Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Brazil
Brazil: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 86.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Brazil recorded 86.3% for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Brazil peaked at 86.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 2005.
That places Brazil 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 77.1% | — |
| 1992 | 76.7% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 77.8% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 77.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 76.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 86.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 86.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.3% | 76.6% | 78.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 76.3% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 80.8% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 84.5% | 86.3% | 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Brazil?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Brazil was 86.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 2005.
- How does Brazil rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Brazil ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).