Unemployment rate in Brazil
Brazil: Unemployment rate was 6.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Brazil stood at 6.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Brazil peaked at 13.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2025.
That places Brazil 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 6.0% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 6.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 6.0% | 13.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Brazil
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Brazil?
- Unemployment rate in Brazil was 6.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for unemployment rate?
- Brazil ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.