Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Brazil
Brazil: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 24.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Brazil stood at 24.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Brazil peaked at 31.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2014.
That places Brazil 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.0% | — |
| 1992 | 31.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 31.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 31.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 29.2% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 30.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 24.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2% | 28.5% | 31.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 27.0% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 23.8% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 24.7% | 28.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.5% compare
- 106 Kazakhstan 25.4% compare
- 107 Greece 24.7% compare
- 109 Serbia 24.0% compare
- 110 Syrian Arab Republic 23.4% compare
- 111 Algeria 23.4% compare
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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Brazil?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Brazil was 24.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2014.
- How does Brazil rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Brazil ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.