Unemployment rate in Brazil
Brazil: Unemployment rate was 5.97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.97
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
78th
of 186 countries
All-time high
13.7
in 2020
All-time low
5.97
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Brazil stood at 5.97. 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, 5.97, 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.
Unemployment rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.89 | — |
| 1992 | 7.09 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 6.03 | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 6.58 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 7.09 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 8.04 | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 9 | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 10.15 | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 11.12 | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 10.89 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 10.65 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.64 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.17 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 10.07 | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 10.55 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 9.69 | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 9.28 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 8.27 | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 9.42 | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 8.42 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 7.58 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 7.25 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 7.07 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.75 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 8.54 | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 11.58 | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 12.79 | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 12.33 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 11.94 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 13.7 | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 13.16 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 9.23 | -29.8% |
| 2023 | 7.95 | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 6.8 | -14.4% |
| 2025 | 5.97 | -12.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 5.97 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.63, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 5.97 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.99, 100% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 6.03 | 11.12 | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.06 | 8.27 | 11.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.43 | 6.75 | 12.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.47 | 5.97 | 13.7 | 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 unemployment rate in Brazil?
- Unemployment rate in Brazil was 5.97 in 2025, according to 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 5.97 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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