Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — India

Employment in industry in India in 2025 — 25.8%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 11.2 pp.

2025 25.8% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 182
Period maximum 26.1%2022
Period minimum 14.6%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — India, 1991–2025101520253019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 14.6%1992: 14.7%1993: 14.8%1994: 14.9%1995: 15%1996: 15.3%1997: 15.5%1998: 15.8%1999: 16.3%2000: 16.3%2001: 16.8%2002: 17.1%2003: 17.7%2004: 18.4%2005: 19%2006: 19.5%2007: 20.3%2008: 20.8%2009: 21.6%2010: 22.4%2011: 23.5%2012: 24.7%2013: 24.8%2014: 24.9%2015: 24.9%2016: 25.2%2017: 25.3%2018: 25.4%2019: 25.3%2020: 23.7%2021: 24.5%2022: 26.1%2023: 25%2024: 25.4%2025: 25.8%
Change over the period: +11.2 pp Annual average: 0.33 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

India 25.8%
World 23.7%
South Asia 25.1%
Southern Asia computed 25.4%
Employment in industry — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.8 +0.4 pp
2024 25.4 +0.3 pp
2023 25 −1.1 pp
2022 26.1 +1.6 pp
2021 24.5 +0.8 pp
2020 23.7 −1.5 pp
2019 25.3 −0.1 pp
2018 25.4 +0.1 pp
2017 25.3 +0.1 pp
2016 25.2 +0.2 pp
2015 24.9 +0.1 pp
2014 24.9 +0.1 pp
2013 24.8 +0.1 pp
2012 24.7 +1.1 pp
2011 23.5 +1.2 pp
2010 22.4 +0.8 pp
2009 21.6 +0.8 pp
2008 20.8 +0.4 pp
2007 20.3 +0.8 pp
2006 19.5 +0.5 pp
2005 19 +0.6 pp
2004 18.4 +0.7 pp
2003 17.7 +0.6 pp
2002 17.1 +0.3 pp
2001 16.8 +0.4 pp
2000 16.3 +0 pp
1999 16.3 +0.5 pp
1998 15.8 +0.3 pp
1997 15.5 +0.2 pp
1996 15.3 +0.3 pp
1995 15 +0.1 pp
1994 14.9 +0.1 pp
1993 14.8 +0.1 pp
1992 14.7 +0.1 pp
1991 14.6

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.