Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Italy
Italy: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 37.2 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Italy, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 37.2 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Italy peaked at 39.46 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 35.65 %, in 2020.
That places Italy 102nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.18 % | — |
| 2001 | 38.85 % | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 38.55 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 38.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 38.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 39.28 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 39.24 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.46 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 38.63 % | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 37.84 % | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 37.55 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 37.47 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 38.59 % | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 38.92 % | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 38.11 % | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 37.29 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 37.19 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.99 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 37.34 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 36.97 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 35.65 % | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 36.16 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 36.97 % | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 37.2 % | +0.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 37.2 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.2 %, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Italy's 37.2 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.46 %, 88% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.71 % | 37.84 % | 39.46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.64 % | 36.97 % | 38.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.49 % | 35.65 % | 37.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 99 France 38.45 % compare
- 100 Jamaica 38.2 % compare
- 101 Switzerland 37.65 % compare
- 103 Uzbekistan 36.93 % compare
- 104 Mauritania 36.38 % compare
- 105 Mauritius 36.37 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3032 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Italy?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Italy was 37.2 % 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 39.46 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.65 % in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Italy ranks 102nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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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.