Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in World

World: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 19.49 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.49 %
Change on year
down 6.2%
Rank
23rd
of 31 groups
All-time high
25.11 %
in 2018
All-time low
19.49 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 22.3 %2001: 22.2 %2002: 21.8 %2003: 21.6 %2004: 21.9 %2005: 21.9 %2006: 22.4 %2007: 22.4 %2008: 22.7 %2009: 23.1 %2010: 23.3 %2011: 23.6 %2012: 24.1 %2013: 24.6 %2014: 24.7 %2015: 24.7 %2016: 24.9 %2017: 25 %2018: 25.1 %2019: 24.4 %2020: 24.3 %2021: 22.3 %2022: 20.8 %2023: 19.5 %

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

Analysis

World recorded 19.49 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in World peaked at 25.11 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.49 %, in 2023.

World ranks 23rd of 31 groups on this measure, 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 World, 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 World, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 22.31 %
2001 22.19 % -0.5%
2002 21.84 % -1.6%
2003 21.63 % -1.0%
2004 21.87 % +1.1%
2005 21.92 % +0.2%
2006 22.43 % +2.3%
2007 22.42 % -0.0%
2008 22.74 % +1.4%
2009 23.07 % +1.5%
2010 23.29 % +1.0%
2011 23.59 % +1.3%
2012 24.13 % +2.3%
2013 24.55 % +1.7%
2014 24.74 % +0.8%
2015 24.73 % -0.0%
2016 24.86 % +0.5%
2017 24.99 % +0.5%
2018 25.11 % +0.5%
2019 24.37 % -2.9%
2020 24.33 % -0.2%
2021 22.29 % -8.4%
2022 20.78 % -6.8%
2023 19.49 % -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.24 % 21.63 % 23.07 % 10
2010s 24.44 % 23.29 % 25.11 % 10
2020s 21.72 % 19.49 % 24.33 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in World?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in World was 19.49 % 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 25.11 % in 2018.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 19.49 % in 2023.
How does World rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
World ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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.