Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Caribbean
Caribbean: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 45.38 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Caribbean, 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 Caribbean stood at 45.38 %.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Caribbean peaked at 45.94 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.73 %, in 2004.
That places Caribbean 20th out of 31 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.24 % | — |
| 2001 | 41.61 % | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 41.73 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 40.38 % | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 39.73 % | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 41.95 % | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 41.31 % | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 41.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.07 % | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 39.75 % | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 40.34 % | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 40.94 % | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 42.16 % | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 41 % | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 41.85 % | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 44.03 % | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 44.15 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.34 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 44.51 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.85 % | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 44.61 % | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 45.86 % | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 45.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 45.38 % | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2 % | 39.73 % | 42.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.92 % | 40.34 % | 45.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.45 % | 44.61 % | 45.94 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 17 Cambodia 62.17 % compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 24.87 % compare
- 18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 18.1 % compare
- 18 Namibia 62.09 % compare
- 19 El Salvador 61.11 % compare
- 20 Chad 59.55 % compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 59.51 % compare
- 22 Bhutan 58.73 % compare
- 23 Guinea 58.49 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Caribbean?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Caribbean was 45.38 % 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 45.94 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.73 % in 2004.
- How does Caribbean rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Caribbean ranks 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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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.