Unemployment rate, aged 15-24 in Brazil

Brazil: Unemployment rate, aged 15-24 was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
29th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Unemployment rate, aged 15-24 in Brazil, 1981–2021

0.050.10.150.20.250.31981200120211981: 0.103 % of labor force aged 15-241982: 0.094 % of labor force aged 15-241983: 0.104 % of labor force aged 15-241984: 0.095 % of labor force aged 15-241985: 0.077 % of labor force aged 15-241986: 0.061 % of labor force aged 15-241987: 0.082 % of labor force aged 15-241988: 0.092 % of labor force aged 15-241989: 0.078 % of labor force aged 15-241990: 0.086 % of labor force aged 15-241992: 0.119 % of labor force aged 15-241993: 0.115 % of labor force aged 15-241995: 0.114 % of labor force aged 15-241996: 0.126 % of labor force aged 15-241997: 0.144 % of labor force aged 15-241998: 0.172 % of labor force aged 15-241999: 0.183 % of labor force aged 15-242001: 0.11 % of labor force aged 15-242002: 0.18 % of labor force aged 15-242003: 0.19 % of labor force aged 15-242004: 0.18 % of labor force aged 15-242005: 0.193 % of labor force aged 15-242006: 0.177 % of labor force aged 15-242007: 0.168 % of labor force aged 15-242008: 0.155 % of labor force aged 15-242009: 0.178 % of labor force aged 15-242011: 0.153 % of labor force aged 15-242012: 0.156 % of labor force aged 15-242013: 0.159 % of labor force aged 15-242014: 0.156 % of labor force aged 15-242015: 0.198 % of labor force aged 15-242016: 0.267 % of labor force aged 15-242017: 0.275 % of labor force aged 15-242018: 0.271 % of labor force aged 15-242019: 0.262 % of labor force aged 15-242020: 0.303 % of labor force aged 15-242021: 0.298 % of labor force aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2021, unemployment rate, aged 15-24 in Brazil stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 94.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-24 in Brazil peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1986.

Brazil ranks 29th of 108 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.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-24 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-24 (% of labor force aged 15-24) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of labor force aged 15-24 Change
1981 0.1%
1982 0.1% -9.0%
1983 0.1% +10.8%
1984 0.1% -8.0%
1985 0.1% -19.8%
1986 0.1% -20.1%
1987 0.1% +33.5%
1988 0.1% +12.9%
1989 0.1% -15.7%
1990 0.1% +10.1%
1992 0.1% +39.3%
1993 0.1% -3.1%
1995 0.1% -0.9%
1996 0.1% +10.3%
1997 0.1% +14.6%
1998 0.2% +19.4%
1999 0.2% +6.1%
2001 0.1% -39.9%
2002 0.2% +64.1%
2003 0.2% +5.6%
2004 0.2% -5.3%
2005 0.2% +7.1%
2006 0.2% -8.3%
2007 0.2% -5.4%
2008 0.2% -7.7%
2009 0.2% +15.0%
2011 0.2% -13.7%
2012 0.2% +1.5%
2013 0.2% +2.1%
2014 0.2% -1.9%
2015 0.2% +27.0%
2016 0.3% +34.8%
2017 0.3% +3.1%
2018 0.3% -1.5%
2019 0.3% -3.3%
2020 0.3% +15.5%
2021 0.3% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-24 in Brazil?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-24 in Brazil was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-24?
Brazil ranks 29th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.1%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-24 (% of labor force aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-24 (% of labor force aged 15-24)
Unit
% of labor force aged 15-24
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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