Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Brazil

Brazil: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
70th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2008
All-time low
0.4%
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.373 % of female population in working age1982: 0.396 % of female population in working age1983: 0.402 % of female population in working age1984: 0.404 % of female population in working age1985: 0.421 % of female population in working age1986: 0.427 % of female population in working age1987: 0.442 % of female population in working age1988: 0.444 % of female population in working age1989: 0.45 % of female population in working age1990: 0.456 % of female population in working age1992: 0.514 % of female population in working age1993: 0.516 % of female population in working age1995: 0.531 % of female population in working age1996: 0.503 % of female population in working age1997: 0.507 % of female population in working age1998: 0.501 % of female population in working age1999: 0.513 % of female population in working age2001: 0.538 % of female population in working age2002: 0.529 % of female population in working age2003: 0.529 % of female population in working age2004: 0.544 % of female population in working age2005: 0.553 % of female population in working age2006: 0.559 % of female population in working age2007: 0.559 % of female population in working age2008: 0.568 % of female population in working age2009: 0.564 % of female population in working age2011: 0.552 % of female population in working age2012: 0.526 % of female population in working age2013: 0.532 % of female population in working age2014: 0.534 % of female population in working age2015: 0.529 % of female population in working age2016: 0.518 % of female population in working age2017: 0.518 % of female population in working age2018: 0.526 % of female population in working age2019: 0.534 % of female population in working age2020: 0.474 % of female population in working age2021: 0.484 % of female population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Brazil stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Brazil peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1981.

Brazil ranks 70th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female (% of female population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1981 0.4%
1982 0.4% +6.2%
1983 0.4% +1.6%
1984 0.4% +0.5%
1985 0.4% +4.1%
1986 0.4% +1.4%
1987 0.4% +3.6%
1988 0.4% +0.4%
1989 0.5% +1.4%
1990 0.5% +1.1%
1992 0.5% +12.8%
1993 0.5% +0.5%
1995 0.5% +2.9%
1996 0.5% -5.3%
1997 0.5% +0.9%
1998 0.5% -1.3%
1999 0.5% +2.3%
2001 0.5% +5.0%
2002 0.5% -1.7%
2003 0.5% -0.1%
2004 0.5% +2.8%
2005 0.6% +1.7%
2006 0.6% +1.2%
2007 0.6% -0.2%
2008 0.6% +1.6%
2009 0.6% -0.7%
2011 0.6% -2.1%
2012 0.5% -4.7%
2013 0.5% +1.2%
2014 0.5% +0.4%
2015 0.5% -1.0%
2016 0.5% -2.0%
2017 0.5% -0.2%
2018 0.5% +1.6%
2019 0.5% +1.5%
2020 0.5% -11.2%
2021 0.5% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 9
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 8
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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  4. 71 Nicaragua 0.5% compare
  5. 72 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  6. 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Brazil?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Brazil was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female?
Brazil ranks 70th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female (% of female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female (% of female population in working age)
Unit
% of female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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