Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 39.32 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Switzerland, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Switzerland is 39.32 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Switzerland peaked at 39.32 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.56 %, in 2018.
That places Switzerland 81st out of 174 countries 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.13 % | — |
| 2001 | 29.84 % | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 29.42 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 29.75 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 35.42 % | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 32.9 % | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 34.33 % | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 37.43 % | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 36.91 % | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 32.41 % | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 30.21 % | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 26.36 % | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 25.81 % | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 27.4 % | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 29.24 % | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 23.64 % | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 21.59 % | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 23.37 % | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 21.56 % | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 30.38 % | +40.9% |
| 2020 | 27.99 % | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 32.56 % | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 33.91 % | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 39.32 % | +16.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 39.32 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.82 %, 73% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 39.32 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.54 %, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.35 % | 25.13 % | 37.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.96 % | 21.56 % | 30.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.45 % | 27.99 % | 39.32 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Switzerland?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Switzerland was 39.32 % 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 39.32 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.56 % in 2018.
- How does Switzerland rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
- Switzerland ranks 81st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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About this data
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.