Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%), Brazil or United Kingdom?

Brazil, at 46.7% against 46.2% in United Kingdom as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Kingdom?

37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs United Kingdom: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national

Brazil

46.7%

in 2025

United Kingdom

46.2%

in 2025

Brazil rank

32nd

United Kingdom rank

34th

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national over time

Brazil
United Kingdom

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 46.7% against 46.2% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 34th of 155 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	60.3%	60.0%	0.3%	Brazil
1990s	55.3%	55.7%	0.4%	United Kingdom
2000s	51.7%	51.7%	0.0%	United Kingdom
2010s	44.3%	47.6%	3.3%	United Kingdom
2020s	42.9%	46.5%	3.6%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%), Brazil or United Kingdom?: Brazil, at 46.7% against 46.2% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) between Brazil and United Kingdom?: 0.5%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Kingdom?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Brazil and United Kingdom rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?: Brazil ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 34th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 4,067 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.