Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was 5.63 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Switzerland, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Switzerland stood at 5.63 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.2% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Switzerland peaked at 10.46 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.32 %, in 2005.
That places Switzerland 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -1.77 % | — |
| 2003 | -0.26 % | -85.3% |
| 2004 | 5.16 % | -2084.6% |
| 2005 | -2.32 % | -145.0% |
| 2006 | 5.53 % | -338.4% |
| 2007 | 2.83 % | -48.8% |
| 2008 | 1.19 % | -58.0% |
| 2009 | 9.07 % | +662.2% |
| 2010 | 7.22 % | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 4.03 % | -44.2% |
| 2012 | 7.64 % | +89.6% |
| 2013 | 8.47 % | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 8.57 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.32 % | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 10.14 % | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 8.52 % | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 7.41 % | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5 % | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 6.31 % | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 6.02 % | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 8.75 % | +45.3% |
| 2023 | 10.46 % | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 5.63 % | -46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.43 % | -2.32 % | 9.07 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.88 % | 4.03 % | 10.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.43 % | 5.63 % | 10.46 % | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Switzerland?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Switzerland was 5.63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.46 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.32 % in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
- Switzerland ranks 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 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. 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.