Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Ireland
Ireland: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 68.1 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Ireland, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Ireland stood at 68.1 %.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Ireland peaked at 72.02 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 65.47 %, in 2005.
Ireland ranks 46th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.88 % | — |
| 2001 | 67.37 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 68.93 % | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 66.89 % | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 67.86 % | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 65.47 % | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 66.27 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 65.69 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 69.89 % | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 69.94 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 72.02 % | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 71.33 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 70.56 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 69.12 % | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 69.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.84 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.21 % | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 67.36 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 66.22 % | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 66.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.71 % | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 65.74 % | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 68.1 % | +3.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 68.1 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.8 %, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 68.1 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.54 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.52 % | 65.47 % | 69.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.45 % | 66.22 % | 72.02 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.21 % | 65.74 % | 68.71 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Ireland?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Ireland was 68.1 % 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 72.02 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.47 % in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Ireland ranks 46th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland 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.