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Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil

Brazil: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
43rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1992
All-time low
0.2%
in 2013
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.10.20.31981200120211981: 0.197 % of female employed population in working age1982: 0.209 % of female employed population in working age1983: 0.201 % of female employed population in working age1984: 0.201 % of female employed population in working age1985: 0.197 % of female employed population in working age1986: 0.205 % of female employed population in working age1987: 0.202 % of female employed population in working age1988: 0.207 % of female employed population in working age1989: 0.195 % of female employed population in working age1990: 0.208 % of female employed population in working age1992: 0.252 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.248 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.251 % of female employed population in working age1996: 0.23 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.236 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.231 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.233 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.217 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.219 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.221 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.217 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.222 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.218 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.214 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.208 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.204 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.195 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.168 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.165 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.166 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.173 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.182 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.193 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.193 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.2 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.198 % of female employed population in working age2021: 0.211 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.2% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in 2021.

The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil peaked at 0.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.

Brazil ranks 43rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, year by year

Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1981 0.2% —
1982 0.2% +5.9%
1983 0.2% -3.5%
1984 0.2% +0.0%
1985 0.2% -2.0%
1986 0.2% +3.9%
1987 0.2% -1.4%
1988 0.2% +2.4%
1989 0.2% -5.8%
1990 0.2% +6.4%
1992 0.3% +21.3%
1993 0.2% -1.3%
1995 0.3% +1.2%
1996 0.2% -8.5%
1997 0.2% +2.6%
1998 0.2% -2.0%
1999 0.2% +1.0%
2001 0.2% -6.9%
2002 0.2% +0.9%
2003 0.2% +0.8%
2004 0.2% -1.9%
2005 0.2% +2.5%
2006 0.2% -1.9%
2007 0.2% -1.8%
2008 0.2% -2.8%
2009 0.2% -2.0%
2011 0.2% -4.3%
2012 0.2% -14.1%
2013 0.2% -1.8%
2014 0.2% +0.7%
2015 0.2% +4.5%
2016 0.2% +5.1%
2017 0.2% +5.8%
2018 0.2% +0.3%
2019 0.2% +3.7%
2020 0.2% -1.1%
2021 0.2% +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 40 Laos 0.2% compare
  2. 41 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  3. 42 Mexico 0.2% compare
  4. 44 India 0.2% compare
  5. 45 Argentina 0.2% compare
  6. 46 Belize 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Brazil was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
How does Brazil rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female?
Brazil ranks 43rd out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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