Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in India
India: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 31.05 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in India, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 31.05 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in India peaked at 43.99 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.05 %, in 2023.
That places India 59th 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 India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.72 % | — |
| 2001 | 37.59 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 37.43 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 37.17 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 36.88 % | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 36.84 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 37.44 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 38.5 % | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 39.67 % | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 40.73 % | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 41.79 % | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 42.61 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 43.44 % | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 43.63 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 43.73 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 43.67 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 43.82 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.99 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 42.83 % | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 42.28 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 37.83 % | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 33.65 % | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 31.05 % | -7.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 31.05 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.84 %, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 31.05 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 21.03 %, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38 % | 36.84 % | 40.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.32 % | 41.79 % | 43.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2 % | 31.05 % | 42.28 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in India?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in India was 31.05 % 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 43.99 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.05 % in 2023.
- How does India rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- India ranks 59th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.