Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
32nd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2021

0.020.040.060.080.10.121981200120211981: 0.032 % of labor force aged 25-641982: 0.03 % of labor force aged 25-641983: 0.038 % of labor force aged 25-641984: 0.03 % of labor force aged 25-641985: 0.024 % of labor force aged 25-641986: 0.019 % of labor force aged 25-641987: 0.027 % of labor force aged 25-641988: 0.031 % of labor force aged 25-641989: 0.027 % of labor force aged 25-641990: 0.032 % of labor force aged 25-641992: 0.044 % of labor force aged 25-641993: 0.041 % of labor force aged 25-641995: 0.041 % of labor force aged 25-641996: 0.048 % of labor force aged 25-641997: 0.054 % of labor force aged 25-641998: 0.061 % of labor force aged 25-641999: 0.068 % of labor force aged 25-642001: 0.034 % of labor force aged 25-642002: 0.063 % of labor force aged 25-642003: 0.069 % of labor force aged 25-642004: 0.061 % of labor force aged 25-642005: 0.062 % of labor force aged 25-642006: 0.057 % of labor force aged 25-642007: 0.058 % of labor force aged 25-642008: 0.049 % of labor force aged 25-642009: 0.059 % of labor force aged 25-642011: 0.047 % of labor force aged 25-642012: 0.053 % of labor force aged 25-642013: 0.052 % of labor force aged 25-642014: 0.05 % of labor force aged 25-642015: 0.064 % of labor force aged 25-642016: 0.084 % of labor force aged 25-642017: 0.094 % of labor force aged 25-642018: 0.09 % of labor force aged 25-642019: 0.088 % of labor force aged 25-642020: 0.107 % of labor force aged 25-642021: 0.11 % of labor force aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2021, unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Brazil stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 135.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1986.

Brazil ranks 32nd 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 25-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of labor force aged 25-64 Change
1981 0.0%
1982 0.0% -8.4%
1983 0.0% +30.0%
1984 0.0% -21.4%
1985 0.0% -20.6%
1986 0.0% -19.9%
1987 0.0% +42.0%
1988 0.0% +13.7%
1989 0.0% -14.3%
1990 0.0% +19.4%
1992 0.0% +39.3%
1993 0.0% -7.9%
1995 0.0% +0.7%
1996 0.0% +16.9%
1997 0.1% +13.0%
1998 0.1% +12.7%
1999 0.1% +11.3%
2001 0.0% -50.5%
2002 0.1% +87.6%
2003 0.1% +8.9%
2004 0.1% -11.1%
2005 0.1% +1.8%
2006 0.1% -7.6%
2007 0.1% +0.2%
2008 0.0% -14.5%
2009 0.1% +19.9%
2011 0.0% -20.5%
2012 0.1% +13.4%
2013 0.1% -1.9%
2014 0.1% -3.6%
2015 0.1% +27.0%
2016 0.1% +31.2%
2017 0.1% +11.7%
2018 0.1% -3.9%
2019 0.1% -2.6%
2020 0.1% +21.7%
2021 0.1% +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9
1990s 0.0% 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

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  5. 34 Lithuania 0.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for unemployment rate, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 32nd out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 135.2%. 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 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64)
Unit
% of labor force aged 25-64
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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