Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 38.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Brazil, 2002–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 38.1% for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Brazil peaked at 38.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2003.
Brazil ranks 37th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 35.0% | — |
| 2003 | 34.2% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | -2.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 38.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 38.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.3%, 88% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 34.2% | 38.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 35.6% | 37.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 35.5% | 38.9% | 5 |
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 proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Brazil?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Brazil was 38.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2003.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
- Brazil ranks 37th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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