Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Northern America

Northern America: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 42.01 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
42.01 %
Change on year
down 4.6%
Rank
10th
of 31 groups
All-time high
52.85 %
in 2009
All-time low
42.01 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 51.1 %2001: 51.2 %2002: 50.7 %2003: 50.2 %2004: 51.7 %2005: 50.6 %2006: 50.7 %2007: 52.3 %2008: 52.6 %2009: 52.9 %2010: 51.3 %2011: 51 %2012: 49.2 %2013: 52.4 %2014: 52.8 %2015: 52.2 %2016: 52.1 %2017: 52.2 %2018: 50 %2019: 49.5 %2020: 45.9 %2021: 45 %2022: 44 %2023: 42 %

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 Northern America stood at 42.01 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Northern America peaked at 52.85 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 42.01 %, in 2023.

That places Northern America 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Northern America, 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 Northern America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 51.15 %
2001 51.23 % +0.2%
2002 50.66 % -1.1%
2003 50.19 % -0.9%
2004 51.73 % +3.1%
2005 50.65 % -2.1%
2006 50.7 % +0.1%
2007 52.3 % +3.2%
2008 52.6 % +0.6%
2009 52.85 % +0.5%
2010 51.31 % -2.9%
2011 50.95 % -0.7%
2012 49.25 % -3.3%
2013 52.44 % +6.5%
2014 52.75 % +0.6%
2015 52.16 % -1.1%
2016 52.08 % -0.2%
2017 52.2 % +0.2%
2018 50.02 % -4.2%
2019 49.52 % -1.0%
2020 45.88 % -7.4%
2021 45.02 % -1.9%
2022 44.03 % -2.2%
2023 42.01 % -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.41 % 50.19 % 52.85 % 10
2010s 51.27 % 49.25 % 52.75 % 10
2020s 44.23 % 42.01 % 45.88 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Northern America?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Northern America was 42.01 % 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 Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 52.85 % in 2009.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 42.01 % in 2023.
How does Northern America rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
Northern America ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America 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.