Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 44.19 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
44.19 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
24th
of 31 groups
All-time high
47.06 %
in 2007
All-time low
43.33 %
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in European Union (27), 2000–2023

010203040502000201120232000: 44.5 %2001: 44.9 %2002: 45 %2003: 45.3 %2004: 44.6 %2005: 45.6 %2006: 46.2 %2007: 47.1 %2008: 45.4 %2009: 45.1 %2010: 44.8 %2011: 44.6 %2012: 44.8 %2013: 44.5 %2014: 44.5 %2015: 44.3 %2016: 44.2 %2017: 44.3 %2018: 44 %2019: 44.3 %2020: 43.3 %2021: 43.5 %2022: 44 %2023: 44.2 %

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 European Union (27) is 44.19 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in European Union (27) peaked at 47.06 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 43.33 %, in 2020.

That places European Union (27) 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27), 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 44.51 %
2001 44.85 % +0.8%
2002 44.97 % +0.3%
2003 45.33 % +0.8%
2004 44.58 % -1.7%
2005 45.62 % +2.3%
2006 46.24 % +1.4%
2007 47.06 % +1.8%
2008 45.43 % -3.5%
2009 45.06 % -0.8%
2010 44.8 % -0.6%
2011 44.6 % -0.4%
2012 44.75 % +0.3%
2013 44.51 % -0.5%
2014 44.47 % -0.1%
2015 44.3 % -0.4%
2016 44.2 % -0.2%
2017 44.32 % +0.3%
2018 44.05 % -0.6%
2019 44.34 % +0.7%
2020 43.33 % -2.3%
2021 43.46 % +0.3%
2022 44.03 % +1.3%
2023 44.19 % +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.36 % 44.51 % 47.06 % 10
2010s 44.43 % 44.05 % 44.8 % 10
2020s 43.75 % 43.33 % 44.19 % 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 21 Burkina Faso 59.51 % compare
  2. 22 Bhutan 58.73 % compare
  3. 23 Guinea 58.49 % compare
  4. 24 Peru 57.93 % compare
  5. 25 Zimbabwe 57.06 % compare
  6. 26 Senegal 56.82 % compare
  7. 27 Central African Republic 56.63 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in European Union (27)?
Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in European Union (27) was 44.19 % 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 European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 47.06 % in 2007.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 43.33 % in 2020.
How does European Union (27) rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
European Union (27) ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.