Brazil Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Brazil labor force participation rate for 2022 was 56.76%, a 1.95% increase from 2021.
  • Brazil labor force participation rate for 2021 was 54.81%, a 3.62% increase from 2020.
  • Brazil labor force participation rate for 2020 was 51.19%, a 5.8% decline from 2019.
  • Brazil labor force participation rate for 2019 was 56.99%, a 0.88% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 58.00%
Brazil 56.76%
Paraguay 56.37%
Peru 55.60%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 51.75%
Maldives 50.33%
Guatemala 49.69%
China 48.33%
Dominican Republic 47.04%
Ecuador 46.52%
Colombia 46.02%
Belize 45.23%
Mexico 44.51%
Malaysia 43.49%
Azerbaijan 43.41%
Samoa 43.34%
Guyana 43.03%
Turkey 42.74%
Belarus 42.70%
Costa Rica 42.64%
Kazakhstan 40.84%
Armenia 40.40%
Thailand 39.80%
Mauritius 39.31%
Cuba 39.25%
Fiji 38.00%
Lebanon 36.75%
Botswana 35.79%
Suriname 35.65%
Jamaica 34.93%
Albania 34.42%
Montenegro 33.23%
Bosnia 32.36%
South Africa 29.75%
Serbia 29.32%
Namibia 29.18%
Tonga 28.30%
North Macedonia 28.24%
Venezuela 27.89%
Equatorial Guinea 27.58%
Iraq 27.20%
Romania 25.90%
Turkmenistan 25.52%
Jordan 25.14%
Iran 24.43%
Algeria 23.51%
Bulgaria 21.26%
Gabon 17.49%
Libya 16.44%
Brazil Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 56.76% 1.95%
2021 54.81% 3.62%
2020 51.19% -5.80%
2019 56.99% 0.88%
2018 56.11% 0.11%
2017 56.00% 0.84%
2016 55.16% 0.24%
2015 54.92% -0.17%
2014 55.09% -0.84%
2013 55.93% -1.14%
2012 57.07% -0.28%
2011 57.35% -2.01%
2010 59.36% -1.98%
2009 61.34% -0.50%
2008 61.84% -0.50%
2007 62.34% -0.29%
2006 62.63% -1.41%
2005 64.04% 1.47%
2004 62.57% 0.97%
2003 61.60% -0.44%
2002 62.04% 1.49%
2001 60.55% -0.39%
2000 60.94% -0.39%
1999 61.33% 0.46%
1998 60.87% -0.11%
1997 60.98% 0.74%
1996 60.24% -2.43%
1995 62.67% -0.32%
1994 62.99% -0.32%
1993 63.31% -0.32%
1992 63.63% -0.32%
1991 63.95% 0.01%
1990 63.94% 0.01%