Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Brazil
Brazil: Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural was 9.29 % in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Brazil, 2003–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 9.29 % for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Brazil peaked at 44.55 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.7 %, in 2016.
That places Brazil 28th out of 55 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 44.55 % | — |
| 2004 | 43.45 % | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 37.02 % | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 36.12 % | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 36.06 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 32.01 % | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 38.53 % | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 23.87 % | -38.0% |
| 2012 | 11.21 % | -53.0% |
| 2013 | 11.3 % | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 9.18 % | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 9.16 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.7 % | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 10.68 % | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 12.34 % | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 12.22 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.3 % | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 14.42 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.61 % | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 11.02 % | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 10.34 % | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 9.29 % | -10.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 9.29 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.86 %, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 9.29 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.32 %, 51% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.25 % | 32.01 % | 44.55 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.07 % | 8.7 % | 23.87 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 12 % | 9.29 % | 14.42 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Brazil?
- Gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Brazil was 9.29 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 44.55 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 % in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.