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

Southern Europe: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 13.06 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.06 %
Change on year
down 11.0%
Rank
7th
of 31 groups
All-time high
16.44 %
in 2000
All-time low
8.92 %
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0510152000201120232000: 16.4 %2001: 15.8 %2002: 14.9 %2003: 13.7 %2004: 14.2 %2005: 12 %2006: 10.2 %2007: 8.9 %2008: 10.8 %2009: 12.2 %2010: 13.3 %2011: 14.3 %2012: 13.9 %2013: 14.9 %2014: 16.4 %2015: 16 %2016: 15 %2017: 14.4 %2018: 14.3 %2019: 14.2 %2020: 16.4 %2021: 15.4 %2022: 14.7 %2023: 13.1 %

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 Southern Europe is 13.06 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Southern Europe peaked at 16.44 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.92 %, in 2007.

Southern Europe ranks 7th of 31 groups 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 Southern 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 Southern Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 16.44 %
2001 15.84 % -3.6%
2002 14.94 % -5.7%
2003 13.66 % -8.6%
2004 14.2 % +4.0%
2005 11.96 % -15.8%
2006 10.24 % -14.4%
2007 8.92 % -12.9%
2008 10.82 % +21.3%
2009 12.18 % +12.6%
2010 13.32 % +9.4%
2011 14.34 % +7.7%
2012 13.94 % -2.8%
2013 14.88 % +6.7%
2014 16.42 % +10.3%
2015 15.96 % -2.8%
2016 14.98 % -6.1%
2017 14.42 % -3.7%
2018 14.34 % -0.6%
2019 14.2 % -1.0%
2020 16.44 % +15.8%
2021 15.42 % -6.2%
2022 14.68 % -4.8%
2023 13.06 % -11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.92 % 8.92 % 16.44 % 10
2010s 14.68 % 13.32 % 16.42 % 10
2020s 14.9 % 13.06 % 16.44 % 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

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  2. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35.64 % compare
  3. 5 Bangladesh 81.97 % compare
  4. 6 Algeria 78.57 % compare
  5. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.28 % compare
  6. 7 Palestine 78.16 % compare
  7. 8 Afghanistan 75.69 % compare
  8. 8 United Republic of Tanzania -4.41 % compare
  9. 9 Republic of Moldova -6.54 % compare
  10. 9 Sudan 72.71 % compare
  11. 10 Lebanon 72.04 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Southern Europe?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Southern Europe was 13.06 % 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 Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 16.44 % in 2000.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 8.92 % in 2007.
How does Southern Europe rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
Southern Europe ranks 7th 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 Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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.