Brazil - Labor Force Participation 2002
66.98%
+0.94pp from 2001
Brazil's labor force participation was 66.98% in 2002, increased +0.94pp from 66.03% in 2001. This was the 49th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2002▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tanzania | 86.84% | 0.5% |
| 2nd | Madagascar | 86.48% | 0.1% |
| 3rd | Mozambique | 85.70% | 0.4% |
| 4th | Solomon Islands | 84.74% | 0.3% |
| 5th | Qatar | 82.94% | 0.1% |
| 6th | Nigeria | 82.94% | -0.3% |
| 7th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 82.14% | 0.0% |
| 8th | Cameroon | 81.86% | -0.1% |
| 9th | Burkina Faso | 81.64% | -0.3% |
| 10th | Burundi | 81.04% | -1.0% |
| 11th | Malawi | 80.82% | 0.0% |
| 12th | Eritrea | 80.44% | -0.2% |
| 13th | Cambodia | 80.42% | 0.0% |
| 14th | Niger | 79.12% | 0.1% |
| 15th | Angola | 77.32% | 0.0% |
| 16th | Vanuatu | 77.13% | 0.2% |
| 17th | Liberia | 77.07% | 0.0% |
| 18th | Iceland | 76.72% | -1.4% |
| 19th | United Arab Emirates | 74.99% | 0.5% |
| 20th | South Sudan | 74.42% | 0.1% |
| 21st | Viet Nam | 74.42% | -0.7% |
| 22nd | Bahamas, The | 74.37% | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Uganda | 74.24% | -0.1% |
| 24th | China | 73.56% | -0.4% |
| 25th | Thailand | 73.27% | -0.4% |
| 26th | Kenya | 72.75% | 0.2% |
| 27th | Georgia | 72.63% | -0.9% |
| 28th | Central African Republic | 72.60% | 0.0% |
| 29th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 72.55% | 0.0% |
| 30th | Azerbaijan | 72.48% | -2.8% |
| 31st | Ghana | 72.36% | -0.1% |
| 32nd | Benin | 71.75% | -0.1% |
| 33rd | Lesotho | 71.37% | -0.7% |
| 34th | Mali | 70.23% | 0.0% |
| 35th | Kazakhstan | 70.11% | -0.4% |
| 36th | Peru | 69.91% | 1.6% |
| 37th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 69.81% | -0.2% |
| 38th | Timor-Leste | 69.66% | 0.6% |
| 39th | Bhutan | 69.61% | -0.2% |
| 40th | Barbados | 69.50% | 0.0% |
| 41st | Paraguay | 68.75% | -0.2% |
| 42nd | Brunei Darussalam | 68.36% | -0.2% |
| 43rd | Chad | 68.13% | -0.7% |
| 44th | Congo, Republic of | 68.10% | 0.0% |
| 45th | Netherlands | 67.87% | -0.1% |
| 46th | Switzerland | 67.75% | 0.0% |
| 47th | Norway | 67.30% | 0.3% |
| 48th | Myanmar | 66.99% | -0.3% |
| 49th | Brazil | 66.98% | 1.4% |
| 50th | Guatemala | 66.95% | 0.1% |
| 51st | Colombia | 66.60% | -1.5% |
| 52nd | Kuwait | 66.50% | 0.6% |
| 53rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 66.45% | 0.2% |
| 54th | Canada | 66.39% | 1.5% |
| 55th | New Zealand | 66.04% | 1.1% |
| 56th | Denmark | 65.98% | 0.9% |
| 57th | Indonesia | 65.98% | -1.7% |
| 58th | Côte d'Ivoire | 65.78% | 0.2% |
| 59th | Jamaica | 65.76% | -0.5% |
| 60th | United States | 65.59% | -0.4% |
| 61st | Zimbabwe | 65.49% | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Bahrain | 65.24% | -0.4% |
| 63rd | New Caledonia | 65.13% | -0.2% |
| 64th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 65.08% | 0.4% |
| 65th | Ecuador | 64.71% | 1.0% |
| 66th | Sierra Leone | 64.64% | 0.0% |
| 67th | Singapore | 64.62% | -1.3% |
| 68th | St. Lucia | 64.45% | 0.5% |
| 69th | Ireland | 64.43% | -0.1% |
| 70th | Guinea | 64.42% | 0.1% |
| 71st | Macao SAR, China | 64.13% | -1.2% |
| 72nd | Guinea-Bissau | 63.72% | -0.1% |
| 73rd | Panama | 63.64% | 0.5% |
| 74th | Australia | 63.51% | 0.1% |
| 75th | Honduras | 63.31% | -0.8% |
| 76th | Haiti | 63.20% | 0.3% |
| 77th | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.05% | 0.0% |
| 78th | Sweden | 62.65% | -0.1% |
| 79th | Guam | 62.40% | -4.9% |
| 80th | Finland | 62.14% | 0.4% |
| 81st | Portugal | 62.02% | 0.9% |
| 82nd | Cyprus | 61.83% | -0.1% |
| 83rd | Korea | 61.62% | 0.8% |
| 84th | Lao PDR | 61.61% | -0.1% |
| 85th | Armenia | 61.55% | -0.6% |
| 86th | Rwanda | 61.53% | -0.4% |
| 87th | United Kingdom | 61.25% | 0.5% |
| 88th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 61.25% | 0.5% |
| 89th | Virgin Islands (US) | 61.24% | -1.6% |
| 90th | Japan | 61.23% | -1.2% |
| 91st | Philippines | 61.21% | -0.1% |
| 92nd | Nicaragua | 60.88% | 0.6% |
| 93rd | Equatorial Guinea | 60.65% | -0.9% |
| 94th | Israel | 60.56% | -1.3% |
| 95th | El Salvador | 60.35% | -1.0% |
| 96th | Russian Federation | 60.30% | 0.6% |
| 97th | Argentina | 60.15% | -2.4% |
| 98th | Belarus | 60.12% | 0.6% |
| 99th | Belize | 60.02% | 0.4% |
| 100th | Uruguay | 59.97% | -2.6% |
| 101st | Slovak Republic | 59.93% | -0.5% |
| 102nd | Malaysia | 59.85% | 0.2% |
| 103rd | Czechia | 59.81% | -0.3% |
| 104th | India | 59.77% | -0.3% |
| 105th | Costa Rica | 59.76% | -0.8% |
| 106th | Albania | 59.61% | -0.9% |
| 107th | Mongolia | 59.60% | 0.0% |
| 108th | Channel Islands | 59.47% | 0.2% |
| 109th | Zambia | 59.44% | -0.1% |
| 110th | Botswana | 59.01% | 0.3% |
| 111th | Austria | 58.69% | 1.4% |
| 112th | Fiji | 58.51% | -0.3% |
| 113th | Mexico | 58.46% | -0.8% |
| 114th | Togo | 58.38% | -0.1% |
| 115th | Slovenia | 58.38% | 1.0% |
| 116th | Mauritius | 58.26% | 1.2% |
| 117th | Bangladesh | 58.21% | 0.0% |
| 118th | Tonga | 58.19% | -0.3% |
| 119th | Lithuania | 58.02% | -1.3% |
| 120th | French Polynesia | 57.88% | -0.6% |
| 121st | Germany | 57.79% | -0.2% |
| 122nd | Latvia | 57.76% | 2.4% |
| 123rd | Cabo Verde | 57.72% | -0.5% |
| 124th | Dominican Republic | 57.57% | 0.5% |
| 125th | Moldova | 57.23% | -1.2% |
| 126th | Estonia | 56.96% | -1.8% |
| 127th | South Africa | 56.75% | -0.5% |
| 128th | Ukraine | 56.74% | -0.4% |
| 129th | Uzbekistan | 56.46% | -0.5% |
| 130th | Guyana | 56.26% | -0.9% |
| 131st | Oman | 55.92% | 0.1% |
| 132nd | Samoa | 55.86% | -0.3% |
| 133rd | France | 55.40% | 0.5% |
| 134th | European Union | 55.40% | 0.3% |
| 135th | Poland | 55.38% | -1.5% |
| 136th | Sri Lanka | 55.12% | -0.4% |
| 137th | Tajikistan | 55.01% | 0.0% |
| 138th | Serbia | 54.86% | -0.8% |
| 139th | Namibia | 54.70% | 0.5% |
| 140th | Chile | 54.51% | -0.9% |
| 141st | Luxembourg | 54.24% | 2.0% |
| 142nd | Maldives | 54.20% | -0.5% |
| 143rd | Cuba | 53.79% | 0.0% |
| 144th | Spain | 53.66% | 3.0% |
| 145th | Turkmenistan | 53.26% | 0.5% |
| 146th | North Macedonia | 53.03% | 0.2% |
| 147th | Eswatini | 52.86% | -0.3% |
| 148th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.44% | -0.3% |
| 149th | Hungary | 51.77% | 0.6% |
| 150th | Croatia | 51.76% | -0.9% |
| 151st | Belgium | 51.10% | 0.6% |
| 152nd | Greece | 51.01% | 0.6% |
| 153rd | Bulgaria | 50.96% | -1.0% |
| 154th | Romania | 50.72% | -0.3% |
| 155th | Morocco | 50.69% | -1.1% |
| 156th | Pakistan | 50.45% | 0.0% |
| 157th | Sudan | 50.27% | -0.6% |
| 158th | Senegal | 50.20% | -0.2% |
| 159th | Malta | 50.04% | -0.4% |
| 160th | Türkiye | 49.58% | -0.5% |
| 161st | Syrian Arab Republic | 49.02% | -1.9% |
| 162nd | Montenegro | 48.99% | -0.4% |
| 163rd | Papua New Guinea | 48.65% | 0.2% |
| 164th | Gambia, The | 48.34% | -0.2% |
| 165th | Suriname | 48.29% | 1.2% |
| 166th | Italy | 48.24% | 0.8% |
| 167th | Gabon | 48.08% | 0.0% |
| 168th | Saudi Arabia | 47.98% | -0.8% |
| 169th | Tunisia | 47.16% | -0.8% |
| 170th | Afghanistan | 46.51% | 0.0% |
| 171st | Libya | 46.41% | -0.1% |
| 172nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 46.20% | 0.3% |
| 173rd | Mauritania | 45.59% | -0.4% |
| 174th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 44.57% | 0.6% |
| 175th | Lebanon | 44.14% | -0.1% |
| 176th | Algeria | 43.86% | -0.5% |
| 177th | Yemen, Republic of | 43.72% | -1.6% |
| 178th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 43.19% | -3.9% |
| 179th | Iraq | 41.99% | -0.1% |
| 180th | Comoros | 41.60% | -0.1% |
| 181st | Nepal | 41.33% | 0.0% |
| 182nd | Jordan | 38.40% | -1.0% |
| 183rd | West Bank and Gaza | 35.91% | -2.0% |
| 184th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 34.14% | 0.1% |
| 185th | Djibouti | 33.79% | -0.3% |
| 186th | São Tomé and Principe | 24.09% | -0.1% |
FAQ
What was Brazil's labor force participation in 2002?▾
Brazil's labor force participation in 2002 was 66.98%. This ranked 49th globally.
How did Brazil's labor force participation change in 2002?▾
Brazil's labor force participation increased by 1.4% in 2002 compared to 2001.
Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2002?▾
Tanzania had the highest labor force participation in 2002 at 86.84%.
What is the labor force participation of Brazil in 2002?▾
The labor force participation of Brazil in 2002 was 66.98%. This ranked 49th globally.
How does 2002 compare to 2001 for Brazil's labor force participation?▾
Brazil's labor force participation went from 66.03% in 2001 to 66.98% in 2002, a 1.4% increase.
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