Share of the population that is female in Brazil
Brazil: Share of the population that is female was 50.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
50.8%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
71st
of 215 countries
All-time high
50.8%
in 2025
All-time low
49.9%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Brazil is 50.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Brazil peaked at 50.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 71st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.0% | 49.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 68 Tajikistan 50.8% compare
- 69 San Marino 50.8% compare
- 70 South Sudan 50.8% compare
- 72 Nicaragua 50.8% compare
- 73 Austria 50.7% compare
- 74 United Kingdom 50.7% compare
More gender data for Brazil
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.35 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Brazil?
- Share of the population that is female in Brazil was 50.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for share of the population that is female?
- Brazil ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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