Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
57th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2018
All-time low
0.3%
in 1992
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.329 % of rural employed female population in working age1982: 0.338 % of rural employed female population in working age1983: 0.366 % of rural employed female population in working age1984: 0.329 % of rural employed female population in working age1985: 0.356 % of rural employed female population in working age1986: 0.418 % of rural employed female population in working age1987: 0.425 % of rural employed female population in working age1988: 0.431 % of rural employed female population in working age1989: 0.458 % of rural employed female population in working age1990: 0.483 % of rural employed female population in working age1992: 0.283 % of rural employed female population in working age1993: 0.293 % of rural employed female population in working age1995: 0.297 % of rural employed female population in working age1996: 0.334 % of rural employed female population in working age1997: 0.32 % of rural employed female population in working age1998: 0.348 % of rural employed female population in working age1999: 0.335 % of rural employed female population in working age2001: 0.318 % of rural employed female population in working age2002: 0.312 % of rural employed female population in working age2003: 0.318 % of rural employed female population in working age2004: 0.338 % of rural employed female population in working age2005: 0.363 % of rural employed female population in working age2006: 0.364 % of rural employed female population in working age2007: 0.381 % of rural employed female population in working age2008: 0.405 % of rural employed female population in working age2009: 0.426 % of rural employed female population in working age2011: 0.402 % of rural employed female population in working age2012: 0.579 % of rural employed female population in working age2013: 0.6 % of rural employed female population in working age2014: 0.607 % of rural employed female population in working age2015: 0.642 % of rural employed female population in working age2016: 0.631 % of rural employed female population in working age2017: 0.649 % of rural employed female population in working age2018: 0.659 % of rural employed female population in working age2019: 0.649 % of rural employed female population in working age2020: 0.638 % of rural employed female population in working age2021: 0.609 % of rural employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1992.

That places Brazil 57th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed female population in working age Change
1981 0.3%
1982 0.3% +2.6%
1983 0.4% +8.2%
1984 0.3% -9.9%
1985 0.4% +7.9%
1986 0.4% +17.7%
1987 0.4% +1.5%
1988 0.4% +1.6%
1989 0.5% +6.2%
1990 0.5% +5.4%
1992 0.3% -41.4%
1993 0.3% +3.8%
1995 0.3% +1.1%
1996 0.3% +12.5%
1997 0.3% -4.2%
1998 0.3% +8.7%
1999 0.3% -3.6%
2001 0.3% -5.1%
2002 0.3% -1.8%
2003 0.3% +1.9%
2004 0.3% +6.2%
2005 0.4% +7.6%
2006 0.4% +0.2%
2007 0.4% +4.9%
2008 0.4% +6.3%
2009 0.4% +5.0%
2011 0.4% -5.6%
2012 0.6% +44.1%
2013 0.6% +3.7%
2014 0.6% +1.2%
2015 0.6% +5.7%
2016 0.6% -1.6%
2017 0.6% +2.8%
2018 0.7% +1.6%
2019 0.6% -1.6%
2020 0.6% -1.7%
2021 0.6% -4.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 88% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 86% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1992 -41.4% 0.5% 0.3%
2012 +44.1% 0.4% 0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 9
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 8
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 54 Colombia 0.6% compare
  2. 55 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  3. 56 Egypt 0.6% compare
  4. 58 Paraguay 0.6% compare
  5. 59 Uruguay 0.6% compare
  6. 60 Cambodia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
How does Brazil rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 57th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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