LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Brazil
Brazil: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 8.41 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Brazil, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Brazil is 8.41, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Brazil peaked at 17.13 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.14, in 2014.
That places Brazil 30th out of 61 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.67 | — |
| 2013 | 8.91 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 8.14 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 9.93 | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 12.83 | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 14.93 | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 15.08 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 14.98 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.05 | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 17.13 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.46 | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 10.83 | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 9.72 | -10.3% |
| 2025 | 8.41 | -13.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 8.41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.85, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 8.41 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.77, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.81 | 8.14 | 15.08 | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.6 | 8.41 | 17.13 | 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Brazil?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Brazil was 8.41 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 17.13 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.14 in 2014.
- How does Brazil rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Brazil ranks 30th out of 61 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 15.2%. 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 LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment for persons ages 25 to 54 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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. LU2 represents the share of the labour force, in this case for persons of prime age (i.e., persons ages 25 to 54), that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.