Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Brazil
Brazil: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 101.77 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Brazil, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 101.77 million for economic outlook no 114 — total employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Brazil peaked at 101.77 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 71.24 million, in 1996.
That places Brazil 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 72.31 million | — |
| 1996 | 71.24 million | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 73.55 million | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 73.79 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.26 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 77.90 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 75.50 million | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 77.63 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 75.78 million | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 78.29 million | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 80.52 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 82.49 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 83.84 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 86.54 million | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 86.94 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 87.53 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 88.12 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 89.64 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 91.04 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 92.24 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 92.19 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.34 million | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 90.63 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.20 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 94.26 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 86.96 million | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 91.30 million | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 98.05 million | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 99.43 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 100.60 million | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 101.77 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.43 million | 71.24 million | 76.26 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 80.54 million | 75.50 million | 86.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.82 million | 87.53 million | 94.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.35 million | 86.96 million | 101.77 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 OECD 665.10 million compare
- 2 United States of America 162.60 million compare
- 2 Türkiye 32.46 million compare
- 3 Poland 16.91 million compare
- 3 Croatia 1.78 million compare
- 4 Netherlands 9.78 million compare
- 4 Japan 67.36 million compare
- 5 Lithuania 1.47 million compare
- 5 Mexico 61.86 million compare
- 6 Slovenia 995,742 compare
- 6 Germany 42.87 million compare
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 4.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,829 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9541 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 10,221 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1512 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Brazil?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Brazil was 101.77 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 101.77 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.24 million in 1996.
- How does Brazil rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Brazil ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org