Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Asia

Asia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 20.39 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20.39 %
Change on year
down 6.2%
Rank
7th
of 19 groups
All-time high
28.09 %
in 2017
All-time low
20.39 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Asia, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 23.2 %2001: 23.1 %2002: 22.8 %2003: 22.7 %2004: 23.1 %2005: 23.4 %2006: 24.2 %2007: 24.4 %2008: 24.8 %2009: 25.2 %2010: 25.5 %2011: 26.1 %2012: 26.7 %2013: 27.5 %2014: 27.9 %2015: 27.9 %2016: 28 %2017: 28.1 %2018: 28 %2019: 26.8 %2020: 27 %2021: 24.2 %2022: 21.7 %2023: 20.4 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Asia is 20.39 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Asia peaked at 28.09 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.39 %, in 2023.

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

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture in Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 23.21 %
2001 23.13 % -0.3%
2002 22.81 % -1.4%
2003 22.66 % -0.7%
2004 23.13 % +2.1%
2005 23.44 % +1.3%
2006 24.19 % +3.2%
2007 24.39 % +0.8%
2008 24.81 % +1.7%
2009 25.23 % +1.7%
2010 25.54 % +1.2%
2011 26.11 % +2.2%
2012 26.7 % +2.3%
2013 27.53 % +3.1%
2014 27.9 % +1.3%
2015 27.87 % -0.1%
2016 28.02 % +0.5%
2017 28.09 % +0.2%
2018 28.04 % -0.2%
2019 26.82 % -4.4%
2020 27 % +0.7%
2021 24.21 % -10.3%
2022 21.74 % -10.2%
2023 20.39 % -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.7 % 22.66 % 25.23 % 10
2010s 27.26 % 25.54 % 28.09 % 10
2020s 23.34 % 20.39 % 27 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Asia?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Asia was 20.39 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 28.09 % in 2017.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.39 % in 2023.
How does Asia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
Asia ranks 7th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,306 data points, 2000–2023
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.