Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Europe & Central Asia

Employment in industry in Europe & Central Asia in 2025 — 23.7%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.2 pp.

2025 23.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 32.8%1991
Period minimum 23.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Europe & Central Asia, 1991–202522.52527.53032.53519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 32.8%1992: 32.2%1993: 31.7%1994: 30.7%1995: 29.9%1996: 29.3%1997: 28.6%1998: 28.4%1999: 28%2000: 27.9%2001: 27.9%2002: 27.7%2003: 27.4%2004: 27.4%2005: 27.2%2006: 27.2%2007: 27.3%2008: 27%2009: 25.9%2010: 25.6%2011: 25.4%2012: 25.3%2013: 25%2014: 24.9%2015: 24.6%2016: 24.5%2017: 24.5%2018: 24.5%2019: 24.5%2020: 24.3%2021: 24.3%2022: 24.1%2023: 23.9%2024: 23.8%2025: 23.7%
Change over the period: −9.2 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 23.7%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.7 −0.2 pp
2024 23.8 −0 pp
2023 23.9 −0.3 pp
2022 24.1 −0.2 pp
2021 24.3 −0 pp
2020 24.3 −0.1 pp
2019 24.5 −0.1 pp
2018 24.5 −0 pp
2017 24.5 +0 pp
2016 24.5 −0.1 pp
2015 24.6 −0.2 pp
2014 24.9 −0.1 pp
2013 25 −0.3 pp
2012 25.3 −0.1 pp
2011 25.4 −0.3 pp
2010 25.6 −0.3 pp
2009 25.9 −1.1 pp
2008 27 −0.3 pp
2007 27.3 +0.1 pp
2006 27.2 −0 pp
2005 27.2 −0.1 pp
2004 27.4 −0.1 pp
2003 27.4 −0.3 pp
2002 27.7 −0.1 pp
2001 27.9 −0.1 pp
2000 27.9 −0.1 pp
1999 28 −0.4 pp
1998 28.4 −0.2 pp
1997 28.6 −0.7 pp
1996 29.3 −0.6 pp
1995 29.9 −0.8 pp
1994 30.7 −1 pp
1993 31.7 −0.6 pp
1992 32.2 −0.6 pp
1991 32.8

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.