Employment-to-population ratio in Brazil
The ILO estimates that 59.4% of people aged 15 and over in Brazil were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2014.
Brazil, 2025
59.4%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
59.4%
Position in 2025
79th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Brazil over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Brazil | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 59.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 58.8%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Brazil has the 79th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Brazil
All statistics for Brazil
Labour force participation
63.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
14.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
53.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
7.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
20.2%
2025 · World Bank