Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.1672 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1672
World rank
50th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.1682
in 2015
All-time low
0.1486
in 2005
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Brazil, 2001–2021

00.050.10.152001201120212001: 0.1552002: 0.1512003: 0.1522004: 0.1492005: 0.1492006: 0.1492007: 0.1552008: 0.1542009: 0.1582011: 0.1662012: 0.1662014: 0.1662015: 0.1682016: 0.1642017: 0.1652021: 0.167

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Brazil is 0.1672, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Brazil peaked at 0.1682 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1486, in 2005.

Brazil ranks 50th of 70 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.

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1553
2002 0.1515 -2.5%
2003 0.152 +0.4%
2004 0.1494 -1.7%
2005 0.1486 -0.5%
2006 0.1488 +0.1%
2007 0.1555 +4.5%
2008 0.1538 -1.1%
2009 0.1578 +2.7%
2011 0.1658 +5.0%
2012 0.1661 +0.2%
2014 0.1662 +0.1%
2015 0.1682 +1.2%
2016 0.1644 -2.2%
2017 0.1655 +0.6%
2021 0.1672 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1525 0.1486 0.1578 9
2010s 0.166 0.1644 0.1682 6
2020s 0.1672 0.1672 0.1672 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 47 Viet Nam 0.1855 compare
  2. 48 Mexico 0.1808 compare
  3. 49 Georgia 0.1676 compare
  4. 51 Sri Lanka 0.1609 compare
  5. 52 United States of America 0.1514 compare
  6. 53 Türkiye 0.1502 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Brazil?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Brazil was 0.1672 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1682 in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1486 in 2005.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Brazil ranks 50th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 865 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed