Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Brazil
Brazil: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) was 52.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Brazil, 1985–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Brazil stood at 52.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Brazil peaked at 79.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2020.
That places Brazil 31st out of 154 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 77.4% | — |
| 1986 | 79.0% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 77.9% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 76.7% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 77.9% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 76.0% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 73.6% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 72.9% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 70.4% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 66.5% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 66.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 64.2% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 62.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 52.6% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.8% | 76.7% | 79.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 69.1% | 62.9% | 76.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 61.1% | 62.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 46.9% | 58.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 42.8% | 52.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Brazil?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Brazil was 52.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Brazil ranks 31st out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.