Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Brazil

Brazil: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 was 0.95 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.95
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
23rd
of 71 countries
All-time high
1
in 2018
All-time low
0.67
in 1986
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.20.40.60.811981200020201981: 0.8461982: 0.8011983: 0.9441984: 0.9721985: 0.8771986: 0.671987: 0.7881988: 0.7921989: 0.7961990: 0.7561992: 0.9491993: 0.9611995: 0.8131996: 0.751997: 0.81998: 0.851999: 0.92001: 0.8332002: 0.882003: 0.8332004: 0.9332005: 0.8572006: 0.8752007: 0.9522008: 0.842009: 0.9142011: 0.872012: 0.9032013: 0.8752014: 0.9412015: 0.8892016: 0.92017: 0.9472018: 12019: 0.9092020: 0.95

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Brazil is 0.95, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Brazil peaked at 1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 1986.

That places Brazil 23rd out of 71 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8318 0.67 0.9717 9
1990s 0.8474 0.75 0.9606 8
2000s 0.8799 0.8333 0.9524 9
2010s 0.9148 0.8696 1 9
2020s 0.95 0.95 0.95 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.983 compare
  2. 21 Costa Rica 0.9672 compare
  3. 22 Chile 0.9541 compare
  4. 23 Bangladesh 0.95 compare
  5. 25 Korea 0.9467 compare
  6. 26 Republic of Moldova 0.9392 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Brazil?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Brazil was 0.95 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2018.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24?
Brazil ranks 23rd out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 927 data points, 1970–2021
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