FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment in Western Asia

Western Asia: FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment was 26.09 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26.09 %
Change on year
up 3.2%
Rank
29th
of 31 groups
All-time high
26.09 %
in 2023
All-time low
16.57 %
in 2004
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment in Western Asia, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 18.2 %2001: 18.3 %2002: 18.2 %2003: 18.7 %2004: 16.6 %2005: 17.1 %2006: 17.6 %2007: 18.3 %2008: 18.8 %2009: 19.2 %2010: 20 %2011: 20.1 %2012: 20.5 %2013: 20.9 %2014: 20.9 %2015: 21.4 %2016: 21.6 %2017: 21.6 %2018: 22.6 %2019: 24.6 %2020: 24.5 %2021: 25.1 %2022: 25.3 %2023: 26.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in Western Asia stood at 26.09 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in Western Asia peaked at 26.09 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.57 %, in 2004.

Western Asia ranks 29th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment in Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value in Western Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 18.19 %
2001 18.27 % +0.4%
2002 18.18 % -0.5%
2003 18.73 % +3.0%
2004 16.57 % -11.5%
2005 17.13 % +3.4%
2006 17.55 % +2.5%
2007 18.29 % +4.2%
2008 18.77 % +2.6%
2009 19.18 % +2.2%
2010 20.04 % +4.5%
2011 20.11 % +0.3%
2012 20.54 % +2.1%
2013 20.86 % +1.6%
2014 20.87 % +0.0%
2015 21.38 % +2.4%
2016 21.58 % +0.9%
2017 21.65 % +0.3%
2018 22.58 % +4.3%
2019 24.56 % +8.8%
2020 24.46 % -0.4%
2021 25.08 % +2.5%
2022 25.27 % +0.8%
2023 26.09 % +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.09 % 16.57 % 19.18 % 10
2010s 21.42 % 20.04 % 24.56 % 10
2020s 25.23 % 24.46 % 26.09 % 4

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 26 Solomon Islands 54.8 % compare
  2. 27 Lesotho 54.33 % compare
  3. 28 Japan 54.22 % compare
  4. 29 Zambia 54.07 % compare
  5. 30 Uganda 53.82 % compare
  6. 31 Botswana 52.96 % compare
  7. 32 Mali 52.95 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in Western Asia?
Fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in Western Asia was 26.09 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment recorded in Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 26.09 % in 2023.
What is the lowest fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.57 % in 2004.
How does Western Asia rank for fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment?
Western Asia ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
171 places, 3,932 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.