Informal employment rate in Brazil
Brazil: Informal employment rate was 35.62 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Informal employment rate in Brazil, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, informal employment rate in Brazil stood at 35.62. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Brazil peaked at 40.72 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 35.62, in 2025.
That places Brazil 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 40.72 | — |
| 2015 | 40.44 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 36.91 | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 38.19 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 38.69 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.91 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 36.73 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 38.28 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 37.63 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 37.03 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 36.5 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 35.62 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.98 | 36.91 | 40.72 | 6 |
| 2020s | 36.97 | 35.62 | 38.28 | 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 informal employment rate in Brazil?
- Informal employment rate in Brazil was 35.62 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 40.72 in 2014.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.62 in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for informal employment rate?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19). 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. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.