Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Asia
Asia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 19 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Asia recorded 19 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Asia peaked at 24.08 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.26 %, in 2012.
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 off-farm in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 20.02 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 20.22 % | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 21.22 % | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 22.64 % | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 23.22 % | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 24.08 % | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 22.9 % | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 21.68 % | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 20.78 % | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 19.16 % | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 17.96 % | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 15.26 % | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 16.12 % | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 16.44 % | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 17.22 % | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 17.74 % | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 18.32 % | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 17.76 % | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 18.8 % | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 19.6 % | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 19.12 % | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 17.68 % | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 19 % | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.67 % | 19.9 % | 24.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.48 % | 15.26 % | 19.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.85 % | 17.68 % | 19.6 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 2 Egypt 85.54 % compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 50.26 % compare
- 3 Türkiye 41.31 % compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 83.28 % compare
- 4 Pakistan 83.04 % compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35.64 % compare
- 5 Bangladesh 81.97 % compare
- 6 Algeria 78.57 % compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.28 % compare
- 7 Palestine 78.16 % compare
- 8 Afghanistan 75.69 % compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania -4.41 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Asia?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Asia was 19 % 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 off-farm recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.08 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.26 % in 2012.
- How does Asia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Asia ranks 5th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia 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 off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.