Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Belgium
Belgium: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 28.88 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Belgium, 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 Belgium stood at 28.88 %.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Belgium peaked at 33.92 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.81 %, in 2019.
Belgium ranks 62nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.03 % | — |
| 2001 | 28.49 % | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 26.48 % | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 30.71 % | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 31.67 % | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 25.2 % | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 29.3 % | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 25.17 % | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 30.96 % | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 31.6 % | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 28.31 % | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 32.07 % | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 31.61 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 29.57 % | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 31.08 % | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 31.81 % | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 33.56 % | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 29.18 % | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 25.46 % | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 22.81 % | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 28.77 % | +26.1% |
| 2021 | 33.92 % | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 28.04 % | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 28.88 % | +3.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 28.88 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.6 %, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 28.88 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.08 %, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.66 % | 25.17 % | 31.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.55 % | 22.81 % | 33.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9 % | 28.04 % | 33.92 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Belgium?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Belgium was 28.88 % 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 33.92 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.81 % in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Belgium ranks 62nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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.