Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 6.3 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
6.3 %
Change on year
up 63.2%
World rank
75th
of 157 countries
All-time high
15.38 %
in 2004
All-time low
-1.04 %
in 2017
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 6.1 %2001: 8.6 %2002: 13.9 %2003: 11.2 %2004: 15.4 %2005: 4.5 %2006: 1.7 %2007: 3.2 %2008: 1.5 %2009: 5.9 %2010: 5.5 %2011: 6.5 %2012: 12.3 %2013: 8.1 %2014: 7.5 %2015: 8.5 %2016: 11 %2017: -1 %2018: 7.3 %2019: 7.4 %2020: 5.8 %2021: 4.9 %2022: 3.9 %2023: 6.3 %

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 off-farm in Australia and New Zealand is 6.3 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.2% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 15.38 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, -1.04 %, in 2017.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 75th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for 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 in Australia and New Zealand, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 6.12 %
2001 8.56 % +39.9%
2002 13.9 % +62.4%
2003 11.18 % -19.6%
2004 15.38 % +37.6%
2005 4.54 % -70.5%
2006 1.66 % -63.4%
2007 3.16 % +90.4%
2008 1.54 % -51.3%
2009 5.86 % +280.5%
2010 5.5 % -6.1%
2011 6.48 % +17.8%
2012 12.26 % +89.2%
2013 8.12 % -33.8%
2014 7.5 % -7.6%
2015 8.5 % +13.3%
2016 10.96 % +28.9%
2017 -1.04 % -109.5%
2018 7.34 % -805.8%
2019 7.4 % +0.8%
2020 5.76 % -22.2%
2021 4.9 % -14.9%
2022 3.86 % -21.2%
2023 6.3 % +63.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Australia and New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +805.8% -1.04 % 7.34 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.19 % 1.54 % 15.38 % 10
2010s 7.3 % -1.04 % 12.26 % 10
2020s 5.21 % 3.86 % 6.3 % 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 72 Trinidad and Tobago 6.99 % compare
  2. 73 Belize 6.44 % compare
  3. 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.42 % compare
  4. 76 Hungary 6.11 % compare
  5. 77 Serbia 5.95 % compare
  6. 78 Brunei Darussalam 5.61 % compare
  7. 78 Slovenia 5.61 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Australia and New Zealand?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Australia and New Zealand was 6.3 % 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 Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 15.38 % in 2004.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was -1.04 % in 2017.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 75th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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Indicator
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
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
206 places, 4,710 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.