Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Brazil
Brazil: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 48.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Brazil recorded 48.0% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Brazil peaked at 57.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1960.
That places Brazil 39th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.0% | — |
| 1970 | 26.3% | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 43.5% | +65.5% |
| 1976 | 39.2% | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 34.8% | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 45.7% | +31.3% |
| 1986 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 47.2% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 48.2% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 46.8% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 54.0% | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 52.1% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 50.9% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 49.8% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 48.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 36.3% | 26.3% | 43.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 44.8% | 34.8% | 48.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 46.8% | 54.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 52.4% | 57.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 47.0% | 51.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 44.5% | 50.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Brazil?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Brazil was 48.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Brazil ranks 39th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.