Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Brazil

Brazil: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 71,469 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
71,469 Persons
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
2nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
71,469 Persons
in 2024
All-time low
46,965 Persons
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2024

Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Brazil, 2001–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2001201220242001: 47.0k Persons2002: 48.7k Persons2003: 49.5k Persons2004: 52.8k Persons2005: 54.2k Persons2006: 56.2k Persons2007: 58.1k Persons2008: 60.8k Persons2009: 61.5k Persons2011: 63.9k Persons2012: 63.2k Persons2013: 64.3k Persons2014: 64.9k Persons2015: 64.0k Persons2016: 62.4k Persons2017: 62.1k Persons2018: 63.1k Persons2019: 64.4k Persons2020: 58.6k Persons2021: 59.7k Persons2022: 65.8k Persons2023: 69.3k Persons2024: 71.5k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 71,469 Persons for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Brazil peaked at 71,469 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46,965 Persons, in 2001.

Brazil ranks 2nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Brazil, 2001 to 2024.
Year Persons Change
2001 46,965 Persons
2002 48,724 Persons +3.7%
2003 49,481 Persons +1.6%
2004 52,812 Persons +6.7%
2005 54,244 Persons +2.7%
2006 56,234 Persons +3.7%
2007 58,074 Persons +3.3%
2008 60,792 Persons +4.7%
2009 61,533 Persons +1.2%
2011 63,939 Persons +3.9%
2012 63,164 Persons -1.2%
2013 64,283 Persons +1.8%
2014 64,883 Persons +0.9%
2015 63,978 Persons -1.4%
2016 62,399 Persons -2.5%
2017 62,069 Persons -0.5%
2018 63,077 Persons +1.6%
2019 64,450 Persons +2.2%
2020 58,648 Persons -9.0%
2021 59,677 Persons +1.8%
2022 65,776 Persons +10.2%
2023 69,316 Persons +5.4%
2024 71,469 Persons +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54,318 Persons 46,965 Persons 61,533 Persons 9
2010s 63,583 Persons 62,069 Persons 64,883 Persons 9
2020s 64,977 Persons 58,648 Persons 71,469 Persons 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 United States of America 151,352 Persons compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 23,366 Persons compare
  3. 2 Poland 13,946 Persons compare
  4. 3 Netherlands 8,290 Persons compare
  5. 3 Russian Federation 65,833 Persons compare
  6. 3 Croatia 1,478 Persons compare
  7. 4 Japan 61,850 Persons compare
  8. 4 Lithuania 1,294 Persons compare
  9. 5 Mexico 41,026 Persons compare
  10. 5 Slovenia 858.15 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Brazil?
Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Brazil was 71,469 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 71,469 Persons in 2024.
What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 46,965 Persons in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
Brazil ranks 2nd out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
43 places, 2,002 data points, 1955–2025
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The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3