Labor force, female in Brazil
Brazil: Labor force, female was 43.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 43.4% for labor force, female in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Brazil peaked at 43.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1990.
That places Brazil 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.7% | — |
| 1991 | 34.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 35.5% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 37.0% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 38.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 40.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 43.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 43.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 43.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.0% | 34.7% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 40.0% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 41.9% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 42.6% | 43.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Brazil?
- Labor force, female in Brazil was 43.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for labor force, female?
- Brazil ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.