Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Brazil

Brazil: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 15,986 Persons in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
15,986 Persons
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
10th
of 33 countries
All-time high
15,986 Persons
in 2014
All-time low
12,399 Persons
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Brazil, 2003–2014

05.0k10.0k15.0k2003200820142003: 12.4k Persons2004: 12.7k Persons2005: 13.2k Persons2006: 13.2k Persons2007: 13.4k Persons2008: 13.6k Persons2009: 14.0k Persons2010: 14.1k Persons2011: 14.4k Persons2012: 14.6k Persons2013: 15.1k Persons2014: 16.0k Persons

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 15,986 Persons for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Brazil peaked at 15,986 Persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12,399 Persons, in 2003.

Brazil ranks 10th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,220 Persons 12,399 Persons 14,026 Persons 7
2010s 14,850 Persons 14,129 Persons 15,986 Persons 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 7 France 23,942 Persons compare
  2. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20,378 Persons compare
  3. 9 Spain 17,839 Persons compare
  4. 11 Colombia 14,521 Persons compare
  5. 12 Canada 12,002 Persons compare
  6. 13 Romania 7,750 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Brazil?
Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Brazil was 15,986 Persons in 2014, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 15,986 Persons in 2014.
What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 12,399 Persons in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
Brazil ranks 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,266 data points, 1955–2025
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The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.