Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Austria
Austria: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 39 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Austria, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Austria stood at 39 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Austria peaked at 47.14 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 39 %, in 2023.
Austria ranks 55th 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.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 47.14 % | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 46.73 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 46.51 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 46.43 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 45.49 % | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 45.85 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 46.23 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 45.46 % | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 45.15 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 44.19 % | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 43.93 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 42.46 % | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 42.82 % | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 44.42 % | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 43.67 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 42.44 % | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 43.98 % | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 41.49 % | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 40.73 % | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 41.01 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 42.48 % | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 42.19 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 39 % | -7.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 39 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.09 %, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Austria's 39 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.73 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.08 % | 45.15 % | 47.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.01 % | 40.73 % | 44.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.17 % | 39 % | 42.48 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3028 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Austria?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Austria was 39 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 47.14 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 % in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Austria ranks 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.