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Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in Brazil

Brazil: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
17th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.20.40.61981200020201981: 0.567 % of female employed population in working age1982: 0.552 % of female employed population in working age1983: 0.513 % of female employed population in working age1984: 0.52 % of female employed population in working age1985: 0.531 % of female employed population in working age1986: 0.553 % of female employed population in working age1987: 0.552 % of female employed population in working age1988: 0.564 % of female employed population in working age1989: 0.568 % of female employed population in working age1990: 0.565 % of female employed population in working age1992: 0.615 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.601 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.604 % of female employed population in working age1996: 0.604 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.605 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.607 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.602 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.534 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.534 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.544 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.533 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.549 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.554 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.565 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.573 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.582 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.636 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.525 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.534 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.543 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.539 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.532 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.515 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.506 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.504 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.529 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2020, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in Brazil stood at 0.5%.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in Brazil peaked at 0.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

Brazil ranks 17th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, year by year

Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1981 0.6% —
1982 0.6% -2.7%
1983 0.5% -7.0%
1984 0.5% +1.3%
1985 0.5% +2.1%
1986 0.6% +4.1%
1987 0.6% -0.1%
1988 0.6% +2.2%
1989 0.6% +0.6%
1990 0.6% -0.4%
1992 0.6% +8.9%
1993 0.6% -2.4%
1995 0.6% +0.6%
1996 0.6% -0.1%
1997 0.6% +0.1%
1998 0.6% +0.4%
1999 0.6% -0.9%
2001 0.5% -11.3%
2002 0.5% +0.0%
2003 0.5% +2.0%
2004 0.5% -2.1%
2005 0.5% +3.0%
2006 0.6% +0.9%
2007 0.6% +2.1%
2008 0.6% +1.4%
2009 0.6% +1.5%
2011 0.6% +9.3%
2012 0.5% -17.4%
2013 0.5% +1.7%
2014 0.5% +1.7%
2015 0.5% -0.7%
2016 0.5% -1.3%
2017 0.5% -3.2%
2018 0.5% -1.8%
2019 0.5% -0.5%
2020 0.5% +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 8
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 14 Mexico 0.6% compare
  2. 15 Panama 0.5% compare
  3. 16 Peru 0.5% compare
  4. 18 Ghana 0.5% compare
  5. 19 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  6. 20 Guatemala 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in Brazil?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in Brazil was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Brazil rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female?
Brazil ranks 17th out of 24 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 273 data points, 1981–2021
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