Gender in Brazil

253 indicators covering gender for Brazil.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 12.9% 93rd
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.8% 106th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 13.3% 110th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 index 2025 down 3.8% 51st
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.12 index 2025 down 5.9% 53rd
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4519 % change on previous year 2025 down 82.2% 133rd
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 54.5% 2050 up 2.3% 102nd
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 5.51 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.2% 141st
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.005 units per square kilometre 2023 down 8.9% 156th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0202 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.0% 144th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.786 2023 up 3.1% 84th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.558 2025 down 71.5% 80th
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 22,268 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 6.4% 86th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 50.8% 2025 up 0.4% 71st
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 104.3 2024 down 5.0% 66th
Gender Development Index 1 2023 up 0.8% 28th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 1 2023 up 0.8% 28th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 1 2023 up 0.8% 28th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7833 2023 up 2.8% 85th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 16.0% 176th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.795 % change on previous year 2023 up 40.9% 56th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.8 2016 up 4.7% 70th
Access to justice for women 0 2025 47th
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 down 100.0% 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 down 100.0% 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 down 100.0% 18th
Share of women in parliament 18.1% 2025 up 82.1% 129th
Population 212.00 million 2024 up 6.0% 7th
Life Expectancy at Birth 76.02 2024 up 1.6% 98th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 39.77 2025 up 3.2% 49th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 21.3% 2023 up 0.9% 133rd
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 21.3% 2023 up 0.9% 135th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 23.1% 2023 up 8.5% 151st
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 104.14 2024 up 1.3% 45th
Sex ratio at birth 104.21 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 149th
Sex ratio by age 56.65 males per 100 females 2023 down 16.9% 20th
Sex ratio at age 5 104.14 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 131st
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.21 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 149th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 1.1% 2023 down 18.2% 110th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 38.5% 2023 up 0.1% 138th
Sex ratio at age 60 91.05 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.4% 147th
Male population by age group 6.82 million people 2023 down 8.0% 10th
Female population by age group 6.54 million people 2023 down 8.1% 10th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 unchanged 39th
Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st