Time-related underemployment, male in Brazil
Brazil: Time-related underemployment, male was 3.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, male in Brazil, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
In 2025, time-related underemployment, male in Brazil stood at 3.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Brazil peaked at 6.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2014.
That places Brazil 36th out of 103 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.4% | — |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.5% | 6.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.7% | 6.6% | 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)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, male in Brazil?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Brazil was 3.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2014.
- How does Brazil rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.