Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Asia

Asia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 19.98 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
19.98 %
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
8th
of 19 groups
All-time high
25.26 %
in 2017
All-time low
19.98 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Asia, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 22.6 %2001: 22.5 %2002: 22.3 %2003: 22.4 %2004: 23 %2005: 23.4 %2006: 24.2 %2007: 24.1 %2008: 24.1 %2009: 24.2 %2010: 24 %2011: 24.1 %2012: 23.7 %2013: 24.5 %2014: 24.8 %2015: 24.9 %2016: 25.1 %2017: 25.3 %2018: 25 %2019: 24.4 %2020: 24.8 %2021: 22.7 %2022: 20.5 %2023: 20 %

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: total employment in in Asia is 19.98 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Asia peaked at 25.26 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.98 %, in 2023.

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Asia, year by year

Annual values for 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 in Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 22.56 %
2001 22.52 % -0.2%
2002 22.3 % -1.0%
2003 22.38 % +0.4%
2004 23.04 % +2.9%
2005 23.38 % +1.5%
2006 24.16 % +3.3%
2007 24.06 % -0.4%
2008 24.1 % +0.2%
2009 24.18 % +0.3%
2010 23.98 % -0.8%
2011 24.06 % +0.3%
2012 23.72 % -1.4%
2013 24.48 % +3.2%
2014 24.76 % +1.1%
2015 24.88 % +0.5%
2016 25.1 % +0.9%
2017 25.26 % +0.6%
2018 25 % -1.0%
2019 24.4 % -2.4%
2020 24.82 % +1.7%
2021 22.7 % -8.5%
2022 20.52 % -9.6%
2023 19.98 % -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.27 % 22.3 % 24.18 % 10
2010s 24.56 % 23.72 % 25.26 % 10
2020s 22 % 19.98 % 24.82 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Asia?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Asia was 19.98 % 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 25.26 % in 2017.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 19.98 % in 2023.
How does Asia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
Asia ranks 8th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this 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: 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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Indicator
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
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,335 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.