Fertility and female labor force participation in Brazil
Brazil: Fertility and female labor force participation was 53.67 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
53.67
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
106th
of 194 countries
All-time high
58.11
in 2005
All-time low
18.45
in 1960
Years of data
43
1960–2025
Fertility and female labor force participation in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 53.67 for fertility and female labor force participation in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation in Brazil peaked at 58.11 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.45, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 106th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.45 | 18.45 | 18.45 | 1 |
| 1970s | 30.23 | 21.14 | 37.17 | 3 |
| 1980s | 40.54 | 30.06 | 44.42 | 6 |
| 1990s | 49.64 | 44.02 | 53.18 | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.86 | 54.39 | 58.11 | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.56 | 52.38 | 55.2 | 9 |
| 2020s | 52.77 | 50.25 | 53.75 | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation in Brazil?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Brazil was 53.67 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 58.11 in 2005.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.45 in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Brazil ranks 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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