Labor force, total, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.509 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Brazil, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Brazil stood at 0.509 units per person.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.5122 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4172 units per person, in 1990.
That places Brazil 59th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4351 units per person | 0.4172 units per person | 0.4561 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4867 units per person | 0.4614 units per person | 0.5043 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4994 units per person | 0.4911 units per person | 0.5122 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5007 units per person | 0.4793 units per person | 0.509 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 56 Slovakia 0.5101 units per person compare
- 57 Brunei Darussalam 0.5099 units per person compare
- 58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5096 units per person compare
- 60 Portugal 0.5077 units per person compare
- 61 Colombia 0.5072 units per person compare
- 62 Serbia 0.5071 units per person compare
More education data for Brazil
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Brazil?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Brazil was 0.509 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5122 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4172 units per person in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 59th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.