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

Spain: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 19.37 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
19.37 %
Change on year
down 14.7%
World rank
82nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
29.06 %
in 2000
All-time low
14.84 %
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 29.1 %2001: 29 %2002: 26.1 %2003: 23.2 %2004: 23.9 %2005: 20.6 %2006: 17.1 %2007: 14.8 %2008: 17.3 %2009: 19.3 %2010: 22 %2011: 21.2 %2012: 23.2 %2013: 24.8 %2014: 26.4 %2015: 24.2 %2016: 23 %2017: 22.5 %2018: 22.4 %2019: 22.2 %2020: 24.4 %2021: 22.7 %2022: 22.7 %2023: 19.4 %

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 Spain is 19.37 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Spain peaked at 29.06 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.84 %, in 2007.

Spain ranks 82nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Spain, 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 Spain, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 29.06 %
2001 29.03 % -0.1%
2002 26.13 % -10.0%
2003 23.16 % -11.4%
2004 23.95 % +3.4%
2005 20.6 % -14.0%
2006 17.08 % -17.1%
2007 14.84 % -13.1%
2008 17.27 % +16.4%
2009 19.3 % +11.8%
2010 22 % +14.0%
2011 21.18 % -3.7%
2012 23.25 % +9.8%
2013 24.81 % +6.7%
2014 26.44 % +6.6%
2015 24.23 % -8.4%
2016 22.96 % -5.2%
2017 22.53 % -1.9%
2018 22.43 % -0.4%
2019 22.23 % -0.9%
2020 24.37 % +9.6%
2021 22.72 % -6.8%
2022 22.7 % -0.1%
2023 19.37 % -14.7%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 19.37 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.6 %, 76% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 19.37 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.08 %, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.04 % 14.84 % 29.06 % 10
2010s 23.21 % 21.18 % 26.44 % 10
2020s 22.29 % 19.37 % 24.37 % 4

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  1. 79 Denmark 22.54 % compare
  2. 80 North Macedonia 22.35 % compare
  3. 81 Equatorial Guinea 19.49 % compare
  4. 83 South Africa 19.06 % compare
  5. 84 Hungary 18.18 % compare
  6. 85 Finland 17.89 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Spain?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Spain was 19.37 % 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 29.06 % in 2000.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 14.84 % in 2007.
How does Spain rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
Spain ranks 82nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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.