Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Brazil

Brazil: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
83rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1986
All-time low
0.7%
in 2020
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.897 % of total youth labor force1982: 0.906 % of total youth labor force1983: 0.896 % of total youth labor force1984: 0.905 % of total youth labor force1985: 0.923 % of total youth labor force1986: 0.939 % of total youth labor force1987: 0.918 % of total youth labor force1988: 0.908 % of total youth labor force1989: 0.922 % of total youth labor force1990: 0.914 % of total youth labor force1992: 0.881 % of total youth labor force1993: 0.885 % of total youth labor force1995: 0.886 % of total youth labor force1996: 0.874 % of total youth labor force1997: 0.856 % of total youth labor force1998: 0.828 % of total youth labor force1999: 0.817 % of total youth labor force2001: 0.89 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.82 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.81 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.82 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.807 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.823 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.832 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.845 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.822 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.847 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.844 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.841 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.844 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.802 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.733 % of total youth labor force2017: 0.725 % of total youth labor force2018: 0.729 % of total youth labor force2019: 0.738 % of total youth labor force2020: 0.697 % of total youth labor force2021: 0.702 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.7% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Brazil peaked at 0.9% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.

That places Brazil 83rd out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
1981 0.9%
1982 0.9% +1.0%
1983 0.9% -1.1%
1984 0.9% +0.9%
1985 0.9% +2.1%
1986 0.9% +1.7%
1987 0.9% -2.2%
1988 0.9% -1.2%
1989 0.9% +1.6%
1990 0.9% -0.8%
1992 0.9% -3.7%
1993 0.9% +0.4%
1995 0.9% +0.1%
1996 0.9% -1.3%
1997 0.9% -2.1%
1998 0.8% -3.3%
1999 0.8% -1.3%
2001 0.9% +8.9%
2002 0.8% -7.9%
2003 0.8% -1.2%
2004 0.8% +1.2%
2005 0.8% -1.6%
2006 0.8% +2.0%
2007 0.8% +1.2%
2008 0.8% +1.5%
2009 0.8% -2.7%
2011 0.8% +3.0%
2012 0.8% -0.3%
2013 0.8% -0.4%
2014 0.8% +0.4%
2015 0.8% -5.0%
2016 0.7% -8.6%
2017 0.7% -1.1%
2018 0.7% +0.6%
2019 0.7% +1.2%
2020 0.7% -5.5%
2021 0.7% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 80 Hungary 0.7% compare
  2. 81 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  3. 82 Serbia 0.7% compare
  4. 84 Mauritius 0.7% compare
  5. 85 Zambia 0.7% compare
  6. 86 Jamaica 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Brazil?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1986.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Brazil ranks 83rd out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
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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