Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 46.85 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
46.85 %
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
83rd
of 157 countries
All-time high
50.52 %
in 2017
All-time low
42.31 %
in 2004
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 46.9 %2001: 45.7 %2002: 43 %2003: 44.4 %2004: 42.3 %2005: 47.7 %2006: 49.2 %2007: 48.4 %2008: 49.2 %2009: 47.1 %2010: 47.2 %2011: 46.8 %2012: 43.9 %2013: 45.9 %2014: 46.2 %2015: 45.8 %2016: 44.5 %2017: 50.5 %2018: 46.3 %2019: 46.3 %2020: 47.1 %2021: 47.5 %2022: 48.1 %2023: 46.9 %

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 Australia and New Zealand stood at 46.85 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 50.52 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.31 %, in 2004.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 83rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems in Australia and New Zealand, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 46.94 %
2001 45.72 % -2.6%
2002 43.05 % -5.8%
2003 44.41 % +3.2%
2004 42.31 % -4.7%
2005 47.73 % +12.8%
2006 49.17 % +3.0%
2007 48.42 % -1.5%
2008 49.23 % +1.7%
2009 47.07 % -4.4%
2010 47.25 % +0.4%
2011 46.76 % -1.0%
2012 43.87 % -6.2%
2013 45.94 % +4.7%
2014 46.25 % +0.7%
2015 45.75 % -1.1%
2016 44.52 % -2.7%
2017 50.52 % +13.5%
2018 46.33 % -8.3%
2019 46.3 % -0.1%
2020 47.12 % +1.8%
2021 47.55 % +0.9%
2022 48.07 % +1.1%
2023 46.85 % -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46.41 % 42.31 % 49.23 % 10
2010s 46.35 % 43.87 % 50.52 % 10
2020s 47.4 % 46.85 % 48.07 % 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 80 Brunei Darussalam 47.19 % compare
  2. 81 Serbia 47.03 % compare
  3. 82 Hungary 46.95 % compare
  4. 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.79 % compare
  5. 85 Belize 46.78 % compare
  6. 86 Trinidad and Tobago 46.5 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Australia and New Zealand?
Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Australia and New Zealand was 46.85 % 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 Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 50.52 % in 2017.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 42.31 % in 2004.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 83rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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 — Female — 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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Indicator
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
206 places, 4,710 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.