Employment to population ratio in Brazil
Brazil: Employment to population ratio was 59.37 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
59.37
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
80th
of 186 countries
All-time high
61.62
in 2008
All-time low
52.2
in 2020
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Employment to population ratio in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 59.37 for employment to population ratio in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio in Brazil peaked at 61.62 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 52.2, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 80th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.83 | 58.3 | 61.29 | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.32 | 58.64 | 61.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.53 | 56.27 | 60.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.74 | 52.2 | 59.37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio in Brazil?
- Employment to population ratio in Brazil was 59.37 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment to population ratio recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 61.62 in 2008.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2 in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for employment to population ratio?
- Brazil ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Employment to population ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).