Brazil Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 56.39%, a 1.56% increase from 2021.
  • Brazil labor force participation rate for 2021 was 54.83%, a 3.39% increase from 2020.
  • Brazil labor force participation rate for 2020 was 51.44%, a 5.6% decline from 2019.
  • Brazil labor force participation rate for 2019 was 57.04%, a 0.9% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Brazil Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 56.39% 1.56%
2021 54.83% 3.39%
2020 51.44% -5.60%
2019 57.04% 0.90%
2018 56.14% 0.11%
2017 56.03% 0.88%
2016 55.15% 0.22%
2015 54.93% -0.16%
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% 63.95%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%