Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Belgium
Belgium: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 27.23 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Belgium, 2000–2023
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 Belgium is 27.23 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Belgium peaked at 31.85 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.02 %, in 2019.
Belgium ranks 30th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 off-farm in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.25 % | — |
| 2001 | 26.61 % | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 22.75 % | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 27.83 % | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 30.15 % | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 22.91 % | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 26.67 % | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 22.79 % | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 29.17 % | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 30.07 % | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 26.32 % | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 31.07 % | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 29.37 % | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 27.14 % | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 30.29 % | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 30.21 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.85 % | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 26.73 % | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 23.94 % | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 22.02 % | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 27.91 % | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 31.73 % | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 25.06 % | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 27.23 % | +8.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 27.23 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.37 %, 2.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 27.23 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.81 %, 4.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.22 % | 22.75 % | 30.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.89 % | 22.02 % | 31.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.98 % | 25.06 % | 31.73 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 27 Israel 29.9 % compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire -24.6 % compare
- 28 Iceland 27.91 % compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 27.42 % compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 26.19 % compare
- 32 Congo 24.91 % compare
- 33 Uruguay 22.79 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Belgium?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Belgium was 27.23 % 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 31.85 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.02 % in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Belgium ranks 30th 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 Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.