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Female labour force participation rate in Brazil

Latest: 53.4%
Previous: 53.6%
Change: -0.16 (-0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Brazil
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	44.4%
Dec 31, 1991	44.5%
Dec 31, 1992	45.6%
Dec 31, 1993	46.7%
Dec 31, 1994	47.8%
Dec 31, 1995	48.9%
Dec 31, 1996	47.7%
Dec 31, 1997	48.7%
Dec 31, 1998	49.5%
Dec 31, 1999	50.8%
Dec 31, 2000	51.9%
Dec 31, 2001	53.0%
Dec 31, 2002	54.6%
Dec 31, 2003	54.8%
Dec 31, 2004	55.6%
Dec 31, 2005	56.9%
Dec 31, 2006	56.5%
Dec 31, 2007	56.3%
Dec 31, 2008	56.0%
Dec 31, 2009	56.6%
Dec 31, 2010	55.0%
Dec 31, 2011	53.5%
Dec 31, 2012	52.9%
Dec 31, 2013	52.8%
Dec 31, 2014	52.7%
Dec 31, 2015	53.3%
Dec 31, 2016	53.5%
Dec 31, 2017	54.4%
Dec 31, 2018	54.6%
Dec 31, 2019	55.3%
Dec 31, 2020	50.3%
Dec 31, 2021	52.5%
Dec 31, 2022	53.9%
Dec 31, 2023	53.2%
Dec 31, 2024	53.6%
Dec 31, 2025	53.4%

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