Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Western Europe
Western Europe: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 20.3 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Western Europe, 2000–2023
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 Western Europe is 20.3 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Western Europe peaked at 21.42 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.2 %, in 2007.
That places Western Europe 11th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.86 % | — |
| 2001 | 15.34 % | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 15.76 % | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 16.38 % | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 17.26 % | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 15.04 % | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 14.74 % | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 13.2 % | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 15.72 % | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 16.64 % | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 17.24 % | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 15.62 % | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 16.92 % | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 17.1 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.34 % | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 16.38 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.84 % | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 17.24 % | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 18.2 % | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 17.38 % | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 20.26 % | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 21.42 % | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 19.58 % | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 20.3 % | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.59 % | 13.2 % | 17.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.03 % | 15.62 % | 18.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.39 % | 19.58 % | 21.42 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 8 Oman 73.87 % compare
- 9 United States Virgin Islands 73.75 % compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.26 % compare
- 10 Qatar 71.9 % compare
- 11 Kuwait 71.89 % compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0.4 % compare
- 12 Egypt 71.5 % compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania -1.3 % compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -2.64 % compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 71.47 % compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 69.84 % compare
- 14 Viet Nam -5.73 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Western Europe?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Western Europe was 20.3 % 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 21.42 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2 % in 2007.
- How does Western Europe rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Western Europe ranks 11th 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 Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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.