Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Germany
Germany: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 56.49 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Germany, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Germany is 56.49 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Germany peaked at 56.49 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.36 %, in 2007.
That places Germany 59th out of 157 countries 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.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.71 % | — |
| 2001 | 50.12 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 50.07 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 49.83 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 49.81 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.17 % | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 48.61 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 48.36 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 50.91 % | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 50.34 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 50.69 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 49.63 % | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 50.31 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 50.16 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 50.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.9 % | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 51.53 % | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 51.72 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.46 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 52.72 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 55.19 % | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 56.43 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 55.81 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 56.49 % | +1.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 56.49 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 56.69 %, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Germany's 56.49 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.41 %, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.69 % | 48.36 % | 50.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.03 % | 49.63 % | 52.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.98 % | 55.19 % | 56.49 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Germany?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Germany was 56.49 % 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 off-farm recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 56.49 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.36 % in 2007.
- How does Germany rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Germany ranks 59th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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 off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural 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.