Brazil Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

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 2021 was 31.90%, a 1.37% increase from 2020.
  • Brazil youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 30.53%, a 3.21% increase from 2019.
  • Brazil youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 27.32%, a 0.77% decline from 2018.
  • Brazil youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 28.09%, a 0.76% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
South Africa 64.18%
Libya 50.45%
Costa Rica 45.36%
Botswana 41.20%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 41.09%
Jordan 40.53%
Namibia 40.44%
St. Lucia 38.69%
Gabon 38.43%
Armenia 36.09%
North Macedonia 34.12%
Bosnia 32.87%
Brazil 31.90%
Algeria 31.88%
Montenegro 31.56%
Suriname 30.53%
Serbia 30.41%
Guyana 29.85%
Lebanon 29.60%
Albania 27.84%
Iran 27.21%
Iraq 27.20%
Colombia 26.45%
Jamaica 26.11%
Mauritius 25.26%
Turkey 24.31%
Dominican Republic 20.60%
Romania 20.57%
Samoa 19.69%
Belize 19.27%
Equatorial Guinea 18.29%
Fiji 18.06%
Maldives 17.74%
Russia 16.89%
Azerbaijan 16.49%
Paraguay 16.27%
Malaysia 15.60%
Venezuela 14.94%
Ecuador 14.23%
Bulgaria 14.16%
China 11.35%
Belarus 11.31%
Peru 11.16%
Tonga 11.12%
Turkmenistan 11.01%
Mexico 8.13%
Cuba 7.39%
Guatemala 7.21%
Thailand 6.98%
Kazakhstan 3.73%
Brazil Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 31.90% 1.37%
2020 30.53% 3.21%
2019 27.32% -0.77%
2018 28.09% -0.76%
2017 28.86% 2.03%
2016 26.82% 7.28%
2015 19.54% 4.03%
2014 15.52% -0.18%
2013 15.70% -0.20%
2012 15.90% 0.49%
2011 15.41% -0.47%
2010 15.88% -1.90%
2009 17.78% 2.31%
2008 15.47% -1.30%
2007 16.77% -1.05%
2006 17.82% -1.68%
2005 19.50% 1.35%
2004 18.15% -1.06%
2003 19.21% 1.02%
2002 18.19% 0.10%
2001 18.10% 0.15%
2000 17.95% -0.86%
1999 18.80% 1.10%
1998 17.70% 2.85%
1997 14.86% 1.84%
1996 13.02% 1.21%
1995 11.82% 0.30%
1994 11.52% 0.15%
1993 11.37% -0.40%
1992 11.77% 0.22%
1991 11.56% 0.22%