Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Italy

Employment in industry in Italy in 2025 — 26.4%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.4 pp.

2025 26.4% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 31of 182
Period maximum 34.8%1991
Period minimum 25.9%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Italy, 1991–20252527.53032.53519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 34.8%1992: 34.6%1993: 34.1%1994: 33.8%1995: 33.7%1996: 33.4%1997: 32.6%1998: 32.7%1999: 32.4%2000: 31.8%2001: 31.7%2002: 31.6%2003: 31.8%2004: 30.8%2005: 30.7%2006: 30.1%2007: 30.1%2008: 29.8%2009: 29.2%2010: 28.6%2011: 28.3%2012: 27.6%2013: 27%2014: 26.9%2015: 26.6%2016: 26.1%2017: 26%2018: 26.1%2019: 25.9%2020: 26.4%2021: 26.6%2022: 26.9%2023: 26.6%2024: 26.7%2025: 26.4%
Change over the period: −8.4 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Italy 26.4%
World 23.7%
Southern Europe computed 23.4%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.4 −0.3 pp
2024 26.7 +0 pp
2023 26.6 −0.2 pp
2022 26.9 +0.2 pp
2021 26.6 +0.2 pp
2020 26.4 +0.5 pp
2019 25.9 −0.2 pp
2018 26.1 +0.1 pp
2017 26 −0.1 pp
2016 26.1 −0.5 pp
2015 26.6 −0.3 pp
2014 26.9 −0.1 pp
2013 27 −0.5 pp
2012 27.6 −0.7 pp
2011 28.3 −0.3 pp
2010 28.6 −0.6 pp
2009 29.2 −0.6 pp
2008 29.8 −0.3 pp
2007 30.1 +0.1 pp
2006 30.1 −0.6 pp
2005 30.7 −0.2 pp
2004 30.8 −0.9 pp
2003 31.8 +0.2 pp
2002 31.6 −0.1 pp
2001 31.7 −0.1 pp
2000 31.8 −0.6 pp
1999 32.4 −0.4 pp
1998 32.7 +0.1 pp
1997 32.6 −0.7 pp
1996 33.4 −0.3 pp
1995 33.7 −0.1 pp
1994 33.8 −0.3 pp
1993 34.1 −0.5 pp
1992 34.6 −0.2 pp
1991 34.8

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.