Women's labour force participation in Brazil
The ILO estimates that 53.4% of women aged 15 and over in Brazil were in the labour force in 2025.
Brazil, 2025
53.4%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
53.7%
Position in 2025
91st of 181
Women's labour force participation in Brazil over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Brazil | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.4% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 53.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 53.3%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Brazil has the 91st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Brazil
All statistics for Brazil
Labour force participation
63.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
14.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
59.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
7.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
20.2%
2025 · World Bank