Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Libya

Employment in industry in Libya in 2025 — 18.6%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.9 pp.

2025 18.6% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 97of 182
Period maximum 24.5%1991
Period minimum 17.9%2022

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Libya, 1991–202516182022242619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 24.5%1992: 24.1%1993: 23.7%1994: 23.5%1995: 23.2%1996: 23%1997: 23%1998: 22.6%1999: 22.4%2000: 22.4%2001: 22.1%2002: 21.9%2003: 22.4%2004: 22.4%2005: 22.9%2006: 23.2%2007: 23.2%2008: 23.1%2009: 22.4%2010: 22.3%2011: 21.6%2012: 20.9%2013: 19.9%2014: 18.8%2015: 18.6%2016: 18.3%2017: 19.2%2018: 19.4%2019: 18.7%2020: 18.2%2021: 18.4%2022: 17.9%2023: 18.3%2024: 18.1%2025: 18.6%
Change over the period: −5.9 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Libya 18.6%
World 23.7%
Northern Africa computed 28.8%
Employment in industry — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.6 +0.5 pp
2024 18.1 −0.2 pp
2023 18.3 +0.4 pp
2022 17.9 −0.6 pp
2021 18.4 +0.3 pp
2020 18.2 −0.6 pp
2019 18.7 −0.7 pp
2018 19.4 +0.3 pp
2017 19.2 +0.8 pp
2016 18.3 −0.3 pp
2015 18.6 −0.3 pp
2014 18.8 −1.1 pp
2013 19.9 −1 pp
2012 20.9 −0.6 pp
2011 21.6 −0.8 pp
2010 22.3 −0.1 pp
2009 22.4 −0.7 pp
2008 23.1 −0.1 pp
2007 23.2 −0 pp
2006 23.2 +0.3 pp
2005 22.9 +0.5 pp
2004 22.4 +0 pp
2003 22.4 +0.5 pp
2002 21.9 −0.2 pp
2001 22.1 −0.4 pp
2000 22.4 −0 pp
1999 22.4 −0.2 pp
1998 22.6 −0.4 pp
1997 23 +0.1 pp
1996 23 −0.2 pp
1995 23.2 −0.4 pp
1994 23.5 −0.2 pp
1993 23.7 −0.3 pp
1992 24.1 −0.5 pp
1991 24.5

Northern Africa, 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.