Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Canada

Employment in industry in Canada in 2025 — 18.7%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.1 pp.

2025 18.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 96of 182
Period maximum 23.8%1991
Period minimum 18.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Canada, 1991–20251820222419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.8%1992: 23.2%1993: 22.5%1994: 22.7%1995: 22.9%1996: 22.8%1997: 23.1%1998: 23.1%1999: 23.1%2000: 23.3%2001: 23.1%2002: 23.2%2003: 23%2004: 23%2005: 22.7%2006: 22.2%2007: 21.8%2008: 21.5%2009: 20.4%2010: 20.3%2011: 20.5%2012: 20.7%2013: 20.4%2014: 20.2%2015: 20%2016: 19.5%2017: 19.8%2018: 19.7%2019: 19.3%2020: 19.5%2021: 19.3%2022: 19.4%2023: 19.2%2024: 18.9%2025: 18.7%
Change over the period: −5.1 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Canada 18.7%
World 23.7%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.7 −0.2 pp
2024 18.9 −0.3 pp
2023 19.2 −0.2 pp
2022 19.4 +0 pp
2021 19.3 −0.2 pp
2020 19.5 +0.2 pp
2019 19.3 −0.4 pp
2018 19.7 −0 pp
2017 19.8 +0.2 pp
2016 19.5 −0.5 pp
2015 20 −0.2 pp
2014 20.2 −0.2 pp
2013 20.4 −0.3 pp
2012 20.7 +0.2 pp
2011 20.5 +0.2 pp
2010 20.3 −0.2 pp
2009 20.4 −1.1 pp
2008 21.5 −0.2 pp
2007 21.8 −0.5 pp
2006 22.2 −0.5 pp
2005 22.7 −0.4 pp
2004 23 +0.1 pp
2003 23 −0.3 pp
2002 23.2 +0.2 pp
2001 23.1 −0.2 pp
2000 23.3 +0.2 pp
1999 23.1 +0 pp
1998 23.1 +0.1 pp
1997 23.1 +0.3 pp
1996 22.8 −0.2 pp
1995 22.9 +0.3 pp
1994 22.7 +0.2 pp
1993 22.5 −0.7 pp
1992 23.2 −0.7 pp
1991 23.8

Northern America, 2025

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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.