Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 65.54 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
65.54 %
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
1st
of 31 groups
All-time high
66.44 %
in 2022
All-time low
49.14 %
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 53.9 %2001: 55.9 %2002: 58.5 %2003: 56 %2004: 54.6 %2005: 52.4 %2006: 52.8 %2007: 49.1 %2008: 51.1 %2009: 49.9 %2010: 50 %2011: 50.5 %2012: 51.8 %2013: 50.2 %2014: 49.8 %2015: 51 %2016: 50.3 %2017: 51.8 %2018: 60.1 %2019: 63.2 %2020: 64.6 %2021: 64.2 %2022: 66.4 %2023: 65.5 %

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

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 65.54 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Northern Africa peaked at 66.44 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.14 %, in 2007.

Northern Africa ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Northern Africa, 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 Northern Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 53.9 %
2001 55.9 % +3.7%
2002 58.46 % +4.6%
2003 55.98 % -4.2%
2004 54.62 % -2.4%
2005 52.42 % -4.0%
2006 52.78 % +0.7%
2007 49.14 % -6.9%
2008 51.06 % +3.9%
2009 49.88 % -2.3%
2010 50 % +0.2%
2011 50.46 % +0.9%
2012 51.82 % +2.7%
2013 50.18 % -3.2%
2014 49.78 % -0.8%
2015 50.98 % +2.4%
2016 50.28 % -1.4%
2017 51.76 % +2.9%
2018 60.12 % +16.2%
2019 63.16 % +5.1%
2020 64.64 % +2.3%
2021 64.22 % -0.6%
2022 66.44 % +3.5%
2023 65.54 % -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.41 % 49.14 % 58.46 % 10
2010s 52.85 % 49.78 % 63.16 % 10
2020s 65.21 % 64.22 % 66.44 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Northern Africa?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Northern Africa was 65.54 % 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 Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 66.44 % in 2022.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 49.14 % in 2007.
How does Northern Africa rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
Northern Africa ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Africa 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
Last refreshed

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.