Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Brazil's labour force participation stands at 63.14% as of 2025-12-31, down from 63.34% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Brazil's labour force participation was 63.14%, down from 63.34% in 2024.
In 2024, Brazil's labour force participation was 63.34%, up from 62.92% in 2023.
In 2023, Brazil's labour force participation was 62.92%, down from 63.53% in 2022.
In 2022, Brazil's labour force participation was 63.53%, up from 62.46% in 2021.
In 2021, Brazil's labour force participation was 62.46%, up from 60.48% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.14% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.34% | +0.424% |
| 2023 | 62.92% | -0.612% |
| 2022 | 63.53% | +1.07% |
| 2021 | 62.46% | +1.98% |
| 2020 | 60.48% | -4.41% |
| 2019 | 64.89% | +0.386% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | -0.024% |
| 2017 | 64.53% | +0.235% |
| 2016 | 64.29% | +0.015% |
| 2015 | 64.28% | +0.236% |
| 2014 | 64.04% | -0.275% |
| 2013 | 64.31% | -0.095% |
| 2012 | 64.41% | -0.461% |
| 2011 | 64.87% | -1.27% |
| 2010 | 66.15% | -1.26% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +0.228% |
| 2008 | 67.17% | -0.122% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | -0.41% |
| 2006 | 67.71% | -0.345% |
| 2005 | 68.05% | +0.686% |
| 2004 | 67.36% | +0.466% |
| 2003 | 66.9% | -0.077% |
| 2002 | 66.98% | +0.941% |
| 2001 | 66.03% | +0.227% |
| 2000 | 65.81% | +0.212% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | +0.673% |
| 1998 | 64.92% | +0.135% |
| 1997 | 64.79% | +0.838% |
| 1996 | 63.95% | -1.71% |
| 1995 | 65.66% | +0.211% |
| 1994 | 65.45% | +0.225% |
| 1993 | 65.23% | +0.245% |
| 1992 | 64.98% | +0.262% |
| 1991 | 64.72% | +0.044% |
| 1990 | 64.68% | — |
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Brazil's labour force participation is 63.14% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 63.34% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 68.05% (2005); the lowest is 60.48% (2020), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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