ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Brazil
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Brazil at 6.0% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Brazil, 2025
6.0%
Change from 2024
−0.8percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
4.2%
Position in 2025
73rd of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Brazil over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 6.0% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 6.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.5%, the figure has changed by −2.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Brazil has the 73rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Brazil
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
14.0%
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Labour force participation
63.1%
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Women's labour force participation
53.4%
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Employment-to-population ratio
59.4%
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Employment in agriculture
7.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
20.2%
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