Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Iceland
Iceland: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 34.95 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Iceland, 2000–2023
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 Iceland is 34.95 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Iceland peaked at 37.42 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.42 %, in 2013.
That places Iceland 48th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.09 % | — |
| 2001 | 23.69 % | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 29.05 % | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 23.92 % | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 20.15 % | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 30.05 % | +49.1% |
| 2006 | 35.3 % | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 29.9 % | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 31.06 % | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 32.44 % | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 32.46 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 30.42 % | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 28.6 % | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 18.42 % | -35.6% |
| 2014 | 22.71 % | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 24.69 % | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 21.42 % | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 28.99 % | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 33.6 % | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 34.52 % | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 34.29 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.42 % | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 37.32 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 34.95 % | -6.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 34.95 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.6 %, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 34.95 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.08 %, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.36 % | 20.15 % | 35.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.58 % | 18.42 % | 34.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36 % | 34.29 % | 37.42 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Iceland?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Iceland was 34.95 % 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.42 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.42 % in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Iceland ranks 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.