Low pay rate in Brazil
Brazil: Low pay rate was 17.04 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in Brazil, 2002–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, low pay rate in Brazil stood at 17.04.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Brazil peaked at 24.4 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.97, in 2016.
That places Brazil 47th out of 84 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24.4 | — |
| 2003 | 20.8 | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 22.6 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 23.8 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 22.9 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 21.9 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 22.8 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 21.5 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 15.99 | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 14.77 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 15 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 16.07 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 11.97 | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 16.49 | +37.7% |
| 2018 | 16.76 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.33 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 16.2 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 12.7 | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 13.73 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 14.17 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 17.89 | +26.2% |
| 2025 | 17.04 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.59 | 20.8 | 24.4 | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.55 | 11.97 | 17.33 | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.29 | 12.7 | 17.89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Brazil?
- Low pay rate in Brazil was 17.04 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4 in 2002.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.97 in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for low pay rate?
- Brazil ranks 47th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.