Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Brazil
Brazil: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 63.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Brazil recorded 63.2% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Brazil peaked at 69.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 1970.
That places Brazil 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.2% | — |
| 1970 | 51.9% | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 61.6% | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 57.7% | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 56.0% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 62.5% | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 62.4% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 63.8% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 64.2% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 63.6% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 68.9% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 66.5% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 64.7% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 65.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 63.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 57.1% | 51.9% | 61.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 62.1% | 56.0% | 64.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 66.0% | 63.6% | 68.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 67.0% | 69.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 63.5% | 65.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 60.3% | 63.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Brazil?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Brazil was 63.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Brazil ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.