Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 82.14 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Southern Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 82.14 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Southern Asia peaked at 84.37 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 80.45 %, in 2017.
That places Southern Asia 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.79 % | — |
| 2001 | 83 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 83.4 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 83.54 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.97 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 84.37 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 84.02 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 83.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 82.95 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.44 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 81.83 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 80.83 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 80.76 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.6 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.45 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.64 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.06 % | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 83.24 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 82.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 80.93 % | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 82.14 % | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.48 % | 82.79 % | 84.37 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.09 % | 80.45 % | 82.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.18 % | 80.93 % | 83.24 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 81.9 % compare
- 1 Jordan 95.34 % compare
- 2 Egypt 92.77 % compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 75.13 % compare
- 3 Türkiye 70.65 % compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 91.64 % compare
- 4 Pakistan 91.52 % compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 67.82 % compare
- 5 Bangladesh 90.98 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Southern Asia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Southern Asia was 82.14 % 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.37 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.45 % in 2017.
- How does Southern Asia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.