Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Brazil's unemployment rate stands at 5.97% as of 2025-12-31, down from 6.8% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Brazil's unemployment rate was 5.97%, down from 6.8% in 2024.
In 2024, Brazil's unemployment rate was 6.8%, down from 7.95% in 2023.
In 2023, Brazil's unemployment rate was 7.95%, down from 9.23% in 2022.
In 2022, Brazil's unemployment rate was 9.23%, down from 13.16% in 2021.
In 2021, Brazil's unemployment rate was 13.16%, down from 13.7% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.97% | -0.831% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -1.15% |
| 2023 | 7.95% | -1.28% |
| 2022 | 9.23% | -3.93% |
| 2021 | 13.16% | -0.539% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +1.76% |
| 2019 | 11.94% | -0.393% |
| 2018 | 12.33% | -0.463% |
| 2017 | 12.79% | +1.21% |
| 2016 | 11.58% | +3.04% |
| 2015 | 8.54% | +1.78% |
| 2014 | 6.76% | -0.316% |
| 2013 | 7.07% | -0.18% |
| 2012 | 7.25% | -0.327% |
| 2011 | 7.58% | -0.842% |
| 2010 | 8.42% | -0.999% |
| 2009 | 9.42% | +1.15% |
| 2008 | 8.27% | -1.01% |
| 2007 | 9.28% | -0.412% |
| 2006 | 9.69% | -0.859% |
| 2005 | 10.55% | +0.479% |
| 2004 | 10.07% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 11.17% | +0.527% |
| 2002 | 10.64% | -0.008% |
| 2001 | 10.65% | -0.24% |
| 2000 | 10.89% | -0.236% |
| 1999 | 11.13% | +0.975% |
| 1998 | 10.15% | +1.15% |
| 1997 | 9% | +0.968% |
| 1996 | 8.04% | +0.943% |
| 1995 | 7.09% | +0.513% |
| 1994 | 6.58% | +0.549% |
| 1993 | 6.03% | -1.06% |
| 1992 | 7.09% | +0.199% |
| 1991 | 6.89% | — |
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Brazil's unemployment rate is 5.97% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 6.8% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 13.7% (2020); the lowest is 5.97% (2025), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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