Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Brazil

Brazil: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
34th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, 1981–2021

0.020.040.060.080.10.121981200120211981: 0.048 % of male labor force in working age1982: 0.045 % of male labor force in working age1983: 0.054 % of male labor force in working age1984: 0.046 % of male labor force in working age1985: 0.035 % of male labor force in working age1986: 0.026 % of male labor force in working age1987: 0.037 % of male labor force in working age1988: 0.041 % of male labor force in working age1989: 0.036 % of male labor force in working age1990: 0.043 % of male labor force in working age1992: 0.056 % of male labor force in working age1993: 0.053 % of male labor force in working age1995: 0.053 % of male labor force in working age1996: 0.057 % of male labor force in working age1997: 0.064 % of male labor force in working age1998: 0.073 % of male labor force in working age1999: 0.081 % of male labor force in working age2001: 0.036 % of male labor force in working age2002: 0.075 % of male labor force in working age2003: 0.08 % of male labor force in working age2004: 0.07 % of male labor force in working age2005: 0.072 % of male labor force in working age2006: 0.065 % of male labor force in working age2007: 0.061 % of male labor force in working age2008: 0.053 % of male labor force in working age2009: 0.063 % of male labor force in working age2011: 0.05 % of male labor force in working age2012: 0.061 % of male labor force in working age2013: 0.059 % of male labor force in working age2014: 0.059 % of male labor force in working age2015: 0.076 % of male labor force in working age2016: 0.105 % of male labor force in working age2017: 0.111 % of male labor force in working age2018: 0.108 % of male labor force in working age2019: 0.099 % of male labor force in working age2020: 0.12 % of male labor force in working age2021: 0.116 % of male labor force in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.1% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in 2021.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 132.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Brazil peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1986.

Brazil ranks 34th 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 15-64, male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of male labor force in working age Change
1981 0.0%
1982 0.0% -7.7%
1983 0.1% +20.9%
1984 0.0% -15.1%
1985 0.0% -23.3%
1986 0.0% -26.6%
1987 0.0% +43.5%
1988 0.0% +9.7%
1989 0.0% -12.3%
1990 0.0% +21.1%
1992 0.1% +29.3%
1993 0.1% -4.6%
1995 0.1% -1.3%
1996 0.1% +8.0%
1997 0.1% +12.0%
1998 0.1% +14.6%
1999 0.1% +10.9%
2001 0.0% -55.1%
2002 0.1% +106.5%
2003 0.1% +6.8%
2004 0.1% -13.1%
2005 0.1% +3.9%
2006 0.1% -9.6%
2007 0.1% -5.9%
2008 0.1% -13.7%
2009 0.1% +18.3%
2011 0.0% -20.4%
2012 0.1% +21.9%
2013 0.1% -2.4%
2014 0.1% -1.2%
2015 0.1% +29.9%
2016 0.1% +37.2%
2017 0.1% +6.1%
2018 0.1% -2.7%
2019 0.1% -8.5%
2020 0.1% +21.2%
2021 0.1% -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 9
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 31 Serbia 0.1% compare
  2. 32 Zambia 0.1% compare
  3. 33 Russian Federation 0.1% compare
  4. 35 Slovakia 0.1% compare
  5. 36 Jamaica 0.1% compare
  6. 37 Colombia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Brazil?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Brazil was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male?
Brazil ranks 34th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 132.7%. 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 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age)
Unit
% of male labor force in working age
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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