Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Australia
Australia: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was 7.55 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Australia stood at 7.55 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Australia peaked at 8.93 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.54 %, in 2001.
That places Australia 18th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.54 % | — |
| 2002 | 8.31 % | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 7.65 % | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 7.36 % | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 8.93 % | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 8.85 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.11 % | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 7.76 % | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 7.9 % | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 8.66 % | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 6.77 % | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 6.79 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.67 % | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 7.8 % | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.84 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.22 % | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 7.25 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.47 % | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 7.98 % | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 7.97 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.71 % | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 7.93 % | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 7.6 % | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 7.55 % | -0.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 7.55 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.06 %, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Australia's 7.55 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.58 %. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +50.0% | 5.54 % | 8.31 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.82 % | 5.54 % | 8.93 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.65 % | 6.77 % | 8.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.75 % | 7.55 % | 7.97 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 15 North Macedonia 8.63 % compare
- 16 Costa Rica 8.4 % compare
- 17 Serbia 7.57 % compare
- 19 Czechia 7.54 % compare
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 7.31 % compare
- 21 Portugal 6.41 % compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Australia?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Australia was 7.55 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.54 % in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. 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.