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

Northern Europe: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 17.86 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.86 %
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
15th
of 31 groups
All-time high
21.38 %
in 2010
All-time low
16.18 %
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

051015202000201120232000: 16.6 %2001: 16.5 %2002: 16.2 %2003: 16.5 %2004: 17.9 %2005: 17.9 %2006: 17.1 %2007: 16.8 %2008: 17.4 %2009: 21.1 %2010: 21.4 %2011: 21 %2012: 19.8 %2013: 20.5 %2014: 21.3 %2015: 20.3 %2016: 19.4 %2017: 19.4 %2018: 19.1 %2019: 19.2 %2020: 17.5 %2021: 18.6 %2022: 17.6 %2023: 17.9 %

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 Northern Europe is 17.86 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Northern Europe peaked at 21.38 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.18 %, in 2002.

That places Northern Europe 15th 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 Northern Europe, 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 Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 16.6 %
2001 16.52 % -0.5%
2002 16.18 % -2.1%
2003 16.48 % +1.9%
2004 17.88 % +8.5%
2005 17.92 % +0.2%
2006 17.14 % -4.4%
2007 16.76 % -2.2%
2008 17.42 % +3.9%
2009 21.08 % +21.0%
2010 21.38 % +1.4%
2011 21.02 % -1.7%
2012 19.78 % -5.9%
2013 20.5 % +3.6%
2014 21.32 % +4.0%
2015 20.28 % -4.9%
2016 19.38 % -4.4%
2017 19.38 % +0.0%
2018 19.1 % -1.4%
2019 19.22 % +0.6%
2020 17.52 % -8.8%
2021 18.62 % +6.3%
2022 17.64 % -5.3%
2023 17.86 % +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.4 % 16.18 % 21.08 % 10
2010s 20.14 % 19.1 % 21.38 % 10
2020s 17.91 % 17.52 % 18.62 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Northern Europe?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Northern Europe was 17.86 % 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 21.38 % in 2010.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 16.18 % in 2002.
How does Northern Europe rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
Northern Europe ranks 15th 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 Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.