ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Brazil
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in Brazil at 14.0% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1995.
Brazil, 2025
14.0%
Change from 2024
−1.7percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
13.8%
Position in 2025
81st of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Brazil over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. 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 | 14.0% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.7 percentage points from 15.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.5%, the figure has changed by −5.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Brazil has the 81st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
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Labour force participation
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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%
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