{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"br-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-employment-rate/","title":"Brazil Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Brazil's Employment Rate: 59.4 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, +0.4pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Brazil","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Brazil","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Brazil Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=BR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Brazil"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Brazil (2025)","value":"59.4","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Brazil Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":60.263},{"period":"1992","value":60.377},{"period":"1993","value":61.293},{"period":"1994","value":61.146},{"period":"1995","value":61.006},{"period":"1996","value":58.811},{"period":"1997","value":58.954},{"period":"1998","value":58.332},{"period":"1999","value":58.297},{"period":"2000","value":58.641},{"period":"2001","value":59.002},{"period":"2002","value":59.848},{"period":"2003","value":59.427},{"period":"2004","value":60.579},{"period":"2005","value":60.87},{"period":"2006","value":61.143},{"period":"2007","value":61.05},{"period":"2008","value":61.619},{"period":"2009","value":61.052},{"period":"2010","value":60.575},{"period":"2011","value":59.954},{"period":"2012","value":59.738},{"period":"2013","value":59.766},{"period":"2014","value":59.714},{"period":"2015","value":58.787},{"period":"2016","value":56.845},{"period":"2017","value":56.271},{"period":"2018","value":56.549},{"period":"2019","value":57.142},{"period":"2020","value":52.195},{"period":"2021","value":54.238},{"period":"2022","value":57.663},{"period":"2023","value":57.915},{"period":"2024","value":59.031},{"period":"2025","value":59.37}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"59.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"59.0","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"57.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"57.7","yoyChange":"+3.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"54.2","yoyChange":"+2.0pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"52.2","yoyChange":"-4.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"57.1","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"56.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"56.3","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"56.8","yoyChange":"-2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"58.8","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"59.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"59.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"59.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"60.0","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"60.6","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"61.1","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"61.6","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"61.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"61.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in Brazil (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 61.6 % of total population ages 15+ in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 52.2 in 2020. The latest reading of 59.4 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp."}]}