Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Western Asia
Western Asia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 41.96 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Western Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 41.96 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Western Asia peaked at 44.16 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 36.18 %, in 2002.
Western Asia ranks 2nd 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.54 % | — |
| 2001 | 36.46 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 36.18 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 36.38 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 42.08 % | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 42.74 % | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 43.24 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 43.64 % | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 43.06 % | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 43.42 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 42.66 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 43.08 % | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 43.48 % | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 43.42 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 44.16 % | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 43.72 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 43.86 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 43.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.04 % | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 41.74 % | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 42.34 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 41.18 % | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 41.84 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 41.96 % | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.37 % | 36.18 % | 43.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.31 % | 41.74 % | 44.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.83 % | 41.18 % | 42.34 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 1 Jordan 92.17 % compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 84.13 % compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 85.88 % compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 78.47 % compare
- 3 Algeria 82.67 % compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 67.47 % compare
- 3 Caribbean 40.88 % compare
- 4 Yemen 82.46 % compare
- 4 Polynesia 32.48 % compare
- 5 Afghanistan 81.65 % compare
- 5 Türkiye 29.73 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Western Asia?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Western Asia was 41.96 % 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.16 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.18 % in 2002.
- How does Western Asia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Western Asia ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.