Brazil had 1.499 million children and teenagers aged 5 to 17 in child labour in 2025, equivalent to 4% of that age group. According to IBGE, that is 151,000 fewer than in 2024, a fall of 9.2%.
The worst forms of child labour, the most dangerous to health and safety, affected 525,000 young people, the lowest figure in the series. Since 2022 the reduction has been 31.2%.
Every age group recorded its lowest rate in the series in 2025: 1.1% among 5 to 13-year-olds, 5.9% among 14 and 15-year-olds and 14.5% among 16 and 17-year-olds.
