Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Western Asia
Western Asia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 47.82 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Western Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 47.82 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Western Asia peaked at 66.86 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 47.82 %, in 2023.
Western Asia ranks 3rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.62 % | — |
| 2001 | 63.46 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 63.64 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 62.54 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 66.86 % | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 65.74 % | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 64.9 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 63.42 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 62.46 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 61.64 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 59.92 % | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 59.78 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.92 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 58.28 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 58.26 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 57.24 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 56.84 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 56.7 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.84 % | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 50.88 % | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 51.08 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 49.84 % | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 49.46 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 47.82 % | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.83 % | 61.64 % | 66.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.17 % | 50.88 % | 59.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.55 % | 47.82 % | 51.08 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 63.8 % compare
- 1 Jordan 90.68 % compare
- 2 Egypt 85.54 % compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 50.26 % compare
- 3 Türkiye 41.31 % compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 83.28 % compare
- 4 Pakistan 83.04 % compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35.64 % compare
- 5 Bangladesh 81.97 % compare
- 6 Algeria 78.57 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Western Asia?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Western Asia was 47.82 % 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.86 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.82 % in 2023.
- How does Western Asia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Western Asia ranks 3rd 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 Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.