Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total AFSemployment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems by country
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...
What the numbers show
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total AFSemployment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 14.09 % in Georgia; the lowest is -38.86 % in Egypt.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.46 %, and the mean is -4.04 %.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 2,674.1%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 1,592.9%).
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 14.09 % | 2024 | up 362.9% | volatile |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 1.73 % | 2024 | up 195.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Japan | 12.81 % | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | -1.02 % | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | -8.9 % | 2019 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 3 | Slovakia | 12.7 % | 2022 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -4.18 % | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 4 | Portugal | 10.48 % | 2025 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -9.54 % | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 5 | France | 9.26 % | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | -11.12 % | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 8.31 % | 2025 | up 906.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Austria | 7.99 % | 2025 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Jamaica | 7.91 % | 2014 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 9 | Cyprus | 7.84 % | 2023 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Israel | 7.27 % | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 11 | Greece | 6.95 % | 2025 | up 2,674.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Mongolia | 6.68 % | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6 % | 2025 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 14 | Italy | 5.86 % | 2020 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 15 | Australia | 5.7 % | 2024 | up 256.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Switzerland | 5.63 % | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Myanmar | 4.76 % | 2020 | up 702.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritius | 4.53 % | 2023 | up 388.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Rwanda | 4.51 % | 2025 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 4.04 % | 2025 | up 1,324.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Czechia | 3.61 % | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 22 | Thailand | 2.77 % | 2024 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Serbia | 1.82 % | 2018 | up 133.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Albania | 1.81 % | 2024 | up 235.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Colombia | 1.29 % | 2025 | up 113.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | -1.12 % | 2024 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.44 % | 2023 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | -1.88 % | 2025 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 29 | Cambodia | -1.94 % | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Bhutan | -2.09 % | 2024 | down 1,592.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Mali | -2.11 % | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Philippines | -2.82 % | 2023 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 33 | Ghana | -3.07 % | 2017 | down 114.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | -4.6 % | 2025 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 35 | South Africa | -4.93 % | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 36 | Uganda | -4.96 % | 2021 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 37 | Angola | -4.97 % | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 38 | India | -6.04 % | 2025 | down 95.5% | falling |
| 39 | Armenia | -6.68 % | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 40 | Senegal | -6.96 % | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 41 | Indonesia | -7.28 % | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Zambia | -7.85 % | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 43 | El Salvador | -7.89 % | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 44 | Costa Rica | -9.07 % | 2025 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Peru | -10.48 % | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 46 | Uruguay | -10.53 % | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -12.37 % | 2011 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 48 | Brunei Darussalam | -12.48 % | 2024 | down 210.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Botswana | -13.08 % | 2024 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 50 | Pakistan | -13.57 % | 2025 | down 104.4% | falling |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | -16.73 % | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 52 | Argentina | -17.26 % | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 53 | Panama | -17.3 % | 2024 | down 68.5% | rising |
| 54 | Guatemala | -17.72 % | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 55 | Namibia | -19.74 % | 2018 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 56 | Ecuador | -24.59 % | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 57 | Palestine, State of | -27.57 % | 2024 | up 39.6% | falling |
| 58 | Honduras | -27.96 % | 2023 | down 112.8% | falling |
| 59 | Bangladesh | -30.49 % | 2024 | down 103.9% | falling |
| 60 | Egypt | -38.86 % | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 3.17 %
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.