Brazil Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2021 was 51.64%, a 1.58% increase from 2020.
- Brazil labor force participation rate for 2020 was 50.06%, a 5.93% decline from 2019.
- Brazil labor force participation rate for 2019 was 55.98%, a 0.65% increase from 2018.
- Brazil labor force participation rate for 2018 was 55.34%, a 0.27% increase from 2017.
| Brazil Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
51.64% |
1.58% |
| 2020 |
50.06% |
-5.93% |
| 2019 |
55.98% |
0.65% |
| 2018 |
55.34% |
0.27% |
| 2017 |
55.07% |
0.91% |
| 2016 |
54.16% |
0.25% |
| 2015 |
53.92% |
-0.04% |
| 2014 |
53.95% |
-1.05% |
| 2013 |
55.01% |
-1.25% |
| 2012 |
56.26% |
-0.12% |
| 2011 |
56.38% |
-1.78% |
| 2010 |
58.16% |
-1.76% |
| 2009 |
59.91% |
-0.41% |
| 2008 |
60.33% |
-0.45% |
| 2007 |
60.78% |
-0.24% |
| 2006 |
61.02% |
-1.47% |
| 2005 |
62.50% |
1.42% |
| 2004 |
61.08% |
1.21% |
| 2003 |
59.87% |
-0.25% |
| 2002 |
60.12% |
1.13% |
| 2001 |
58.99% |
-0.31% |
| 2000 |
59.30% |
-0.31% |
| 1999 |
59.61% |
0.24% |
| 1998 |
59.37% |
0.01% |
| 1997 |
59.36% |
0.51% |
| 1996 |
58.85% |
-2.39% |
| 1995 |
61.23% |
-0.07% |
| 1994 |
61.30% |
-0.07% |
| 1993 |
61.37% |
-0.07% |
| 1992 |
61.44% |
-0.06% |
| 1991 |
61.51% |
0.00% |
| 1990 |
61.51% |
0.00% |
