Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Estonia

Employment in industry in Estonia in 2025 — 26%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.2 pp.

2025 26% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 35of 182
Period maximum 36.2%1991
Period minimum 26%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Estonia, 1991–20252530354019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 36.2%1992: 35.3%1993: 32.6%1994: 31.9%1995: 33.8%1996: 33.2%1997: 33.4%1998: 33%1999: 31.6%2000: 35%2001: 33.8%2002: 29.8%2003: 30.7%2004: 34%2005: 34.1%2006: 33.5%2007: 35.1%2008: 35.3%2009: 31.4%2010: 30.3%2011: 32.4%2012: 31.1%2013: 30.3%2014: 30.1%2015: 31.3%2016: 30.2%2017: 30.2%2018: 30.2%2019: 29.4%2020: 29.7%2021: 29%2022: 28.6%2023: 27.4%2024: 26.5%2025: 26%
Change over the period: −10.2 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Estonia 26%
World 23.7%
Northern Europe computed 17.2%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26 −0.5 pp
2024 26.5 −0.9 pp
2023 27.4 −1.2 pp
2022 28.6 −0.4 pp
2021 29 −0.7 pp
2020 29.7 +0.3 pp
2019 29.4 −0.8 pp
2018 30.2 −0 pp
2017 30.2 −0 pp
2016 30.2 −1.1 pp
2015 31.3 +1.1 pp
2014 30.1 −0.1 pp
2013 30.3 −0.8 pp
2012 31.1 −1.3 pp
2011 32.4 +2.1 pp
2010 30.3 −1.1 pp
2009 31.4 −3.8 pp
2008 35.3 +0.1 pp
2007 35.1 +1.6 pp
2006 33.5 −0.5 pp
2005 34.1 +0.1 pp
2004 34 +3.3 pp
2003 30.7 +0.9 pp
2002 29.8 −4 pp
2001 33.8 −1.2 pp
2000 35 +3.4 pp
1999 31.6 −1.3 pp
1998 33 −0.5 pp
1997 33.4 +0.2 pp
1996 33.2 −0.6 pp
1995 33.8 +1.9 pp
1994 31.9 −0.7 pp
1993 32.6 −2.7 pp
1992 35.3 −1 pp
1991 36.2

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.