Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — ASEAN

Employment in industry in ASEAN in 2025 — 23.9%. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 10.4 pp.

2025 23.9% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 23.9%2025
Period minimum 13.6%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — ASEAN, 1991–20251015202519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.6%1992: 14%1993: 14.6%1994: 15.1%1995: 15.9%1996: 16.9%1997: 17.4%1998: 15.8%1999: 16%2000: 16.2%2001: 17.1%2002: 17.3%2003: 17.2%2004: 17.6%2005: 18.2%2006: 18.5%2007: 18.8%2008: 19.2%2009: 19.1%2010: 19.3%2011: 19.5%2012: 19.9%2013: 20.3%2014: 20.9%2015: 21.5%2016: 21.8%2017: 22.1%2018: 22.5%2019: 23%2020: 22.8%2021: 23.2%2022: 22.8%2023: 23.3%2024: 23.7%2025: 23.9%
Change over the period: +10.4 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: ASEAN

ASEAN 23.9%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — ASEAN, by year ASEAN All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.9 +0.2 pp
2024 23.7 +0.4 pp
2023 23.3 +0.5 pp
2022 22.8 −0.4 pp
2021 23.2 +0.4 pp
2020 22.8 −0.1 pp
2019 23 +0.5 pp
2018 22.5 +0.4 pp
2017 22.1 +0.3 pp
2016 21.8 +0.3 pp
2015 21.5 +0.5 pp
2014 20.9 +0.6 pp
2013 20.3 +0.4 pp
2012 19.9 +0.4 pp
2011 19.5 +0.2 pp
2010 19.3 +0.2 pp
2009 19.1 −0.1 pp
2008 19.2 +0.4 pp
2007 18.8 +0.3 pp
2006 18.5 +0.3 pp
2005 18.2 +0.6 pp
2004 17.6 +0.3 pp
2003 17.2 −0 pp
2002 17.3 +0.2 pp
2001 17.1 +0.8 pp
2000 16.2 +0.3 pp
1999 16 +0.2 pp
1998 15.8 −1.7 pp
1997 17.4 +0.6 pp
1996 16.9 +0.9 pp
1995 15.9 +0.8 pp
1994 15.1 +0.5 pp
1993 14.6 +0.6 pp
1992 14 +0.4 pp
1991 13.6

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.