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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Brazil

Female labor force participation rate in Brazil in 2025 — 53.41%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 9.01 pp.

2025 53.41% −0.16 pp vs 2024
World rank 91of 182
Period maximum 56.86%2005
Period minimum 44.41%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Brazil, 1990–2025404550556019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 44.41%1991: 44.49%1992: 45.6%1993: 46.72%1994: 47.82%1995: 48.92%1996: 47.68%1997: 48.68%1998: 49.48%1999: 50.8%2000: 51.85%2001: 52.96%2002: 54.57%2003: 54.78%2004: 55.64%2005: 56.86%2006: 56.55%2007: 56.29%2008: 56.04%2009: 56.57%2010: 55.05%2011: 53.52%2012: 52.87%2013: 52.83%2014: 52.71%2015: 53.32%2016: 53.52%2017: 54.35%2018: 54.58%2019: 55.31%2020: 50.34%2021: 52.48%2022: 53.86%2023: 53.21%2024: 53.58%2025: 53.41%
Change over the period: +9.01 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 53.41%
World 48.94%
Latin America & Caribbean 51.39%
South America computed 53.54%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 54.16%
Female labor force participation rate — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 53.41 −0.16 pp
2024 53.58 +0.37 pp
2023 53.21 −0.66 pp
2022 53.86 +1.38 pp
2021 52.48 +2.14 pp
2020 50.34 −4.97 pp
2019 55.31 +0.72 pp
2018 54.58 +0.23 pp
2017 54.35 +0.83 pp
2016 53.52 +0.2 pp
2015 53.32 +0.61 pp
2014 52.71 −0.11 pp
2013 52.83 −0.05 pp
2012 52.87 −0.64 pp
2011 53.52 −1.53 pp
2010 55.05 −1.52 pp
2009 56.57 +0.53 pp
2008 56.04 −0.25 pp
2007 56.29 −0.26 pp
2006 56.55 −0.31 pp
2005 56.86 +1.22 pp
2004 55.64 +0.87 pp
2003 54.78 +0.21 pp
2002 54.57 +1.61 pp
2001 52.96 +1.11 pp
2000 51.85 +1.05 pp
1999 50.8 +1.32 pp
1998 49.48 +0.8 pp
1997 48.68 +1 pp
1996 47.68 −1.24 pp
1995 48.92 +1.1 pp
1994 47.82 +1.1 pp
1993 46.72 +1.11 pp
1992 45.6 +1.12 pp
1991 44.49 +0.08 pp
1990 44.41 —

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BO Bolivia 72.87 PE Peru 65.04 PY Paraguay 59.01 UY Uruguay 57.26 BR Brazil 53.41 CL Chile 52.89 AR Argentina 52.47 EC Ecuador 52.39 CO Colombia 51.62 GY Guyana 47.35 SR Suriname 44.92 VE Venezuela 37.1
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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