Share in informal employment female in Brazil

Brazil: Share in informal employment female was 34.59 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
34.59
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
41st
of 80 countries
All-time high
50.18
in 2009
All-time low
34.42
in 2016
Years of data
15
2009–2024

Share in informal employment female in Brazil, 2009–2024

02040602009201620242009: 50.22011: 44.92012: 43.42013: 422014: 43.12015: 42.52016: 34.42017: 36.12018: 36.92019: 37.12020: 34.52021: 362022: 35.92023: 35.12024: 34.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share in informal employment female in Brazil stood at 34.59.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in informal employment female in Brazil peaked at 50.18 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 34.42, in 2016.

Brazil ranks 41st of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Share in informal employment female in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Share in informal employment female in Brazil, 2009 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2009 50.18
2011 44.87 -10.6%
2012 43.44 -3.2%
2013 42.01 -3.3%
2014 43.11 +2.6%
2015 42.51 -1.4%
2016 34.42 -19.0%
2017 36.15 +5.0%
2018 36.87 +2.0%
2019 37.07 +0.5%
2020 34.53 -6.9%
2021 35.95 +4.1%
2022 35.89 -0.2%
2023 35.11 -2.2%
2024 34.59 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.18 50.18 50.18 1
2010s 40.05 34.42 44.87 9
2020s 35.21 34.53 35.95 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 38 Mongolia 37.2 compare
  2. 39 Grenada 36.5 compare
  3. 40 South Africa 34.65 compare
  4. 42 Türkiye 34.42 compare
  5. 43 Uruguay 30.25 compare
  6. 44 Chile 29.29 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in informal employment female in Brazil?
Share in informal employment female in Brazil was 34.59 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in informal employment female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 50.18 in 2009.
What is the lowest share in informal employment female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 34.42 in 2016.
How does Brazil rank for share in informal employment female?
Brazil ranks 41st out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is share in informal employment female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in informal employment female
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,095 data points, 2000–2024
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