Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in Brazil
Brazil: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] was -17.33 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in Brazil, 2002–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded -17.33 % for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in Brazil peaked at -17.33 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, -30.61 %, in 2005.
That places Brazil 57th out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -29.51 % | — |
| 2003 | -29.28 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | -27.62 % | -5.7% |
| 2005 | -30.61 % | +10.8% |
| 2006 | -29.24 % | -4.5% |
| 2007 | -29.44 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -29.09 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | -29.43 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | -26.93 % | -8.5% |
| 2012 | -21.12 % | -21.6% |
| 2013 | -20.88 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | -20.65 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | -19.98 % | -3.2% |
| 2016 | -20.53 % | +2.8% |
| 2017 | -22.51 % | +9.6% |
| 2018 | -22.63 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | -21.89 % | -3.3% |
| 2020 | -22.18 % | +1.3% |
| 2021 | -22.46 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | -19.98 % | -11.0% |
| 2023 | -19.72 % | -1.3% |
| 2024 | -17.7 % | -10.2% |
| 2025 | -17.33 % | -2.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's -17.33 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.77 %, 9.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Brazil's -17.33 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -5.98 %, 2.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -29.28 % | -30.61 % | -27.62 % | 8 |
| 2010s | -21.9 % | -26.93 % | -19.98 % | 9 |
| 2020s | -19.89 % | -22.46 % | -17.33 % | 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 self-employed people in [industry] in Brazil?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in Brazil was -17.33 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was -17.33 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.61 % in 2005.
- How does Brazil rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]?
- Brazil ranks 57th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Self-employed people in [industry]: Agricultural employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.