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

Southern Europe: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 29.53 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29.53 %
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
16th
of 31 groups
All-time high
32.54 %
in 2020
All-time low
19.46 %
in 2008
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 20.1 %2001: 20.7 %2002: 20.8 %2003: 20 %2004: 20.7 %2005: 20.2 %2006: 21.2 %2007: 20.7 %2008: 19.5 %2009: 21.2 %2010: 22.7 %2011: 22.9 %2012: 24.1 %2013: 26.8 %2014: 28.4 %2015: 30 %2016: 30.2 %2017: 30.9 %2018: 30.4 %2019: 31.1 %2020: 32.5 %2021: 30.5 %2022: 29.9 %2023: 29.5 %

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 Southern Europe stood at 29.53 %.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Southern Europe peaked at 32.54 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.46 %, in 2008.

That places Southern Europe 16th out of 31 groups 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 Southern 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 Southern Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 20.13 %
2001 20.7 % +2.8%
2002 20.79 % +0.4%
2003 19.96 % -4.0%
2004 20.68 % +3.6%
2005 20.21 % -2.3%
2006 21.2 % +4.9%
2007 20.7 % -2.4%
2008 19.46 % -6.0%
2009 21.25 % +9.2%
2010 22.71 % +6.9%
2011 22.89 % +0.8%
2012 24.11 % +5.3%
2013 26.8 % +11.2%
2014 28.39 % +5.9%
2015 30 % +5.7%
2016 30.19 % +0.6%
2017 30.92 % +2.4%
2018 30.45 % -1.5%
2019 31.05 % +2.0%
2020 32.54 % +4.8%
2021 30.49 % -6.3%
2022 29.92 % -1.9%
2023 29.53 % -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.51 % 19.46 % 21.25 % 10
2010s 27.75 % 22.71 % 31.05 % 10
2020s 30.62 % 29.53 % 32.54 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Southern Europe?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Southern Europe was 29.53 % 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 Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 32.54 % in 2020.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 19.46 % in 2008.
How does Southern Europe rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
Southern Europe ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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.