Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in China, mainland
China, mainland: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 75.26 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in China, mainland, 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 China, mainland stood at 75.26 %.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in China, mainland peaked at 78.69 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 73.63 %, in 2020.
That places China, mainland 2nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.41 % | — |
| 2001 | 78.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 78.29 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 78.69 % | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 78.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.38 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.22 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 76.18 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 76.44 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.21 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.36 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 77.28 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 76.85 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 76.35 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 76.42 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.2 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.99 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.86 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.63 % | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 75.03 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 75.57 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 75.26 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.03 % | 76.18 % | 78.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5 % | 75.86 % | 77.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.87 % | 73.63 % | 75.57 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in China, mainland?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in China, mainland was 75.26 % 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 China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.69 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.63 % in 2020.
- How does China, mainland rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.