Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 18.98 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.98 %
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
13th
of 31 groups
All-time high
20.6 %
in 2020
All-time low
13.14 %
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in European Union (27), 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 17 %2001: 16.6 %2002: 16.5 %2003: 16.5 %2004: 17 %2005: 15.5 %2006: 14.6 %2007: 13.1 %2008: 14.9 %2009: 15.8 %2010: 16.6 %2011: 16.8 %2012: 17.3 %2013: 18.1 %2014: 18.2 %2015: 18.6 %2016: 19.1 %2017: 18.8 %2018: 19 %2019: 18.6 %2020: 20.6 %2021: 20.4 %2022: 19.1 %2023: 19 %

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 European Union (27) stood at 18.98 %.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in European Union (27) peaked at 20.6 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.14 %, in 2007.

That places European Union (27) 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27), 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 17.04 %
2001 16.58 % -2.7%
2002 16.52 % -0.4%
2003 16.48 % -0.2%
2004 17.02 % +3.3%
2005 15.48 % -9.0%
2006 14.64 % -5.4%
2007 13.14 % -10.2%
2008 14.9 % +13.4%
2009 15.84 % +6.3%
2010 16.64 % +5.1%
2011 16.82 % +1.1%
2012 17.32 % +3.0%
2013 18.1 % +4.5%
2014 18.24 % +0.8%
2015 18.62 % +2.1%
2016 19.08 % +2.5%
2017 18.78 % -1.6%
2018 19 % +1.2%
2019 18.64 % -1.9%
2020 20.6 % +10.5%
2021 20.36 % -1.2%
2022 19.08 % -6.3%
2023 18.98 % -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.76 % 13.14 % 17.04 % 10
2010s 18.12 % 16.64 % 19.08 % 10
2020s 19.75 % 18.98 % 20.6 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in European Union (27)?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in European Union (27) was 18.98 % 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 European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 20.6 % in 2020.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 13.14 % in 2007.
How does European Union (27) rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
European Union (27) ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.