Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Brazil
Brazil: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS was 6.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Brazil, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Brazil is 6.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Brazil peaked at 13.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2014.
Brazil ranks 24th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.8% | — |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -29.9% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.7% | 6.8% | 12.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 6.8% | 13.7% | 5 |
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- 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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Brazil?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Brazil was 6.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2014.
- How does Brazil rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls?
- Brazil ranks 24th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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