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

Northern Europe: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 53.22 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
53.22 %
Change on year
up 5.9%
Rank
4th
of 31 groups
All-time high
53.22 %
in 2023
All-time low
41.97 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 42 %2001: 44.8 %2002: 43.2 %2003: 43.5 %2004: 45.6 %2005: 47 %2006: 47.4 %2007: 47 %2008: 48.1 %2009: 49.4 %2010: 49.8 %2011: 49.9 %2012: 48.8 %2013: 49.5 %2014: 49.5 %2015: 48.3 %2016: 49.4 %2017: 49.2 %2018: 49.6 %2019: 50.5 %2020: 50 %2021: 52.1 %2022: 50.2 %2023: 53.2 %

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 Europe stood at 53.22 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Northern Europe peaked at 53.22 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.97 %, in 2000.

Northern Europe ranks 4th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Northern Europe, 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 Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 41.97 %
2001 44.82 % +6.8%
2002 43.16 % -3.7%
2003 43.48 % +0.7%
2004 45.63 % +4.9%
2005 47.01 % +3.0%
2006 47.36 % +0.7%
2007 47 % -0.8%
2008 48.08 % +2.3%
2009 49.37 % +2.7%
2010 49.77 % +0.8%
2011 49.87 % +0.2%
2012 48.83 % -2.1%
2013 49.53 % +1.4%
2014 49.5 % -0.1%
2015 48.3 % -2.4%
2016 49.42 % +2.3%
2017 49.21 % -0.4%
2018 49.58 % +0.8%
2019 50.52 % +1.9%
2020 49.95 % -1.1%
2021 52.08 % +4.3%
2022 50.25 % -3.5%
2023 53.22 % +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.79 % 41.97 % 49.37 % 10
2010s 49.45 % 48.3 % 50.52 % 10
2020s 51.38 % 49.95 % 53.22 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Northern Europe?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Northern Europe was 53.22 % 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 53.22 % in 2023.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 41.97 % in 2000.
How does Northern Europe rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
Northern Europe ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.