Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 71.38 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
71.38 %
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 31 groups
All-time high
73.57 %
in 2002
All-time low
70.11 %
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Eastern Asia, 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 73.1 %2001: 73.3 %2002: 73.6 %2003: 72.4 %2004: 72.3 %2005: 72.8 %2006: 72.7 %2007: 72.4 %2008: 71.8 %2009: 71.6 %2010: 72.1 %2011: 72.2 %2012: 73.4 %2013: 73.3 %2014: 72.9 %2015: 72.4 %2016: 72.3 %2017: 72.1 %2018: 72 %2019: 71.9 %2020: 70.1 %2021: 71.2 %2022: 71.6 %2023: 71.4 %

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 Eastern Asia is 71.38 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% 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 Eastern Asia peaked at 73.57 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 70.11 %, in 2020.

Eastern Asia ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 73.14 %
2001 73.27 % +0.2%
2002 73.57 % +0.4%
2003 72.4 % -1.6%
2004 72.34 % -0.1%
2005 72.79 % +0.6%
2006 72.73 % -0.1%
2007 72.44 % -0.4%
2008 71.84 % -0.8%
2009 71.64 % -0.3%
2010 72.09 % +0.6%
2011 72.19 % +0.1%
2012 73.37 % +1.6%
2013 73.28 % -0.1%
2014 72.86 % -0.6%
2015 72.38 % -0.7%
2016 72.32 % -0.1%
2017 72.13 % -0.3%
2018 71.99 % -0.2%
2019 71.87 % -0.2%
2020 70.11 % -2.4%
2021 71.19 % +1.5%
2022 71.58 % +0.5%
2023 71.38 % -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.62 % 71.64 % 73.57 % 10
2010s 72.45 % 71.87 % 73.37 % 10
2020s 71.06 % 70.11 % 71.58 % 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 1 Tonga 82.58 % compare
  2. 1 Polynesia 78.2 % compare
  3. 2 China, mainland 75.26 % compare
  4. 2 Melanesia 63.53 % compare
  5. 3 Benin 73.84 % compare
  6. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 62.88 % compare
  7. 4 Côte d'Ivoire 62.3 % compare
  8. 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.01 % compare
  9. 4 Sierra Leone 73.31 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Eastern Asia?
Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Eastern Asia was 71.38 % 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 Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 73.57 % in 2002.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 70.11 % in 2020.
How does Eastern Asia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
Eastern Asia ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eastern 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 — 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.