Unemployment rate,Percent in Brazil
Brazil: Unemployment rate,Percent was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.9%
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
32nd
of 71 countries
All-time high
13.5%
in 2020
All-time low
5.9%
in 2025
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Brazil, 2013–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Brazil is 5.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Brazil peaked at 13.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 32nd of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.2% | — |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +35.2% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -29.6% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -14.0% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -14.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 5.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 5.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.4%, 92% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.2% | 6.9% | 12.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 5.9% | 13.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Brazil?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Brazil was 5.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Brazil ranks 32nd out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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