Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 45.32 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
45.32 %
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
21st
of 31 groups
All-time high
46.36 %
in 2001
All-time low
43.38 %
in 2010
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

010203040502000201120232000: 45.9 %2001: 46.4 %2002: 46.2 %2003: 46 %2004: 45.3 %2005: 45.3 %2006: 45.8 %2007: 45.8 %2008: 45.5 %2009: 43.6 %2010: 43.4 %2011: 43.6 %2012: 44.2 %2013: 43.6 %2014: 44 %2015: 43.6 %2016: 44.2 %2017: 44.1 %2018: 44.1 %2019: 44.3 %2020: 45.3 %2021: 45 %2022: 44.9 %2023: 45.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 45.32 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Northern Europe peaked at 46.36 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 43.38 %, in 2010.

Northern Europe ranks 21st of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Northern Europe, 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 Northern Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 45.93 %
2001 46.36 % +0.9%
2002 46.23 % -0.3%
2003 46.02 % -0.5%
2004 45.27 % -1.6%
2005 45.34 % +0.2%
2006 45.78 % +1.0%
2007 45.76 % -0.0%
2008 45.53 % -0.5%
2009 43.62 % -4.2%
2010 43.38 % -0.6%
2011 43.57 % +0.4%
2012 44.18 % +1.4%
2013 43.64 % -1.2%
2014 44 % +0.8%
2015 43.56 % -1.0%
2016 44.17 % +1.4%
2017 44.06 % -0.2%
2018 44.11 % +0.1%
2019 44.31 % +0.5%
2020 45.26 % +2.1%
2021 44.97 % -0.6%
2022 44.88 % -0.2%
2023 45.32 % +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.58 % 43.62 % 46.36 % 10
2010s 43.9 % 43.38 % 44.31 % 10
2020s 45.11 % 44.88 % 45.32 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Northern Europe?
Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Northern Europe was 45.32 % 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 Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 46.36 % in 2001.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 43.38 % in 2010.
How does Northern Europe rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
Northern Europe ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern Europe 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
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Coverage
206 places, 4,710 data points, 2000–2023
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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.