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

Caribbean: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 40.88 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
40.88 %
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
3rd
of 31 countries
All-time high
46.76 %
in 2003
All-time low
35.84 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

010203040502000201120232000: 46.1 %2001: 45.8 %2002: 46 %2003: 46.8 %2004: 45.7 %2005: 43.7 %2006: 43.9 %2007: 43.3 %2008: 42.1 %2009: 44.6 %2010: 43.5 %2011: 43 %2012: 42.3 %2013: 42.7 %2014: 41.8 %2015: 40.2 %2016: 39.6 %2017: 39.4 %2018: 39.1 %2019: 38 %2020: 38.3 %2021: 35.8 %2022: 36.5 %2023: 40.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 40.88 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in 2023.

The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Caribbean peaked at 46.76 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 35.84 %, in 2021.

That places Caribbean 3rd out of 31 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 Caribbean, 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 Caribbean, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 46.14 %
2001 45.84 % -0.7%
2002 46.02 % +0.4%
2003 46.76 % +1.6%
2004 45.68 % -2.3%
2005 43.74 % -4.2%
2006 43.94 % +0.5%
2007 43.3 % -1.5%
2008 42.06 % -2.9%
2009 44.6 % +6.0%
2010 43.48 % -2.5%
2011 43.04 % -1.0%
2012 42.32 % -1.7%
2013 42.68 % +0.9%
2014 41.82 % -2.0%
2015 40.16 % -4.0%
2016 39.58 % -1.4%
2017 39.4 % -0.5%
2018 39.08 % -0.8%
2019 37.98 % -2.8%
2020 38.3 % +0.8%
2021 35.84 % -6.4%
2022 36.5 % +1.8%
2023 40.88 % +12.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.81 % 42.06 % 46.76 % 10
2010s 40.95 % 37.98 % 43.48 % 10
2020s 37.88 % 35.84 % 40.88 % 4

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  5. 3 Algeria 82.67 % compare
  6. 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 67.47 % compare
  7. 4 Yemen 82.46 % compare
  8. 4 Polynesia 32.48 % compare
  9. 5 Afghanistan 81.65 % compare
  10. 5 Türkiye 29.73 % compare
  11. 6 Lebanon 77.76 % compare
  12. 6 Micronesia 20.94 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Caribbean?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Caribbean was 40.88 % 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 Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 46.76 % in 2003.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 35.84 % in 2021.
How does Caribbean rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Caribbean 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.