Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Brazil
Brazil: Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 102,454 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Brazil, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 102,454 for employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Brazil peaked at 102,454 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 86,875, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 2nd of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 91,978 | — |
| 2015 | 91,962 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 90,213 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 90,504 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 92,076 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 94,129 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 86,875 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 91,188 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 97,919 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 99,282 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 102,112 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 102,454 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91,810 | 90,213 | 94,129 | 6 |
| 2020s | 96,638 | 86,875 | 102,454 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Brazil?
- Employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Brazil was 102,454 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 102,454 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,875 in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Brazil ranks 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.