Brazil Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Brazil youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 17.90%, a 2.79% decline from 2022.
  • Brazil youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 20.69%, a 7.57% decline from 2021.
  • Brazil youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 28.26%, a 1.94% decline from 2020.
  • Brazil youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 30.21%, a 3.17% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
Thailand 5.31%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 2.99%
Brazil Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 17.90% -2.79%
2022 20.69% -7.57%
2021 28.26% -1.94%
2020 30.21% 3.17%
2019 27.04% -0.85%
2018 27.89% -0.63%
2017 28.51% 2.00%
2016 26.51% 7.09%
2015 19.43% 3.99%
2014 15.43% -0.20%
2013 15.64% -0.15%
2012 15.79% -0.99%
2011 16.78% -1.32%
2010 18.10% -1.54%
2009 19.63% 2.21%
2008 17.43% -1.26%
2007 18.69% -1.10%
2006 19.79% -1.51%
2005 21.30% 1.34%
2004 19.96% -1.35%
2003 21.30% 0.76%
2002 20.54% 0.56%
2001 19.98% -0.30%
2000 20.28% -0.29%
1999 20.57% 1.39%
1998 19.19% 2.62%
1997 16.57% 2.00%
1996 14.57% 1.36%
1995 13.21% 0.90%
1994 12.31% 0.94%
1993 11.36% -1.71%
1992 13.07% 0.35%
1991 12.72% 0.35%