This statistic presents the percentage distribution of characters played by men and women in world cinema in 2024, based on ethnicity. During the referenced year, about ** percent of female characters with spoken roles in the film industry were Caucasian. Meanwhile, the proportion of Latina characters was approximately *** percent, while the share of African American characters was around ** percent.
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Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. (February 25, 2025). Percentage distribution of characters played by men and women in world cinema in 2024, by ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1642298/distribution-by-ethnicity-of-female-and-male-characters-in-global-cinema/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. "Percentage distribution of characters played by men and women in world cinema in 2024, by ethnicity." Chart. February 25, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1642298/distribution-by-ethnicity-of-female-and-male-characters-in-global-cinema/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. (2025). Percentage distribution of characters played by men and women in world cinema in 2024, by ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1642298/distribution-by-ethnicity-of-female-and-male-characters-in-global-cinema/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. "Percentage Distribution of Characters Played by Men and Women in World Cinema in 2024, by Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Feb 2025, /statistics/1642298/distribution-by-ethnicity-of-female-and-male-characters-in-global-cinema/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, Percentage distribution of characters played by men and women in world cinema in 2024, by ethnicity ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1642298/distribution-by-ethnicity-of-female-and-male-characters-in-global-cinema/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Percentage distribution of characters played by men and women in world cinema in 2024, by ethnicity [Graph], Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, February 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1642298/distribution-by-ethnicity-of-female-and-male-characters-in-global-cinema/
