Brazil - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Brazil was 43.22 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 43.84 in 2019, while its lowest value was 34.32 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 34.32
1991 34.42
1992 35.24
1993 36.05
1994 36.86
1995 37.66
1996 37.69
1997 37.98
1998 38.54
1999 39.19
2000 39.97
2001 40.74
2002 41.38
2003 41.63
2004 42.03
2005 42.49
2006 42.56
2007 42.61
2008 42.50
2009 42.75
2010 42.42
2011 42.08
2012 42.19
2013 42.18
2014 42.30
2015 42.64
2016 42.75
2017 43.32
2018 43.52
2019 43.84
2020 42.80
2021 43.22

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Brazil was 99,427,940 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104,377,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 59,178,070 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 59,178,070
1991 60,632,290
1992 62,503,270
1993 64,406,420
1994 66,381,000
1995 68,438,750
1996 68,225,700
1997 70,787,350
1998 72,687,380
1999 75,014,920
2000 77,377,180
2001 79,670,540
2002 82,226,240
2003 83,821,490
2004 86,393,580
2005 88,870,700
2006 89,980,220
2007 91,126,140
2008 92,409,810
2009 94,205,650
2010 94,040,210
2011 93,794,020
2012 94,871,140
2013 96,095,660
2014 97,184,940
2015 98,729,760
2016 99,749,650
2017 101,501,800
2018 102,576,200
2019 104,377,000
2020 96,539,740
2021 99,427,940

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure