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 0.3209 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3209
World rank
12th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.3209
in 2021
All-time low
0.2471
in 2008
Years of data
16
2001–2021

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

00.10.20.32001201120212001: 0.2592002: 0.2612003: 0.2682004: 0.2522005: 0.2612006: 0.262007: 0.2582008: 0.2472009: 0.2572011: 0.262012: 0.2732014: 0.2762015: 0.2822016: 0.3192017: 0.3182021: 0.321

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil is 0.3209, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil peaked at 0.3209 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2471, in 2008.

That places Brazil 12th out of 58 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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 5 in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.2588
2002 0.2612 +0.9%
2003 0.2685 +2.8%
2004 0.2523 -6.0%
2005 0.2606 +3.3%
2006 0.2598 -0.3%
2007 0.258 -0.7%
2008 0.2471 -4.2%
2009 0.2567 +3.9%
2011 0.2602 +1.3%
2012 0.2734 +5.1%
2014 0.2764 +1.1%
2015 0.2825 +2.2%
2016 0.3189 +12.9%
2017 0.3175 -0.4%
2021 0.3209 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2581 0.2471 0.2685 9
2010s 0.2882 0.2602 0.3189 6
2020s 0.3209 0.3209 0.3209 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 9 Chile 0.3287 compare
  2. 10 Romania 0.3225 compare
  3. 11 Russian Federation 0.3219 compare
  4. 13 Dominican Republic 0.3204 compare
  5. 14 Latvia 0.3188 compare
  6. 15 Bulgaria 0.311 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 0.3209 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 0.3209 in 2021.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2471 in 2008.
How does Brazil rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Brazil ranks 12th out of 58 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 23.3%. 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 Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 5. 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 5
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 726 data points, 2000–2021
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