Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Portugal
Portugal: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 50.16 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Portugal, 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 off-farm in Portugal stood at 50.16 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Portugal peaked at 53.22 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.74 %, in 2007.
That places Portugal 103rd 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.26 % | — |
| 2001 | 48.98 % | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 49.73 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 48.25 % | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 48.83 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.88 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.26 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 47.74 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 49.16 % | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 49.83 % | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 47.87 % | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 50.7 % | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 50.48 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.43 % | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 53.02 % | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 53.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.77 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 51.36 % | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 51.76 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 52.17 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 52.26 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.22 % | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 52.62 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 50.16 % | -4.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 50.16 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 56.69 %, 88% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 50.16 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.41 %, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.79 % | 47.74 % | 49.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.47 % | 47.87 % | 53.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.06 % | 50.16 % | 53.22 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Portugal?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Portugal was 50.16 % 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 53.22 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.74 % in 2007.
- How does Portugal rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Portugal ranks 103rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.