Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — G7

Employment in industry in the G7 in 2025 — 20.7%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.8 pp.

2025 20.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 29.5%1991
Period minimum 20.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — G7, 1991–20252022.52527.53019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 29.5%1992: 29.1%1993: 28.6%1994: 28.2%1995: 28%1996: 27.7%1997: 27.5%1998: 27.2%1999: 26.7%2000: 26.6%2001: 26.1%2002: 25.8%2003: 25.4%2004: 25.1%2005: 24.7%2006: 24.7%2007: 24.6%2008: 24%2009: 22.8%2010: 22.4%2011: 22.3%2012: 22.3%2013: 22.2%2014: 22.2%2015: 21.9%2016: 21.7%2017: 21.7%2018: 21.7%2019: 21.7%2020: 21.4%2021: 21.2%2022: 21.1%2023: 21%2024: 20.8%2025: 20.7%
Change over the period: −8.8 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 20.7%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.7 −0.2 pp
2024 20.8 −0.2 pp
2023 21 −0.1 pp
2022 21.1 −0.1 pp
2021 21.2 −0.2 pp
2020 21.4 −0.3 pp
2019 21.7 −0.1 pp
2018 21.7 +0 pp
2017 21.7 −0 pp
2016 21.7 −0.2 pp
2015 21.9 −0.2 pp
2014 22.2 −0 pp
2013 22.2 −0.1 pp
2012 22.3 −0 pp
2011 22.3 −0.1 pp
2010 22.4 −0.4 pp
2009 22.8 −1.1 pp
2008 24 −0.6 pp
2007 24.6 −0.1 pp
2006 24.7 −0 pp
2005 24.7 −0.4 pp
2004 25.1 −0.3 pp
2003 25.4 −0.3 pp
2002 25.8 −0.4 pp
2001 26.1 −0.4 pp
2000 26.6 −0.2 pp
1999 26.7 −0.4 pp
1998 27.2 −0.4 pp
1997 27.5 −0.2 pp
1996 27.7 −0.3 pp
1995 28 −0.2 pp
1994 28.2 −0.4 pp
1993 28.6 −0.5 pp
1992 29.1 −0.4 pp
1991 29.5

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.