Unemployment rate women in Brazil
Brazil: Unemployment rate women was 7.33 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.33
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
68th
of 186 countries
All-time high
16.44
in 2021
All-time low
7.33
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate women in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.33 for unemployment rate women in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Brazil peaked at 16.44 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.33, in 2025.
That places Brazil 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.9 | — |
| 1992 | 9.11 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 7.44 | -18.3% |
| 1994 | 8.29 | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 9.07 | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 10.72 | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 12.12 | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 13.69 | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 14.68 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 14.23 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 13.77 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 13.71 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 14.28 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 13.36 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 13.99 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 12.79 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 12.5 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 11.26 | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 12.69 | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 11.47 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 10.44 | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 9.25 | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 8.98 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 8.33 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 10.31 | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 13.61 | +31.9% |
| 2017 | 14.88 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 14.42 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 14.35 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.25 | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 16.44 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 11.52 | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 9.7 | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 8.37 | -13.7% |
| 2025 | 7.33 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.45 | 7.44 | 14.68 | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.26 | 11.26 | 14.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6 | 8.33 | 14.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6 | 7.33 | 16.44 | 6 |
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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 unemployment rate women in Brazil?
- Unemployment rate women in Brazil was 7.33 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.44 in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.33 in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for unemployment rate women?
- Brazil ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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