# Brazil Child Labor Falls 9.2% to 1.5 Million

> Brazil's child labor drops 9.2% to 1.499 million in 2025, lowest rate since 2016.
- Title: Brazil Child Labor Falls 9.2% to 1.5 Million · The Rio Times
- Summary: Brazil's child labor drops 9.2% to 1.499 million in 2025, lowest rate since 2016. Brazil's child labor fell 9.2% to 1.499 million children aged 5-17 in 2025…
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- Source: The Rio Times — https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-child-labor-falls-9-2-percent-ibge-2025-data-2026
- Author: Rafael Silva Santos
- Published: 2026-10-16T17:03:14+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: brazil, child labor, ibge, bolsa familia, child labor data, 2025, news, world, politics
## Brazil Child Labor Data
Brazil published new survey data showing 1.499 million children and teenagers aged 5 to 17 in child labor in 2025, down 9.2% from.
## 2024 to 2025
2024 levels of 1.65 million children in child labor, the first year of the series was 2.1 million in 2016.
## Child Labor Rate
The 4.0% rate is the lowest in the survey series, down from 4.3% in 2024.
## Worst Forms of Child Labor
IBGE counted 525,000 children in the worst forms of child labor in 2025, down 6.3% from 560,000 in 2024.
## Lista TIP
The Lista TIP covers more than 90 activities, including tobacco and sugarcane production, mineral extraction and handling dangerous materials.
## Bolsa Família Households
13.1 million children and teenagers aged 5 to 17 live in Bolsa Família households, which saw a 20.1% drop in child labor.
## Child Labor by Region
The Southeast has the most child laborers at 481,000, followed by the Northeast with 408,000 and the North with 249,000.
## US Importers
US importers of Brazilian coffee, beef, tobacco or sugar still face scrutiny due to the 23 goods listed by the US Labor Department as tied to child labor.
## Child Labor by Age
1.1% of children aged 5 to 13 were in child labor, 5.9% of those aged 14 and 15, and 14.5% of 16 and 17 year olds.
## Market Impact
The Ibovespa eased 2.68% with breadth negative, 6 of 15 names higher, while Mining lagged.
## What It Means for US Readers
US companies that buy Brazilian coffee, beef, cocoa or tobacco face child labor due diligence, which a lower rate eases only slightly.
## What It Means for Brazil
The drop was concentrated in households that receive the Bolsa Família cash transfer, which earned BRL 660 per person a month.
## What It Means for the Future
Whether the decline continues is open, as the survey measures one year at a time and the 2026 result will show if the drop holds.
## Key takeaway

Brazil's child labor fell 9.2% to 1.499 million children aged 5-17 in 2025, the lowest rate since 2016.