Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Brazil

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

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
27th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0.0250.050.0750.10.1250.151981200120211981: 0.057 % of total labor force in working age1982: 0.051 % of total labor force in working age1983: 0.06 % of total labor force in working age1984: 0.052 % of total labor force in working age1985: 0.041 % of total labor force in working age1986: 0.033 % of total labor force in working age1987: 0.045 % of total labor force in working age1988: 0.05 % of total labor force in working age1989: 0.042 % of total labor force in working age1990: 0.048 % of total labor force in working age1992: 0.066 % of total labor force in working age1993: 0.062 % of total labor force in working age1995: 0.061 % of total labor force in working age1996: 0.069 % of total labor force in working age1997: 0.079 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.091 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.099 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.054 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.094 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.1 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.091 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.095 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.086 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.083 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.073 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.085 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.069 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.075 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.074 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.071 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.09 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.119 % of total labor force in working age2017: 0.128 % of total labor force in working age2018: 0.124 % of total labor force in working age2019: 0.12 % of total labor force in working age2020: 0.14 % of total labor force in working age2021: 0.143 % of total labor force in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.1% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 107.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Brazil peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1986.

Brazil ranks 27th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1981 0.1%
1982 0.1% -9.0%
1983 0.1% +17.1%
1984 0.1% -13.7%
1985 0.0% -20.5%
1986 0.0% -20.2%
1987 0.0% +35.6%
1988 0.1% +12.2%
1989 0.0% -15.7%
1990 0.0% +13.3%
1992 0.1% +37.7%
1993 0.1% -6.0%
1995 0.1% -1.4%
1996 0.1% +13.5%
1997 0.1% +13.2%
1998 0.1% +16.1%
1999 0.1% +8.3%
2001 0.1% -45.8%
2002 0.1% +74.5%
2003 0.1% +6.7%
2004 0.1% -8.6%
2005 0.1% +4.4%
2006 0.1% -9.5%
2007 0.1% -3.7%
2008 0.1% -12.3%
2009 0.1% +16.5%
2011 0.1% -19.1%
2012 0.1% +9.0%
2013 0.1% -0.9%
2014 0.1% -3.9%
2015 0.1% +26.6%
2016 0.1% +31.5%
2017 0.1% +8.3%
2018 0.1% -3.6%
2019 0.1% -3.0%
2020 0.1% +16.9%
2021 0.1% +1.6%

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% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Brazil?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Brazil was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Brazil ranks 27th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 107.7%. 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, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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