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

Germany: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 16.51 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.51 %
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
92nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
16.51 %
in 2023
All-time low
4.35 %
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

57.51012.51517.52000201120232000: 6.1 %2001: 6.8 %2002: 6.2 %2003: 6.5 %2004: 6.8 %2005: 5.3 %2006: 4.8 %2007: 4.3 %2008: 6.7 %2009: 6.3 %2010: 7.8 %2011: 4.8 %2012: 6.6 %2013: 6.2 %2014: 5.8 %2015: 7.3 %2016: 8.3 %2017: 8.5 %2018: 9.7 %2019: 10.1 %2020: 14.5 %2021: 16 %2022: 15.6 %2023: 16.5 %

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 Germany is 16.51 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 164.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Germany peaked at 16.51 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.35 %, in 2007.

That places Germany 92nd out of 174 countries 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 Germany, 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 Germany, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 6.07 %
2001 6.78 % +11.7%
2002 6.25 % -7.8%
2003 6.52 % +4.3%
2004 6.84 % +4.9%
2005 5.3 % -22.5%
2006 4.78 % -9.8%
2007 4.35 % -9.0%
2008 6.69 % +53.8%
2009 6.31 % -5.7%
2010 7.77 % +23.1%
2011 4.8 % -38.2%
2012 6.62 % +37.9%
2013 6.25 % -5.6%
2014 5.77 % -7.7%
2015 7.33 % +27.0%
2016 8.26 % +12.7%
2017 8.47 % +2.5%
2018 9.69 % +14.4%
2019 10.11 % +4.3%
2020 14.49 % +43.3%
2021 16.03 % +10.6%
2022 15.57 % -2.9%
2023 16.51 % +6.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 16.51 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.6 %, 64% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 16.51 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.08 %, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.99 % 4.35 % 6.84 % 10
2010s 7.51 % 4.8 % 10.11 % 10
2020s 15.65 % 14.49 % 16.51 % 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 89 Mali 17.56 % compare
  2. 90 Paraguay 17.52 % compare
  3. 91 Russian Federation 16.53 % compare
  4. 93 Slovakia 16.18 % compare
  5. 94 Kyrgyzstan 16.03 % compare
  6. 95 Eswatini 15.91 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Germany?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Germany was 16.51 % 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 Germany?
The highest recorded value was 16.51 % in 2023.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 4.35 % in 2007.
How does Germany rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
Germany ranks 92nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 164.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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.