Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita was 53.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Brazil is 53.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 56.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1990.
That places Brazil 92nd 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.
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.4% | — |
| 1991 | 44.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 45.6% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 48.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 50.8% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 51.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 53.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 53.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 44.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 51.9% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 52.7% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 50.3% | 53.9% | 6 |
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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 female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Brazil was 53.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).