Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 was 1.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
39th
of 92 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2019
All-time low
0.8%
in 1992
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.824 % of employed female population aged 25-641982: 0.829 % of employed female population aged 25-641983: 0.827 % of employed female population aged 25-641984: 0.831 % of employed female population aged 25-641985: 0.833 % of employed female population aged 25-641986: 0.86 % of employed female population aged 25-641987: 0.854 % of employed female population aged 25-641988: 0.867 % of employed female population aged 25-641989: 0.868 % of employed female population aged 25-641990: 0.874 % of employed female population aged 25-641992: 0.768 % of employed female population aged 25-641993: 0.775 % of employed female population aged 25-641995: 0.793 % of employed female population aged 25-641996: 0.814 % of employed female population aged 25-641997: 0.812 % of employed female population aged 25-641998: 0.822 % of employed female population aged 25-641999: 0.812 % of employed female population aged 25-642001: 0.848 % of employed female population aged 25-642002: 0.847 % of employed female population aged 25-642003: 0.85 % of employed female population aged 25-642004: 0.85 % of employed female population aged 25-642005: 0.849 % of employed female population aged 25-642006: 0.86 % of employed female population aged 25-642007: 0.869 % of employed female population aged 25-642008: 0.875 % of employed female population aged 25-642009: 0.884 % of employed female population aged 25-642011: 0.893 % of employed female population aged 25-642012: 0.941 % of employed female population aged 25-642013: 0.944 % of employed female population aged 25-642014: 0.945 % of employed female population aged 25-642015: 0.95 % of employed female population aged 25-642016: 0.954 % of employed female population aged 25-642017: 0.957 % of employed female population aged 25-642018: 0.958 % of employed female population aged 25-642019: 0.959 % of employed female population aged 25-642020: 0.958 % of employed female population aged 25-642021: 0.954 % of employed female population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed female population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2021, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Brazil stood at 1.0%.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1992.

That places Brazil 39th out of 92 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 25-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of employed female population aged 25-64 Change
1981 0.8%
1982 0.8% +0.5%
1983 0.8% -0.1%
1984 0.8% +0.5%
1985 0.8% +0.2%
1986 0.9% +3.2%
1987 0.9% -0.7%
1988 0.9% +1.5%
1989 0.9% +0.2%
1990 0.9% +0.6%
1992 0.8% -12.1%
1993 0.8% +0.9%
1995 0.8% +2.3%
1996 0.8% +2.6%
1997 0.8% -0.2%
1998 0.8% +1.2%
1999 0.8% -1.2%
2001 0.8% +4.5%
2002 0.8% -0.1%
2003 0.9% +0.4%
2004 0.9% -0.0%
2005 0.8% -0.1%
2006 0.9% +1.2%
2007 0.9% +1.1%
2008 0.9% +0.7%
2009 0.9% +1.0%
2011 0.9% +0.9%
2012 0.9% +5.4%
2013 0.9% +0.4%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 1.0% +0.5%
2016 1.0% +0.3%
2017 1.0% +0.4%
2018 1.0% +0.1%
2019 1.0% +0.1%
2020 1.0% -0.1%
2021 1.0% -0.4%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 8
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 36 Hungary 1.0% compare
  2. 37 Bulgaria 1.0% compare
  3. 38 Latvia 1.0% compare
  4. 40 Kosovo 1.0% compare
  5. 40 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.0% compare
  6. 42 Mauritius 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 1.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1992.
How does Brazil rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 39th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed female population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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