Brazil - Unemployment Rate 2021
13.16%
−0.62pp from 2020
Brazil's unemployment rate was 13.16% in 2021, decreased +0.62pp from 13.70% in 2020. This was the 157th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2021▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 0.14% | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Cambodia | 0.40% | 130.2% |
| 3rd | Moldova | 0.79% | -79.2% |
| 4th | Niger | 0.81% | 36.4% |
| 5th | Solomon Islands | 0.88% | 1.3% |
| 6th | Burundi | 1.12% | 8.5% |
| 7th | Thailand | 1.22% | -28.5% |
| 8th | Chad | 1.53% | -9.7% |
| 9th | Bahrain | 1.55% | -73.8% |
| 10th | Benin | 1.83% | 20.8% |
| 11th | Tanzania | 1.88% | 4.7% |
| 12th | Oman | 1.90% | -35.4% |
| 13th | Lao PDR | 2.08% | -11.5% |
| 14th | Cuba | 2.11% | -5.5% |
| 15th | Tonga | 2.11% | -22.2% |
| 16th | Guatemala | 2.17% | -26.7% |
| 17th | Macao SAR, China | 2.22% | -12.9% |
| 18th | Togo | 2.34% | 5.1% |
| 19th | Timor-Leste | 2.34% | -16.5% |
| 20th | Viet Nam | 2.38% | -3.9% |
| 21st | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.62% | 1.4% |
| 22nd | Czechia | 2.80% | 11.6% |
| 23rd | Japan | 2.81% | 0.3% |
| 24th | Liechtenstein | 2.90% | -2.9% |
| 25th | Kuwait | 2.97% | -14.9% |
| 26th | Seychelles | 3.00% | 0.0% |
| 27th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.02% | 4.5% |
| 28th | Papua New Guinea | 3.03% | 4.4% |
| 29th | United Arab Emirates | 3.11% | -27.7% |
| 30th | Ghana | 3.20% | 0.7% |
| 31st | Poland | 3.27% | 3.3% |
| 32nd | Andorra | 3.28% | 12.0% |
| 33rd | Philippines | 3.40% | -67.3% |
| 34th | Uganda | 3.42% | -10.6% |
| 35th | Senegal | 3.44% | 0.1% |
| 36th | Madagascar | 3.50% | 6.3% |
| 37th | Sierra Leone | 3.55% | 1.2% |
| 38th | Germany | 3.59% | -0.9% |
| 39th | Korea | 3.64% | -8.0% |
| 40th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 3.69% | 1.9% |
| 41st | Malta | 3.75% | -22.6% |
| 42nd | New Zealand | 3.78% | -17.9% |
| 43rd | Indonesia | 3.83% | -45.9% |
| 44th | Liberia | 3.84% | -6.3% |
| 45th | Belarus | 3.90% | -4.5% |
| 46th | Cameroon | 3.98% | 2.4% |
| 47th | Mali | 4.01% | 13.5% |
| 48th | Mexico | 4.02% | -8.8% |
| 49th | Hungary | 4.02% | -2.5% |
| 50th | Netherlands | 4.21% | -13.2% |
| 51st | El Salvador | 4.33% | -38.6% |
| 52nd | Myanmar | 4.34% | 194.0% |
| 53rd | Norway | 4.36% | -5.1% |
| 54th | Comoros | 4.39% | -1.7% |
| 55th | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.45% | -21.3% |
| 56th | Turkmenistan | 4.46% | -0.7% |
| 57th | Ecuador | 4.50% | -15.8% |
| 58th | Burkina Faso | 4.51% | -1.7% |
| 59th | China | 4.55% | -19.0% |
| 60th | Malaysia | 4.64% | 2.5% |
| 61st | Singapore | 4.64% | 54.7% |
| 62nd | Slovenia | 4.74% | -5.1% |
| 63rd | Russian Federation | 4.75% | -17.7% |
| 64th | Vanuatu | 4.78% | 18.0% |
| 65th | Bhutan | 4.80% | -4.5% |
| 66th | Israel | 4.81% | 12.4% |
| 67th | United Kingdom | 4.86% | 5.2% |
| 68th | Brunei Darussalam | 4.91% | -28.1% |
| 69th | Sri Lanka | 4.98% | -9.4% |
| 70th | Switzerland | 5.01% | 58.1% |
| 71st | Maldives | 5.02% | -7.5% |
| 72nd | Australia | 5.02% | -22.4% |
| 73rd | Denmark | 5.07% | 8.7% |
| 74th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.09% | -39.0% |
| 75th | Peru | 5.10% | -60.9% |
| 76th | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.15% | 5.0% |
| 77th | Bulgaria | 5.17% | -0.8% |
| 78th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5.17% | -6.4% |
| 79th | Jamaica | 5.19% | -49.1% |
| 80th | Zambia | 5.20% | -13.8% |
| 81st | Fiji | 5.23% | -60.9% |
| 82nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 5.29% | -1.2% |
| 83rd | United States | 5.35% | -34.0% |
| 84th | Uzbekistan | 5.36% | -49.1% |
| 85th | Nigeria | 5.40% | -5.4% |
| 86th | Mozambique | 5.41% | 7.9% |
| 87th | Bangladesh | 5.46% | -1.5% |
| 88th | Kazakhstan | 5.57% | 13.1% |
| 89th | Luxembourg | 5.57% | -12.4% |
| 90th | Romania | 5.59% | -8.0% |
| 91st | Malawi | 5.65% | -1.2% |
| 92nd | Kenya | 5.69% | 1.4% |
| 93rd | Guinea | 5.82% | -3.2% |
| 94th | Guam | 6.00% | -3.9% |
| 95th | Iceland | 6.03% | -3.8% |
| 96th | Azerbaijan | 6.04% | -16.6% |
| 97th | Nicaragua | 6.08% | 26.2% |
| 98th | Estonia | 6.18% | -9.2% |
| 99th | Gambia, The | 6.21% | 6.4% |
| 100th | Belgium | 6.25% | 12.4% |
| 101st | Pakistan | 6.34% | -3.4% |
| 102nd | Ireland | 6.36% | 8.8% |
| 103rd | India | 6.38% | -26.3% |
| 104th | San Marino | 6.44% | -12.3% |
| 105th | Austria | 6.46% | 18.0% |
| 106th | Eritrea | 6.49% | 1.8% |
| 107th | Saudi Arabia | 6.62% | -13.5% |
| 108th | Channel Islands | 6.64% | 0.2% |
| 109th | Samoa | 6.66% | -10.8% |
| 110th | Central African Republic | 6.70% | 2.8% |
| 111th | Portugal | 6.71% | -5.5% |
| 112th | Slovak Republic | 6.89% | 3.7% |
| 113th | European Union | 7.03% | -0.4% |
| 114th | Lithuania | 7.11% | -16.2% |
| 115th | Paraguay | 7.31% | -5.2% |
| 116th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 7.44% | -10.3% |
| 117th | Croatia | 7.48% | -16.9% |
| 118th | Cyprus | 7.51% | -0.5% |
| 119th | Latvia | 7.51% | -7.2% |
| 120th | Canada | 7.53% | -22.7% |
| 121st | Finland | 7.62% | -1.9% |
| 122nd | Tajikistan | 7.69% | 1.5% |
| 123rd | Dominican Republic | 7.70% | 32.1% |
| 124th | Mauritius | 7.72% | -16.1% |
| 125th | France | 7.87% | -1.9% |
| 126th | Mongolia | 7.87% | 17.5% |
| 127th | Puerto Rico (US) | 7.90% | -10.2% |
| 128th | Honduras | 8.51% | -22.0% |
| 129th | Suriname | 8.71% | -21.9% |
| 130th | Argentina | 8.74% | -24.4% |
| 131st | Aruba | 8.80% | 2.3% |
| 132nd | Sweden | 8.80% | 3.8% |
| 133rd | Equatorial Guinea | 8.82% | 2.3% |
| 134th | Chile | 9.28% | -13.8% |
| 135th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9.28% | -3.3% |
| 136th | Uruguay | 9.33% | -9.9% |
| 137th | Italy | 9.50% | 1.4% |
| 138th | Zimbabwe | 9.54% | 10.7% |
| 139th | São Tomé and Principe | 9.56% | -1.2% |
| 140th | Ukraine | 9.83% | 7.5% |
| 141st | Serbia | 9.84% | 1.3% |
| 142nd | Panama | 10.18% | -45.1% |
| 143rd | Belize | 10.30% | -25.1% |
| 144th | Morocco | 10.55% | -11.3% |
| 145th | Barbados | 11.02% | -29.9% |
| 146th | Bahamas, The | 11.08% | -57.2% |
| 147th | Sudan | 11.09% | -58.7% |
| 148th | Mauritania | 11.13% | 0.7% |
| 149th | Albania | 11.47% | -1.7% |
| 150th | New Caledonia | 11.57% | -14.6% |
| 151st | Georgia | 11.79% | -36.3% |
| 152nd | Türkiye | 11.97% | -8.6% |
| 153rd | Afghanistan | 12.01% | 2.5% |
| 154th | Nepal | 12.24% | -6.1% |
| 155th | French Polynesia | 12.56% | -3.1% |
| 156th | Lebanon | 12.72% | -4.3% |
| 157th | Brazil | 13.16% | -4.5% |
| 158th | Virgin Islands (US) | 13.51% | -6.0% |
| 159th | Algeria | 13.66% | -3.0% |
| 160th | Colombia | 13.90% | -16.7% |
| 161st | Cabo Verde | 13.93% | 63.9% |
| 162nd | South Sudan | 13.95% | -2.1% |
| 163rd | Guyana | 14.58% | -4.8% |
| 164th | Greece | 14.66% | -10.2% |
| 165th | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.89% | -1.9% |
| 166th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.90% | -6.3% |
| 167th | Spain | 14.91% | -4.0% |
| 168th | Costa Rica | 15.14% | -24.2% |
| 169th | Haiti | 15.30% | -1.8% |
| 170th | Armenia | 15.47% | -15.0% |
| 171st | Rwanda | 15.78% | 33.4% |
| 172nd | Angola | 15.80% | -5.4% |
| 173rd | North Macedonia | 15.80% | -2.2% |
| 174th | Iraq | 16.17% | 2.6% |
| 175th | Montenegro | 16.54% | -7.5% |
| 176th | Tunisia | 16.63% | -4.4% |
| 177th | Lesotho | 18.21% | -0.9% |
| 178th | Yemen, Republic of | 18.31% | 1.9% |
| 179th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 19.66% | 1.3% |
| 180th | Libya | 19.78% | 0.7% |
| 181st | Jordan | 19.84% | -12.6% |
| 182nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.36% | -1.4% |
| 183rd | St. Lucia | 20.51% | -18.7% |
| 184th | Namibia | 20.93% | -0.3% |
| 185th | Gabon | 21.22% | -0.3% |
| 186th | Congo, Republic of | 22.00% | -1.3% |
| 187th | Botswana | 23.11% | 9.9% |
| 188th | West Bank and Gaza | 26.39% | 1.8% |
| 189th | Djibouti | 27.63% | -0.3% |
| 190th | South Africa | 34.01% | 16.6% |
| 191st | Eswatini | 34.15% | 3.6% |
FAQ
What was Brazil's unemployment rate in 2021?▾
Brazil's unemployment rate in 2021 was 13.16%. This ranked 157th globally.
How did Brazil's unemployment rate change in 2021?▾
Brazil's unemployment rate decreased by 4.5% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2021?▾
Eswatini had the highest unemployment rate in 2021 at 34.15%.
What is the unemployment rate of Brazil in 2021?▾
The unemployment rate of Brazil in 2021 was 13.16%. This ranked 157th globally.
How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Brazil's unemployment rate?▾
Brazil's unemployment rate went from 13.70% in 2020 to 13.16% in 2021, a 4.5% decrease.
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