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Brazil - Labor Force Participation Rate 63.14

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

63.14 (2025)

Global rank

##82 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1990

0.98×

Ranking Race — Labor Force Participation Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#16#31#46#61#7619901995200020052010201520202025#69#822022 overtook Uruguay2024 overtook Rwanda
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Brazil climbed from #69 to #82 (overtook Uruguay). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Brazil ↓

Key Events — Brazil

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
Real Plan curated

New currency ends hyperinflation and stabilises the economy.

1996
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2002
Emerging-market crisis curated

Currency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.

2015
Deep recession curated

GDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.

2020
Fell 25 places in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Pandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.

2022
Overtook Uruguay in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Rwanda in global rank auto

Labor Force Participation Rate, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202560.486365.5368.05
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