Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Brazil's youth unemployment rate stands at 13.98% as of 2025-12-31, down from 15.67% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Brazil's youth unemployment rate was 13.98%, down from 15.67% in 2024.
In 2024, Brazil's youth unemployment rate was 15.67%, down from 17.94% in 2023.
In 2023, Brazil's youth unemployment rate was 17.94%, down from 20.73% in 2022.
In 2022, Brazil's youth unemployment rate was 20.73%, down from 28.31% in 2021.
In 2021, Brazil's youth unemployment rate was 28.31%, down from 30.27% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.98% | -1.69% |
| 2024 | 15.67% | -2.26% |
| 2023 | 17.94% | -2.79% |
| 2022 | 20.73% | -7.58% |
| 2021 | 28.31% | -1.96% |
| 2020 | 30.27% | +3.17% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | -0.86% |
| 2018 | 27.96% | -0.635% |
| 2017 | 28.59% | +2% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 19.49% | +4% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -0.204% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | -0.154% |
| 2012 | 15.85% | -1.07% |
| 2011 | 16.93% | -1.31% |
| 2010 | 18.24% | -1.54% |
| 2009 | 19.77% | +2.22% |
| 2008 | 17.56% | -1.24% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -1.09% |
| 2006 | 19.88% | -1.52% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +1.37% |
| 2004 | 20.03% | -1.35% |
| 2003 | 21.38% | +0.779% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +0.584% |
| 2001 | 20.02% | -0.308% |
| 2000 | 20.33% | -0.312% |
| 1999 | 20.64% | +1.39% |
| 1998 | 19.25% | +2.64% |
| 1997 | 16.62% | +1.99% |
| 1996 | 14.63% | +1.37% |
| 1995 | 13.26% | +0.907% |
| 1994 | 12.35% | +0.948% |
| 1993 | 11.41% | -1.71% |
| 1992 | 13.12% | +0.367% |
| 1991 | 12.75% | — |
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Brazil's youth unemployment rate is 13.98% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 15.67% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 30.27% (2020); the lowest is 11.41% (1993), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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