Number of people employed in agriculture in Brazil
Brazil: Number of people employed in agriculture was 7.77 million people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.77 million people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 186 countries
All-time high
11.88 million people
in 2004
All-time low
7.76 million people
in 2024
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Number of people employed in agriculture in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people employed in agriculture in Brazil stood at 7.77 million people.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Brazil peaked at 11.88 million people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.76 million people, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 20th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Brazil, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.57 million people | — |
| 1992 | 10.02 million people | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 10.29 million people | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 10.32 million people | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 10.41 million people | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 9.62 million people | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 9.78 million people | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 9.45 million people | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 10.00 million people | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 10.17 million people | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 10.40 million people | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 10.83 million people | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 11.08 million people | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 11.88 million people | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 11.74 million people | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.19 million people | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 10.60 million people | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 10.18 million people | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 9.89 million people | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 9.29 million people | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 8.79 million people | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 8.83 million people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.13 million people | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 8.58 million people | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 8.59 million people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.83 million people | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 8.29 million people | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 8.30 million people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.31 million people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.04 million people | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 8.58 million people | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 8.45 million people | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 8.03 million people | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 7.76 million people | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 7.77 million people | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.94 million people | 9.45 million people | 10.41 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.79 million people | 9.89 million people | 11.88 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.69 million people | 8.29 million people | 9.29 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.10 million people | 7.76 million people | 8.58 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Brazil?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Brazil was 7.77 million people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 11.88 million people in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.76 million people in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Brazil ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.