Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 51.45 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
51.45 %
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
20th
of 174 countries
All-time high
53.38 %
in 2007
All-time low
50.86 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 53 %2001: 52.9 %2002: 52.8 %2003: 52.8 %2004: 52.2 %2005: 52.7 %2006: 52.9 %2007: 53.4 %2008: 52.8 %2009: 51.9 %2010: 51.7 %2011: 51.6 %2012: 51.5 %2013: 51.5 %2014: 51.6 %2015: 51.8 %2016: 51.9 %2017: 51.5 %2018: 51.7 %2019: 51.6 %2020: 51.1 %2021: 50.9 %2022: 51.2 %2023: 51.5 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Republic of Korea is 51.45 %, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Republic of Korea peaked at 53.38 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 50.86 %, in 2021.

That places Republic of Korea 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Republic of Korea, 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 Republic of Korea, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 52.99 %
2001 52.91 % -0.2%
2002 52.82 % -0.2%
2003 52.78 % -0.1%
2004 52.24 % -1.0%
2005 52.69 % +0.9%
2006 52.86 % +0.3%
2007 53.38 % +1.0%
2008 52.77 % -1.1%
2009 51.85 % -1.7%
2010 51.73 % -0.2%
2011 51.62 % -0.2%
2012 51.49 % -0.3%
2013 51.53 % +0.1%
2014 51.63 % +0.2%
2015 51.8 % +0.3%
2016 51.89 % +0.2%
2017 51.46 % -0.8%
2018 51.68 % +0.4%
2019 51.57 % -0.2%
2020 51.1 % -0.9%
2021 50.86 % -0.5%
2022 51.16 % +0.6%
2023 51.45 % +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.73 % 51.85 % 53.38 % 10
2010s 51.64 % 51.46 % 51.89 % 10
2020s 51.14 % 50.86 % 51.45 % 4

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16.27 % compare
  2. 17 Uganda 52.34 % compare
  3. 18 Singapore 51.97 % compare
  4. 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10.77 % compare
  5. 19 Armenia 51.94 % compare
  6. 19 Syrian Arab Republic 7.94 % compare
  7. 21 Liberia 51.42 % compare
  8. 22 Nigeria 51.33 % compare
  9. 23 Ghana 51.21 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Republic of Korea?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Republic of Korea was 51.45 % 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 Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 53.38 % in 2007.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 50.86 % in 2021.
How does Republic of Korea rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Republic of Korea ranks 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Republic of Korea 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.