Belgium vs Brazil: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate
Belgium
87.7%
in 2025
Brazil
88.2%
in 2025
Belgium rank
50th
Brazil rank
47th
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate over time
- Belgium
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 88.2% against 87.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 50th and Brazil ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Brazil in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.1% | 40.2% | 23.9% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 67.9% | 48.3% | 19.5% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 72.5% | 59.6% | 12.9% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 76.5% | 71.1% | 5.4% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 80.1% | 77.6% | 2.6% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 82.7% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 85.5% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 0.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population vs. female labor force participation rate, Belgium or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 88.2% against 87.7% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population vs. female labor force participation rate between Belgium and Brazil?
- 0.5%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Brazil?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Brazil rank globally for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Belgium ranks 50th and Brazil ranks 47th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.