Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Denmark

Denmark: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 38.73 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
38.73 %
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
96th
of 174 countries
All-time high
38.73 %
in 2023
All-time low
32.55 %
in 2010
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Denmark, 2000–2023

0102030402000201120232000: 37.8 %2001: 36.5 %2002: 34.9 %2003: 35.3 %2004: 36.8 %2005: 36.6 %2006: 35.4 %2007: 37 %2008: 35 %2009: 33.7 %2010: 32.5 %2011: 33 %2012: 33 %2013: 33.8 %2014: 33.2 %2015: 35.6 %2016: 34.5 %2017: 36.2 %2018: 35.2 %2019: 35.1 %2020: 34.8 %2021: 34.7 %2022: 37.3 %2023: 38.7 %

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 38.73 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Denmark peaked at 38.73 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.55 %, in 2010.

Denmark ranks 96th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems in Denmark, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 37.84 %
2001 36.45 % -3.7%
2002 34.85 % -4.4%
2003 35.26 % +1.2%
2004 36.78 % +4.3%
2005 36.59 % -0.5%
2006 35.39 % -3.3%
2007 37 % +4.5%
2008 35.04 % -5.3%
2009 33.67 % -3.9%
2010 32.55 % -3.3%
2011 32.95 % +1.2%
2012 33.01 % +0.2%
2013 33.77 % +2.3%
2014 33.16 % -1.8%
2015 35.63 % +7.4%
2016 34.52 % -3.1%
2017 36.23 % +5.0%
2018 35.2 % -2.8%
2019 35.09 % -0.3%
2020 34.76 % -0.9%
2021 34.73 % -0.1%
2022 37.27 % +7.3%
2023 38.73 % +3.9%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 38.73 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.2 %, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 38.73 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.46 %, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.89 % 33.67 % 37.84 % 10
2010s 34.21 % 32.55 % 36.23 % 10
2020s 36.37 % 34.73 % 38.73 % 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 93 Spain 40.32 % compare
  2. 94 Equatorial Guinea 40.25 % compare
  3. 95 North Macedonia 38.82 % compare
  4. 97 Greece 38.65 % compare
  5. 98 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 38.6 % compare
  6. 99 France 38.45 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Denmark?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Denmark was 38.73 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 38.73 % in 2023.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 32.55 % in 2010.
How does Denmark rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Denmark ranks 96th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark 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: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,335 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.