Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Brazil
Brazil: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was 9.95 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Brazil, 2002–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Brazil is 9.95 %, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Brazil peaked at 10.5 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.26 %, in 2005.
Brazil ranks 13th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 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]: Total in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.94 % | — |
| 2003 | 4.57 % | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 4.36 % | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 3.26 % | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 3.99 % | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 4.09 % | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.8 % | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 4.84 % | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 7.05 % | +45.7% |
| 2012 | 8.77 % | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 8.99 % | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 9.58 % | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 10.27 % | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 10.5 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 9.76 % | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 9.37 % | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.23 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.44 % | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.02 % | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 9.03 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.82 % | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 9.85 % | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 9.95 % | +1.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 9.95 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.64 %, 2.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 9.95 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.57 %, 2.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.11 % | 3.26 % | 4.84 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.28 % | 7.05 % | 10.5 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.52 % | 9.02 % | 9.95 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 141.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 365 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Brazil?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Brazil was 9.95 % 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]: total recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 % in 2005.
- How does Brazil rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
- Brazil ranks 13th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. 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.