Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Europe

Europe: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 9.7 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.7 %
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
9th
of 31 groups
All-time high
10.3 %
in 2020
All-time low
4.64 %
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Europe, 2000–2023

02.557.5102000201120232000: 9.6 %2001: 9.7 %2002: 9.2 %2003: 9.2 %2004: 9.7 %2005: 7 %2006: 5.7 %2007: 4.6 %2008: 5.9 %2009: 7 %2010: 6.9 %2011: 8.4 %2012: 8.2 %2013: 8 %2014: 8.3 %2015: 8.6 %2016: 8.4 %2017: 9 %2018: 9.8 %2019: 9 %2020: 10.3 %2021: 10.1 %2022: 9.7 %2023: 9.7 %

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 Europe is 9.7 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Europe peaked at 10.3 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.64 %, in 2007.

Europe ranks 9th 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 off-farm in Europe, 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 Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 9.64 %
2001 9.68 % +0.4%
2002 9.2 % -5.0%
2003 9.16 % -0.4%
2004 9.74 % +6.3%
2005 7.02 % -27.9%
2006 5.74 % -18.2%
2007 4.64 % -19.2%
2008 5.88 % +26.7%
2009 7 % +19.0%
2010 6.94 % -0.9%
2011 8.4 % +21.0%
2012 8.18 % -2.6%
2013 8 % -2.2%
2014 8.3 % +3.8%
2015 8.56 % +3.1%
2016 8.36 % -2.3%
2017 9.04 % +8.1%
2018 9.84 % +8.8%
2019 8.96 % -8.9%
2020 10.3 % +15.0%
2021 10.08 % -2.1%
2022 9.72 % -3.6%
2023 9.7 % -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.77 % 4.64 % 9.74 % 10
2010s 8.46 % 6.94 % 9.84 % 10
2020s 9.95 % 9.7 % 10.3 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Europe?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Europe was 9.7 % 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 10.3 % in 2020.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 4.64 % in 2007.
How does Europe rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
Europe ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe 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
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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.