Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — G20

Employment in industry in the G20 in 2025 — 26.2%. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.5 pp.

2025 26.2% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 26.2%2025
Period minimum 21.7%2002

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — G20, 1991–2025202224262819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22.7%1992: 22.7%1993: 22.8%1994: 22.7%1995: 22.7%1996: 22.8%1997: 22.8%1998: 22.5%1999: 22.3%2000: 22.9%2001: 22%2002: 21.7%2003: 21.8%2004: 22.2%2005: 22.8%2006: 23.5%2007: 24.2%2008: 24.4%2009: 24.5%2010: 25%2011: 25.6%2012: 26.1%2013: 26.1%2014: 26.1%2015: 25.8%2016: 25.8%2017: 25.9%2018: 26%2019: 26%2020: 25.7%2021: 26%2022: 26.1%2023: 26%2024: 26.1%2025: 26.2%
Change over the period: +3.5 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 26.2%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.2 +0.1 pp
2024 26.1 +0.1 pp
2023 26 −0.1 pp
2022 26.1 +0.1 pp
2021 26 +0.3 pp
2020 25.7 −0.4 pp
2019 26 +0 pp
2018 26 +0.1 pp
2017 25.9 +0.1 pp
2016 25.8 +0 pp
2015 25.8 −0.3 pp
2014 26.1 −0 pp
2013 26.1 −0.1 pp
2012 26.1 +0.6 pp
2011 25.6 +0.6 pp
2010 25 +0.5 pp
2009 24.5 +0.1 pp
2008 24.4 +0.2 pp
2007 24.2 +0.8 pp
2006 23.5 +0.6 pp
2005 22.8 +0.6 pp
2004 22.2 +0.5 pp
2003 21.8 +0.1 pp
2002 21.7 −0.3 pp
2001 22 −0.9 pp
2000 22.9 +0.6 pp
1999 22.3 −0.2 pp
1998 22.5 −0.3 pp
1997 22.8 −0 pp
1996 22.8 +0.2 pp
1995 22.7 −0 pp
1994 22.7 −0.1 pp
1993 22.8 +0.1 pp
1992 22.7 −0 pp
1991 22.7

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.