Part time employment, female in Brazil
Brazil: Part time employment, female was 31.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Brazil, 2012–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, female in Brazil stood at 31.9%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Brazil peaked at 37.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2025.
That places Brazil 49th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 37.7% | — |
| 2013 | 37.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 31.9% | -2.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 31.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.6%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 31.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.5%, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.1% | 34.1% | 37.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 31.9% | 35.1% | 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 part time employment, female in Brazil?
- Part time employment, female in Brazil was 31.9% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for part time employment, female?
- Brazil ranks 49th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.