Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Brazil
Brazil: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national was 59.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Brazil stood at 59.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Brazil peaked at 83.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2020.
That places Brazil 31st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.6% | — |
| 1970 | 74.0% | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 81.5% | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 78.4% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 76.4% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 82.3% | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 82.1% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 83.4% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 82.2% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 81.2% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 82.6% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 80.8% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 79.2% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 75.4% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 76.6% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 75.8% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 75.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 59.9% | -1.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 59.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.0%, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 59.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.4%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.6% | 81.6% | 81.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 77.9% | 74.0% | 81.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 81.6% | 76.4% | 83.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 78.8% | 75.4% | 82.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 72.2% | 75.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 62.1% | 67.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 58.2% | 62.5% | 6 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Brazil?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Brazil was 59.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 1989.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Brazil ranks 31st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.