Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil

Brazil: Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile was 0.5164 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5164
World rank
17th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.5397
in 2016
All-time low
0.4198
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil, 2001–2021

00.20.40.62001201120212001: 0.422002: 0.4272003: 0.4312004: 0.4582005: 0.4232006: 0.4842007: 0.4792008: 0.4952009: 0.5072011: 0.5122012: 0.5072014: 0.5082015: 0.5052016: 0.542017: 0.5272021: 0.516

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.5164 for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil peaked at 0.5397 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4198, in 2001.

Brazil ranks 17th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2 in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.4198
2002 0.4273 +1.8%
2003 0.4306 +0.8%
2004 0.4582 +6.4%
2005 0.4226 -7.8%
2006 0.4842 +14.6%
2007 0.4789 -1.1%
2008 0.4951 +3.4%
2009 0.5068 +2.4%
2011 0.5121 +1.1%
2012 0.5069 -1.0%
2014 0.5076 +0.1%
2015 0.5055 -0.4%
2016 0.5397 +6.8%
2017 0.527 -2.3%
2021 0.5164 -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4582 0.4198 0.5068 9
2010s 0.5165 0.5055 0.5397 6
2020s 0.5164 0.5164 0.5164 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 14 Estonia 0.5241 compare
  2. 15 Latvia 0.5236 compare
  3. 16 Ireland 0.5208 compare
  4. 18 Italy 0.5121 compare
  5. 19 Czechia 0.5033 compare
  6. 20 South Africa 0.5008 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil was 0.5164 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.5397 in 2016.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4198 in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Brazil ranks 17th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 733 data points, 2000–2021
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