LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Brazil
Brazil: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 9.93 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Brazil, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 9.93 for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Brazil peaked at 20.33 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.93, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 25th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.81 | — |
| 2015 | 12.94 | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 16.17 | +24.9% |
| 2017 | 18.44 | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 18.59 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 18.43 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 20.33 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 20.22 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.9 | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 12.76 | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 11.39 | -10.7% |
| 2025 | 9.93 | -12.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 9.93 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.93, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 9.93 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.28, 81% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.9 | 10.81 | 18.59 | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.92 | 9.93 | 20.33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 22 Luxembourg 10.34 compare
- 23 Portugal 10.25 compare
- 24 Australia 9.96 compare
- 26 Netherlands 9.88 compare
- 27 United Kingdom 9.72 compare
- 28 New Zealand 9.68 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Brazil?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Brazil was 9.93 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 20.33 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.93 in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). 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. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.