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

Brazil: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban was 1.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
33rd
of 88 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2019
All-time low
0.9%
in 1992
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.968 % of urban employed female population in working age1982: 0.97 % of urban employed female population in working age1983: 0.969 % of urban employed female population in working age1984: 0.968 % of urban employed female population in working age1985: 0.969 % of urban employed female population in working age1986: 0.974 % of urban employed female population in working age1987: 0.971 % of urban employed female population in working age1988: 0.978 % of urban employed female population in working age1989: 0.974 % of urban employed female population in working age1990: 0.978 % of urban employed female population in working age1992: 0.93 % of urban employed female population in working age1993: 0.932 % of urban employed female population in working age1995: 0.943 % of urban employed female population in working age1996: 0.949 % of urban employed female population in working age1997: 0.953 % of urban employed female population in working age1998: 0.954 % of urban employed female population in working age1999: 0.95 % of urban employed female population in working age2001: 0.959 % of urban employed female population in working age2002: 0.955 % of urban employed female population in working age2003: 0.955 % of urban employed female population in working age2004: 0.959 % of urban employed female population in working age2005: 0.958 % of urban employed female population in working age2006: 0.961 % of urban employed female population in working age2007: 0.966 % of urban employed female population in working age2008: 0.966 % of urban employed female population in working age2009: 0.97 % of urban employed female population in working age2011: 0.972 % of urban employed female population in working age2012: 0.985 % of urban employed female population in working age2013: 0.986 % of urban employed female population in working age2014: 0.986 % of urban employed female population in working age2015: 0.987 % of urban employed female population in working age2016: 0.988 % of urban employed female population in working age2017: 0.988 % of urban employed female population in working age2018: 0.989 % of urban employed female population in working age2019: 0.989 % of urban employed female population in working age2020: 0.989 % of urban employed female population in working age2021: 0.988 % of urban employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil is 1.0%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1992.

Brazil ranks 33rd of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Year % of urban employed female population in working age Change
1981 1.0% —
1982 1.0% +0.2%
1983 1.0% -0.1%
1984 1.0% -0.1%
1985 1.0% +0.1%
1986 1.0% +0.5%
1987 1.0% -0.3%
1988 1.0% +0.8%
1989 1.0% -0.5%
1990 1.0% +0.5%
1992 0.9% -4.9%
1993 0.9% +0.2%
1995 0.9% +1.1%
1996 0.9% +0.7%
1997 1.0% +0.4%
1998 1.0% +0.0%
1999 0.9% -0.4%
2001 1.0% +0.9%
2002 1.0% -0.4%
2003 1.0% +0.0%
2004 1.0% +0.4%
2005 1.0% -0.1%
2006 1.0% +0.4%
2007 1.0% +0.4%
2008 1.0% +0.1%
2009 1.0% +0.3%
2011 1.0% +0.3%
2012 1.0% +1.3%
2013 1.0% +0.1%
2014 1.0% -0.0%
2015 1.0% +0.2%
2016 1.0% +0.0%
2017 1.0% +0.1%
2018 1.0% +0.0%
2019 1.0% +0.0%
2020 1.0% -0.0%
2021 1.0% -0.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 8
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 30 Finland 1.0% compare
  2. 31 Latvia 1.0% compare
  3. 32 Hungary 1.0% compare
  4. 34 Honduras 1.0% compare
  5. 35 Mexico 1.0% compare
  6. 36 Norway 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil was 1.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1992.
How does Brazil rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Brazil ranks 33rd out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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