Time-related underemployment, female in Brazil
Brazil: Time-related underemployment, female was 5.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Time-related underemployment, female in Brazil, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
In 2025, time-related underemployment, female in Brazil stood at 5.2%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Brazil peaked at 10.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2025.
That places Brazil 34th out of 103 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Time-related underemployment, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7.7% | — |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -18.6% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.5% | 9.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 5.2% | 10.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Brazil?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Brazil was 5.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Brazil ranks 34th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.