Brazil Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 54.49%, a 1.9% decline from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Brazil Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 54.49% -1.90%
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% -0.32%