Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 81.65 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Afghanistan stood at 81.65 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Afghanistan peaked at 81.65 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.39 %, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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: Total employment in in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 67.61 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.45 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 68.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 68.6 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 68.56 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.39 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 68.25 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 68.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 67.75 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.71 % | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 65.6 % | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 64.8 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 62.31 % | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 58.68 % | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 57.98 % | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 55.86 % | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 51.62 % | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 53.08 % | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 53.85 % | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 56.27 % | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 51.39 % | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 81.59 % | +58.8% |
| 2023 | 81.65 % | +0.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 81.65 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.43 %, 189.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 81.65 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71.5 %, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +58.8% | 51.39 % | 81.59 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.2 % | 67.61 % | 68.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.05 % | 51.62 % | 66.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.73 % | 51.39 % | 81.65 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 2 United Arab Emirates 85.88 % compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 78.47 % compare
- 3 Algeria 82.67 % compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 67.47 % compare
- 3 Caribbean 40.88 % compare
- 4 Yemen 82.46 % compare
- 4 Polynesia 32.48 % compare
- 5 Türkiye 29.73 % compare
- 6 Lebanon 77.76 % compare
- 6 Micronesia 20.94 % compare
- 7 Cabo Verde 25.89 % compare
- 7 Palestine, State of 73.9 % compare
- 8 Oman 73.87 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Afghanistan?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Afghanistan was 81.65 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 81.65 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.39 % in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.