Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Australia
Australia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 12.32 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Australia, 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 Australia stood at 12.32 %.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Australia peaked at 21.25 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.88 %, in 2017.
Australia ranks 111th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.86 % | — |
| 2001 | 16.65 % | +29.5% |
| 2002 | 20.66 % | +24.1% |
| 2003 | 17.58 % | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 21.25 % | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 11.72 % | -44.8% |
| 2006 | 8.54 % | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 10.59 % | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 8.42 % | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 12.13 % | +44.1% |
| 2010 | 11.76 % | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 12.45 % | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 17.87 % | +43.5% |
| 2013 | 13.66 % | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 13.27 % | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 13.15 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 17.61 % | +33.9% |
| 2017 | 5.88 % | -66.6% |
| 2018 | 14.1 % | +139.8% |
| 2019 | 13.27 % | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 12.24 % | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 10.24 % | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 10.86 % | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 12.32 % | +13.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 12.32 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.6 %, 48% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Australia's 12.32 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.82 %, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.04 % | 8.42 % | 21.25 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3 % | 5.88 % | 17.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.41 % | 10.24 % | 12.32 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 108 Comoros 12.6 % compare
- 109 Austria 12.58 % compare
- 110 Croatia 12.55 % compare
- 112 El Salvador 12.14 % compare
- 113 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.87 % compare
- 114 Australia and New Zealand 11.56 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Australia?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Australia was 12.32 % 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.25 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 % in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Australia ranks 111th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.