This statistic presents the percentage distribution by gender of the main characters portrayed in world cinema between 2013 and 2024. In 2024, ** percent of the main characters were women, while the percentage of men in roles with more than one scene and instrumental to the development of the action therefore exceeded ** percent.
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Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. (February 25, 2025). Percentage distribution of the main characters portrayed in world cinema between 2002 and 2024, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1637219/gender-distribution-of-main-characters-in-global-cinema/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. "Percentage distribution of the main characters portrayed in world cinema between 2002 and 2024, by gender." Chart. February 25, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1637219/gender-distribution-of-main-characters-in-global-cinema/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. (2025). Percentage distribution of the main characters portrayed in world cinema between 2002 and 2024, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1637219/gender-distribution-of-main-characters-in-global-cinema/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. "Percentage Distribution of The Main Characters Portrayed in World Cinema between 2002 and 2024, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Feb 2025, /statistics/1637219/gender-distribution-of-main-characters-in-global-cinema/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, Percentage distribution of the main characters portrayed in world cinema between 2002 and 2024, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1637219/gender-distribution-of-main-characters-in-global-cinema/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Percentage distribution of the main characters portrayed in world cinema between 2002 and 2024, by gender [Graph], Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, February 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1637219/gender-distribution-of-main-characters-in-global-cinema/
