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Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Brazil

Employment-to-population ratio in Brazil in 2025 — 59.37%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.89 pp.

2025 59.37% +0.34 pp vs 2024
World rank 79of 182
Period maximum 61.62%2008
Period minimum 52.2%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Brazil, 1991–20255052.55557.56062.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 60.26%1992: 60.38%1993: 61.29%1994: 61.15%1995: 61.01%1996: 58.81%1997: 58.95%1998: 58.33%1999: 58.3%2000: 58.64%2001: 59%2002: 59.85%2003: 59.43%2004: 60.58%2005: 60.87%2006: 61.14%2007: 61.05%2008: 61.62%2009: 61.05%2010: 60.58%2011: 59.95%2012: 59.74%2013: 59.77%2014: 59.71%2015: 58.79%2016: 56.85%2017: 56.27%2018: 56.55%2019: 57.14%2020: 52.2%2021: 54.24%2022: 57.66%2023: 57.92%2024: 59.03%2025: 59.37%
Change over the period: −0.89 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 59.37%
World 58.06%
Latin America & Caribbean 59.29%
South America computed 59.71%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 59.7%
Employment-to-population ratio — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 59.37 +0.34 pp
2024 59.03 +1.12 pp
2023 57.92 +0.25 pp
2022 57.66 +3.43 pp
2021 54.24 +2.04 pp
2020 52.2 −4.95 pp
2019 57.14 +0.59 pp
2018 56.55 +0.28 pp
2017 56.27 −0.57 pp
2016 56.85 −1.94 pp
2015 58.79 −0.93 pp
2014 59.71 −0.05 pp
2013 59.77 +0.03 pp
2012 59.74 −0.22 pp
2011 59.95 −0.62 pp
2010 60.58 −0.48 pp
2009 61.05 −0.57 pp
2008 61.62 +0.57 pp
2007 61.05 −0.09 pp
2006 61.14 +0.27 pp
2005 60.87 +0.29 pp
2004 60.58 +1.15 pp
2003 59.43 −0.42 pp
2002 59.85 +0.85 pp
2001 59 +0.36 pp
2000 58.64 +0.34 pp
1999 58.3 −0.04 pp
1998 58.33 −0.62 pp
1997 58.95 +0.14 pp
1996 58.81 −2.2 pp
1995 61.01 −0.14 pp
1994 61.15 −0.15 pp
1993 61.29 +0.92 pp
1992 60.38 +0.11 pp
1991 60.26 —

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BO Bolivia 76.29 PE Peru 69.13 PY Paraguay 66.87 EC Ecuador 62.36 UY Uruguay 60.11 BR Brazil 59.37 CO Colombia 58.14 AR Argentina 57.49 CL Chile 56.71 SR Suriname 49.61 VE Venezuela 49.17 GY Guyana 48.41
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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