Employers, female (% of female employment) in Brazil
Brazil: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Brazil stood at 3.0%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Brazil peaked at 3.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1991.
Brazil ranks 43rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.1% | — |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Brazil?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Brazil was 3.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1991.
- How does Brazil rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Brazil ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).