Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Brazil

Employment in industry in Brazil in 2025 — 20.2%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.8 pp.

2025 20.2% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 75of 182
Period maximum 25%1991
Period minimum 20.2%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Brazil, 1991–20252022242619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 25%1992: 24.7%1993: 24.6%1994: 24.8%1995: 24.4%1996: 24.4%1997: 24.5%1998: 24.4%1999: 23.6%2000: 23.5%2001: 23.2%2002: 23.7%2003: 23.1%2004: 23.2%2005: 23.6%2006: 23.5%2007: 24.1%2008: 24.9%2009: 24.3%2010: 24.2%2011: 23.9%2012: 23.8%2013: 23.7%2014: 23.6%2015: 22.8%2016: 21.4%2017: 20.9%2018: 20.5%2019: 20.4%2020: 20.3%2021: 20.7%2022: 20.5%2023: 20.2%2024: 20.3%2025: 20.2%
Change over the period: −4.8 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Brazil 20.2%
World 23.7%
South America computed 19.7%
Employment in industry — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.2 −0.1 pp
2024 20.3 +0.1 pp
2023 20.2 −0.3 pp
2022 20.5 −0.2 pp
2021 20.7 +0.5 pp
2020 20.3 −0.1 pp
2019 20.4 −0.1 pp
2018 20.5 −0.4 pp
2017 20.9 −0.4 pp
2016 21.4 −1.5 pp
2015 22.8 −0.8 pp
2014 23.6 −0.1 pp
2013 23.7 −0.2 pp
2012 23.8 −0.1 pp
2011 23.9 −0.3 pp
2010 24.2 −0.1 pp
2009 24.3 −0.6 pp
2008 24.9 +0.7 pp
2007 24.1 +0.6 pp
2006 23.5 −0 pp
2005 23.6 +0.4 pp
2004 23.2 +0.1 pp
2003 23.1 −0.6 pp
2002 23.7 +0.5 pp
2001 23.2 −0.3 pp
2000 23.5 −0.1 pp
1999 23.6 −0.8 pp
1998 24.4 −0.1 pp
1997 24.5 +0 pp
1996 24.4 +0.1 pp
1995 24.4 −0.4 pp
1994 24.8 +0.2 pp
1993 24.6 −0 pp
1992 24.7 −0.3 pp
1991 25

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.