Employment in industry in Brazil
20.2% of employed people in Brazil worked in industry in 2025.
Brazil, 2025
20.2%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
23.1%
Position in 2025
75th of 182
Employment in industry in Brazil over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Brazil | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.2% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 20.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 22.8%, the figure has changed by −2.6 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Brazil has the 75th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Brazil
All statistics for Brazil
Employment in agriculture
7.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
72.2%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
14.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
63.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
53.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT