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

Canada: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 36.61 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
36.61 %
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
87th
of 174 countries
All-time high
45.06 %
in 2016
All-time low
36.59 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

010203040502000201120232000: 39.8 %2001: 42.7 %2002: 40.4 %2003: 41.6 %2004: 40.7 %2005: 40.5 %2006: 38.3 %2007: 38.5 %2008: 41.3 %2009: 41.5 %2010: 41.2 %2011: 42.3 %2012: 40.1 %2013: 41.5 %2014: 41.5 %2015: 40.6 %2016: 45.1 %2017: 39.8 %2018: 40.2 %2019: 37.8 %2020: 38 %2021: 36.6 %2022: 39.8 %2023: 36.6 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Canada stood at 36.61 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Canada peaked at 45.06 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.59 %, in 2021.

Canada ranks 87th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Canada, 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 Canada, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 39.79 %
2001 42.73 % +7.4%
2002 40.4 % -5.5%
2003 41.57 % +2.9%
2004 40.71 % -2.1%
2005 40.49 % -0.5%
2006 38.26 % -5.5%
2007 38.5 % +0.6%
2008 41.26 % +7.2%
2009 41.5 % +0.6%
2010 41.22 % -0.7%
2011 42.27 % +2.5%
2012 40.12 % -5.1%
2013 41.5 % +3.4%
2014 41.51 % +0.0%
2015 40.59 % -2.2%
2016 45.06 % +11.0%
2017 39.84 % -11.6%
2018 40.2 % +0.9%
2019 37.75 % -6.1%
2020 38.02 % +0.7%
2021 36.59 % -3.8%
2022 39.76 % +8.7%
2023 36.61 % -7.9%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 36.61 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.82 %, 68% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.52 % 38.26 % 42.73 % 10
2010s 41.01 % 37.75 % 45.06 % 10
2020s 37.75 % 36.59 % 39.76 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Canada?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Canada was 36.61 % 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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 45.06 % in 2016.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 36.59 % in 2021.
How does Canada rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
Canada ranks 87th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada 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.