Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Cyprus

Employment in industry in Cyprus in 2025 — 16.3%. Ranked 127 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 13.8 pp.

2025 16.3% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 127of 182
Period maximum 30%1991
Period minimum 16.1%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Cyprus, 1991–2025152025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 30%1992: 29.2%1993: 27.8%1994: 26.7%1995: 26%1996: 25.6%1997: 25.1%1998: 24.7%1999: 24.3%2000: 23.8%2001: 23.7%2002: 23.2%2003: 22.9%2004: 24%2005: 24%2006: 22.6%2007: 22.5%2008: 23%2009: 21.8%2010: 20.4%2011: 20.9%2012: 20.2%2013: 17.6%2014: 16.5%2015: 16.2%2016: 17.1%2017: 17%2018: 16.7%2019: 18.4%2020: 19.5%2021: 17.9%2022: 17.2%2023: 16.1%2024: 16.3%2025: 16.3%
Change over the period: −13.8 pp Annual average: -0.41 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cyprus 16.3%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.3 −0.1 pp
2024 16.3 +0.2 pp
2023 16.1 −1 pp
2022 17.2 −0.8 pp
2021 17.9 −1.6 pp
2020 19.5 +1.1 pp
2019 18.4 +1.8 pp
2018 16.7 −0.4 pp
2017 17 −0 pp
2016 17.1 +0.8 pp
2015 16.2 −0.3 pp
2014 16.5 −1 pp
2013 17.6 −2.6 pp
2012 20.2 −0.7 pp
2011 20.9 +0.5 pp
2010 20.4 −1.4 pp
2009 21.8 −1.2 pp
2008 23 +0.5 pp
2007 22.5 −0.1 pp
2006 22.6 −1.4 pp
2005 24 +0.1 pp
2004 24 +1.1 pp
2003 22.9 −0.3 pp
2002 23.2 −0.5 pp
2001 23.7 −0.1 pp
2000 23.8 −0.6 pp
1999 24.3 −0.4 pp
1998 24.7 −0.3 pp
1997 25.1 −0.5 pp
1996 25.6 −0.4 pp
1995 26 −0.6 pp
1994 26.7 −1.1 pp
1993 27.8 −1.4 pp
1992 29.2 −0.9 pp
1991 30

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.