in working age2017: 0.725 % of urban labor force in working age2018: 0.729 % of urban labor force in working age2019: 0.736 % of urban labor force in working age2020: 0.686 % of urban labor force in working age2021: 0.706 % of urban labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban labor force in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1981.

Brazil ranks 48th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of urban labor force in working age Change
1981 0.6%
1982 0.6% +2.0%
1983 0.6% -0.6%
1984 0.6% +0.4%
1985 0.7% +1.5%
1986 0.7% +1.2%
1987 0.7% +2.1%
1988 0.7% +0.5%
1989 0.7% -0.4%
1990 0.7% +0.2%
1992 0.7% +3.2%
1993 0.7% -0.4%
1995 0.7% +0.8%
1996 0.7% -2.3%
1997 0.7% +1.0%
1998 0.7% +0.2%
1999 0.7% +1.0%
2001 0.7% -0.0%
2002 0.7% +1.5%
2003 0.7% +0.2%
2004 0.7% +1.2%
2005 0.7% +1.4%
2006 0.7% -0.2%
2007 0.7% -0.0%
2008 0.7% +0.6%
2009 0.7% +0.5%
2011 0.7% -2.6%
2012 0.7% -1.4%
2013 0.7% +0.6%
2014 0.7% -0.5%
2015 0.7% +0.9%
2016 0.7% +0.8%
2017 0.7% +0.8%
2018 0.7% +0.6%
2019 0.7% +1.0%
2020 0.7% -6.9%
2021 0.7% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 45 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.7% compare
  2. 46 Namibia 0.7% compare
  3. 47 Greece 0.7% compare
  4. 49 Ireland 0.7% compare
  5. 50 Republic of Moldova 0.7% compare
  6. 51 Argentina 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil?
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban?
Brazil ranks 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age)
Unit
% of urban labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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