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

Ireland: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 74.97 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
74.97 %
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
17th
of 174 countries
All-time high
80.79 %
in 2006
All-time low
69.32 %
in 2010
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0204060802000201120232000: 77.4 %2001: 77.9 %2002: 79.3 %2003: 76.3 %2004: 80.8 %2005: 80.6 %2006: 80.8 %2007: 75.6 %2008: 72.3 %2009: 71.7 %2010: 69.3 %2011: 73 %2012: 73.5 %2013: 72.9 %2014: 70.7 %2015: 72.4 %2016: 73.2 %2017: 71.7 %2018: 71.8 %2019: 74.9 %2020: 70.1 %2021: 74.3 %2022: 73.3 %2023: 75 %

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 Ireland stood at 74.97 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Ireland peaked at 80.79 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 69.32 %, in 2010.

That places Ireland 17th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Ireland, 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 Ireland, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 77.4 %
2001 77.94 % +0.7%
2002 79.33 % +1.8%
2003 76.29 % -3.8%
2004 80.77 % +5.9%
2005 80.57 % -0.2%
2006 80.79 % +0.3%
2007 75.64 % -6.4%
2008 72.35 % -4.3%
2009 71.71 % -0.9%
2010 69.32 % -3.3%
2011 73.05 % +5.4%
2012 73.52 % +0.6%
2013 72.94 % -0.8%
2014 70.7 % -3.1%
2015 72.42 % +2.4%
2016 73.25 % +1.1%
2017 71.66 % -2.2%
2018 71.82 % +0.2%
2019 74.88 % +4.3%
2020 70.12 % -6.4%
2021 74.28 % +5.9%
2022 73.27 % -1.4%
2023 74.97 % +2.3%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 74.97 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 53.82 %, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 74.97 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.54 %, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.28 % 71.71 % 80.79 % 10
2010s 72.36 % 69.32 % 74.88 % 10
2020s 73.16 % 70.12 % 74.97 % 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 14 Lebanon 77.76 % compare
  2. 14 Melanesia 2.36 % compare
  3. 15 Malta 75.42 % compare
  4. 15 United Republic of Tanzania -0.52 % compare
  5. 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -2.64 % compare
  6. 16 Grenada 75.29 % compare
  7. 18 Nicaragua 74.88 % compare
  8. 18 Republic of Moldova -11.96 % compare
  9. 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo -12.82 % compare
  10. 19 United States Virgin Islands 73.75 % compare
  11. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 21.91 % compare
  12. 20 Seychelles 73.31 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Ireland?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Ireland was 74.97 % 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 80.79 % in 2006.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 69.32 % in 2010.
How does Ireland rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
Ireland ranks 17th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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.