Jobs gap rate in Brazil
Brazil: Jobs gap rate was 12.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Jobs gap rate in Brazil, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for jobs gap rate in Brazil is 12.8, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, jobs gap rate in Brazil peaked at 25.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.4, in 2014.
Brazil ranks 25th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Jobs gap rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14.8 | — |
| 2013 | 13.6 | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 12.4 | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 14.6 | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 18.4 | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 20.4 | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 20.5 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 20.2 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 25.1 | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 22.9 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 17.5 | -23.6% |
| 2023 | 15.6 | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 14.3 | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 12.8 | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.86 | 12.4 | 20.5 | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.03 | 12.8 | 25.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 22 Estonia 13.6 compare
- 23 Switzerland 13.3 compare
- 24 Netherlands 13 compare
- 25 Kyrgyzstan 12.8 compare
- 27 France 12.6 compare
- 28 Austria 12.3 compare
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 jobs gap rate in Brazil?
- Jobs gap rate in Brazil was 12.8 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest jobs gap rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest jobs gap rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4 in 2014.
- How does Brazil rank for jobs gap rate?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is jobs gap rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Jobs gap rate. 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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The jobs gap rate is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.