Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Brazil
Brazil: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 32.0% 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 32.0%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Brazil peaked at 43.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2025.
That places Brazil 60th out of 115 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 (% of total female employment) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 36.6% | — |
| 2013 | 35.3% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | -2.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 32.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 32.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.9%, 94% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.6% | 33.5% | 37.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 32.0% | 43.4% | 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 32.0% 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 43.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for part time employment, female?
- Brazil ranks 60th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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.