Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Libya
Libya: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 85.98 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Libya, 2002–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Libya stood at 85.98 %. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Libya peaked at 94.53 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 85.98 %, in 2022.
That places Libya 11th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 93.32 % | — |
| 2003 | 94.53 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 92.91 % | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 92.22 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 91.42 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 91.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.67 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 90.28 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.6 % | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 87.34 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 87.68 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.98 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 87.73 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 87.12 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 87.96 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 88.86 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 87.34 % | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 86.72 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 86.03 % | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 85.98 % | -0.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 85.98 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.09 %, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Libya's 85.98 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 83.42 %, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.11 % | 90.28 % | 94.53 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.51 % | 86.6 % | 88.86 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.24 % | 85.98 % | 86.72 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 8 Afghanistan 87.84 % compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 47.8 % compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 46.73 % compare
- 9 Sudan 86.36 % compare
- 10 Lebanon 86.02 % compare
- 12 Qatar 83.42 % compare
- 12 Caribbean 54.62 % compare
- 12 Micronesia 39.9 % compare
- 13 Oman 82.79 % compare
- 13 Viet Nam 38.82 % compare
- 14 Kuwait 82.34 % compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 38.29 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Libya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -37.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 96.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1209 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Libya?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Libya was 85.98 % in 2022, 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 94.53 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.98 % in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Libya ranks 11th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.