Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Brazil
Brazil: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0182 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Brazil, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Brazil is 0.0182 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Brazil peaked at 0.0182 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 units per person, in 2020.
That places Brazil 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0174 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0176 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0177 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.018 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0178 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0177 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0176 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0176 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0177 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0177 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0174 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0165 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0166 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0169 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0144 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0163 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0174 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0175 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0179 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0182 units per person | +1.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0182 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0182 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0176 units per person, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0177 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 0.018 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0173 units per person | 0.0165 units per person | 0.0177 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.017 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 0.0182 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Brazil?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Brazil was 0.0182 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0182 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 units per person in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Brazil ranks 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.