Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil

Brazil: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8235 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8235
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
35th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.8235
in 2020
All-time low
0.55
in 1984
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.20.40.60.81981200020201981: 0.6111982: 0.6571983: 0.581984: 0.551985: 0.5711986: 0.61987: 0.5851988: 0.6191989: 0.6071990: 0.6111992: 0.6031993: 0.6251995: 0.651996: 0.7031997: 0.6861998: 0.7141999: 0.7142001: 0.7372002: 0.752003: 0.7562004: 0.72005: 0.7552006: 0.72007: 0.7622008: 0.7262009: 0.7252011: 0.7532012: 0.82013: 0.7082014: 0.7922015: 0.7612016: 0.82017: 0.82018: 0.8122019: 0.8122020: 0.824

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.8235 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil peaked at 0.8235 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.55, in 1984.

That places Brazil 35th out of 67 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.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1981 0.6111
1982 0.6571 +7.5%
1983 0.5797 -11.8%
1984 0.55 -5.1%
1985 0.5714 +3.9%
1986 0.6 +5.0%
1987 0.5847 -2.6%
1988 0.619 +5.9%
1989 0.6067 -2.0%
1990 0.6111 +0.7%
1992 0.6025 -1.4%
1993 0.6246 +3.7%
1995 0.65 +4.1%
1996 0.7029 +8.1%
1997 0.6857 -2.4%
1998 0.7143 +4.2%
1999 0.7143 +0.0%
2001 0.7368 +3.2%
2002 0.75 +1.8%
2003 0.7556 +0.7%
2004 0.7 -7.4%
2005 0.7547 +7.8%
2006 0.7 -7.3%
2007 0.7619 +8.8%
2008 0.7257 -4.8%
2009 0.725 -0.1%
2011 0.7527 +3.8%
2012 0.8 +6.3%
2013 0.7083 -11.5%
2014 0.7917 +11.8%
2015 0.761 -3.9%
2016 0.8 +5.1%
2017 0.8 +0.0%
2018 0.8125 +1.6%
2019 0.8125 +0.0%
2020 0.8235 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5978 0.55 0.6571 9
1990s 0.6632 0.6025 0.7143 8
2000s 0.7344 0.7 0.7619 9
2010s 0.7821 0.7083 0.8125 9
2020s 0.8235 0.8235 0.8235 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 32 Bangladesh 0.8333 compare
  2. 33 Sweden 0.8316 compare
  3. 34 Chile 0.825 compare
  4. 36 Slovakia 0.8229 compare
  5. 37 Italy 0.8218 compare
  6. 38 Croatia 0.8116 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil was 0.8235 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8235 in 2020.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.55 in 1984.
How does Brazil rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban?
Brazil ranks 35th out of 67 countries with data for 2020.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 879 data points, 1981–2021
Last refreshed