Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in World
World: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 54.39 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in World, 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 World is 54.39 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in World peaked at 58.1 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 54.39 %, in 2023.
That places World 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 off-farm in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.01 % | — |
| 2001 | 56.97 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 57.12 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 57.45 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 58.1 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 57.59 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 57.82 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 57.17 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 56.91 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 56.78 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 56.15 % | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 56 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 54.97 % | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 55.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 55.01 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 55.19 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 55.22 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 55.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.24 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 55.83 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 55.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 55.53 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 54.63 % | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 54.39 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.29 % | 56.78 % | 58.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.39 % | 54.97 % | 56.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.12 % | 54.39 % | 55.94 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 11 Libya 85.98 % compare
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- 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
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 37.99 % compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 81.66 % compare
- 16 Bahrain 81.04 % compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 37.12 % compare
- 17 Tunisia 80.55 % compare
- 17 Melanesia 36.47 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in World?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in World was 54.39 % 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 off-farm recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.39 % in 2023.
- How does World rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- World ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.