Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Australia
Australia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 7.62 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 7.62 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Australia peaked at 16.8 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, -2.32 %, in 2017.
Australia ranks 67th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.54 % | — |
| 2001 | 9.3 % | +67.9% |
| 2002 | 15.3 % | +64.5% |
| 2003 | 11.82 % | -22.7% |
| 2004 | 16.8 % | +42.1% |
| 2005 | 3.67 % | -78.2% |
| 2006 | -0.01 % | -100.3% |
| 2007 | 2.39 % | -24000.0% |
| 2008 | 0.24 % | -90.0% |
| 2009 | 4.84 % | +1916.7% |
| 2010 | 4.49 % | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 5.81 % | +29.4% |
| 2012 | 13.21 % | +127.4% |
| 2013 | 7.96 % | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 6.69 % | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 8.34 % | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 12.52 % | +50.1% |
| 2017 | -2.32 % | -118.5% |
| 2018 | 8.05 % | -447.0% |
| 2019 | 7.79 % | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 6.02 % | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 5 % | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 4.42 % | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 7.62 % | +72.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 7.62 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.37 %, 57% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Australia's 7.62 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.05 %, 7.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Australia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +24000.0% | -0.01 % | 2.39 % |
| 2009 | +1916.7% | 0.24 % | 4.84 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.99 % | -0.01 % | 16.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.25 % | -2.32 % | 13.21 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.76 % | 4.42 % | 7.62 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 64 Philippines 8.4 % compare
- 65 Rwanda 8.23 % compare
- 66 Russian Federation 7.72 % compare
- 68 Nicaragua 7.57 % compare
- 69 Albania 7.21 % compare
- 70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.12 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Australia?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Australia was 7.62 % 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?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.32 % in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Australia ranks 67th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.