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

Western Europe: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 36.02 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
36.02 %
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
13th
of 31 groups
All-time high
38.29 %
in 2018
All-time low
32.47 %
in 2008
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0102030402000201120232000: 33.8 %2001: 32.9 %2002: 34.4 %2003: 36.9 %2004: 36.2 %2005: 35.6 %2006: 36.5 %2007: 36.2 %2008: 32.5 %2009: 34.2 %2010: 36.9 %2011: 32.7 %2012: 35.8 %2013: 37 %2014: 36 %2015: 35.6 %2016: 37.7 %2017: 35.7 %2018: 38.3 %2019: 37.2 %2020: 36.7 %2021: 36.5 %2022: 35.8 %2023: 36 %

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 36.02 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Western Europe peaked at 38.29 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.47 %, in 2008.

That places Western Europe 13th 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 Western 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 Western Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 33.79 %
2001 32.93 % -2.5%
2002 34.39 % +4.4%
2003 36.9 % +7.3%
2004 36.23 % -1.8%
2005 35.56 % -1.8%
2006 36.48 % +2.6%
2007 36.18 % -0.8%
2008 32.47 % -10.3%
2009 34.25 % +5.5%
2010 36.88 % +7.7%
2011 32.66 % -11.4%
2012 35.83 % +9.7%
2013 37.03 % +3.3%
2014 36.01 % -2.8%
2015 35.61 % -1.1%
2016 37.7 % +5.9%
2017 35.66 % -5.4%
2018 38.29 % +7.4%
2019 37.23 % -2.8%
2020 36.69 % -1.5%
2021 36.53 % -0.4%
2022 35.83 % -1.9%
2023 36.02 % +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.92 % 32.47 % 36.9 % 10
2010s 36.29 % 32.66 % 38.29 % 10
2020s 36.27 % 35.83 % 36.69 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Western Europe?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Western Europe was 36.02 % 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 38.29 % in 2018.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 32.47 % in 2008.
How does Western Europe rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
Western Europe ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western 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.