Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Australia
Australia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 56.16 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Australia, 2000–2023
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 Australia is 56.16 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Australia peaked at 60.62 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 52.94 %, in 2017.
Australia ranks 111th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.43 % | — |
| 2001 | 58.33 % | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 60.33 % | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 58.79 % | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 60.62 % | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 55.86 % | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 54.27 % | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 55.3 % | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 54.21 % | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 56.07 % | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 55.88 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 56.22 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 58.94 % | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 56.83 % | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 56.63 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.58 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.81 % | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 52.94 % | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 57.05 % | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 56.63 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 56.12 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 55.12 % | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 55.43 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 56.16 % | +1.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 56.16 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.8 %, 89% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Australia's 56.16 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55.91 %, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.02 % | 54.21 % | 60.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.65 % | 52.94 % | 58.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.71 % | 55.12 % | 56.16 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 108 Comoros 56.3 % compare
- 109 Austria 56.29 % compare
- 110 Croatia 56.28 % compare
- 112 El Salvador 56.07 % compare
- 113 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55.93 % compare
- 114 Australia and New Zealand 55.78 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Australia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Australia was 56.16 % 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.62 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.94 % in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Australia ranks 111th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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 — Male — 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.