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

Italy: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 48.74 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
48.74 %
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
62nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
49.37 %
in 2020
All-time low
37.1 %
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

010203040502000201120232000: 38.8 %2001: 37.1 %2002: 39.8 %2003: 40.4 %2004: 40.4 %2005: 39.2 %2006: 38.7 %2007: 39 %2008: 38.7 %2009: 41.9 %2010: 41.6 %2011: 41.4 %2012: 42.1 %2013: 43.6 %2014: 44.6 %2015: 45.8 %2016: 45.9 %2017: 48 %2018: 46.5 %2019: 48.4 %2020: 49.4 %2021: 48.9 %2022: 48.2 %2023: 48.7 %

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 48.74 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Italy peaked at 49.37 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.1 %, in 2001.

That places Italy 62nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Italy, 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 Italy, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 38.77 %
2001 37.1 % -4.3%
2002 39.77 % +7.2%
2003 40.4 % +1.6%
2004 40.35 % -0.1%
2005 39.18 % -2.9%
2006 38.66 % -1.3%
2007 39.02 % +0.9%
2008 38.68 % -0.9%
2009 41.89 % +8.3%
2010 41.56 % -0.8%
2011 41.39 % -0.4%
2012 42.1 % +1.7%
2013 43.58 % +3.5%
2014 44.65 % +2.5%
2015 45.81 % +2.6%
2016 45.89 % +0.2%
2017 47.97 % +4.5%
2018 46.51 % -3.0%
2019 48.35 % +4.0%
2020 49.37 % +2.1%
2021 48.87 % -1.0%
2022 48.24 % -1.3%
2023 48.74 % +1.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 48.74 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.82 %, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 48.74 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.54 %, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.38 % 37.1 % 41.89 % 10
2010s 44.78 % 41.39 % 48.35 % 10
2020s 48.8 % 48.24 % 49.37 % 4

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  4. 63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 48.46 % compare
  5. 64 Czechia 47.96 % compare
  6. 65 Jamaica 46.67 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Italy?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Italy was 48.74 % 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 49.37 % in 2020.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 37.1 % in 2001.
How does Italy rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
Italy ranks 62nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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.