Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Moldova

Employment in industry in Moldova in 2025 — 12.6%. Ranked 153 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.5 pp.

2025 12.6% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 153of 182
Period maximum 23.7%1992
Period minimum 9.9%2017

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Moldova, 1991–202551015202519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22%1992: 23.7%1993: 18.3%1994: 16.7%1995: 15.8%1996: 15.1%1997: 14.8%1998: 14.6%1999: 13.6%2000: 13.9%2001: 13.9%2002: 14.4%2003: 14.2%2004: 14.1%2005: 14.1%2006: 14%2007: 13.9%2008: 14.3%2009: 13.1%2010: 11.7%2011: 11.8%2012: 11.7%2013: 10.9%2014: 10.6%2015: 10.5%2016: 10.2%2017: 9.9%2018: 10.5%2019: 11.4%2020: 12.2%2021: 12.2%2022: 12.7%2023: 13.3%2024: 12.6%2025: 12.6%
Change over the period: −9.5 pp Annual average: -0.28 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Moldova 12.6%
World 23.7%
Eastern Europe computed 27.8%
Employment in industry — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.6 −0 pp
2024 12.6 −0.7 pp
2023 13.3 +0.6 pp
2022 12.7 +0.4 pp
2021 12.2 +0 pp
2020 12.2 +0.8 pp
2019 11.4 +0.9 pp
2018 10.5 +0.6 pp
2017 9.9 −0.4 pp
2016 10.2 −0.3 pp
2015 10.5 −0.1 pp
2014 10.6 −0.2 pp
2013 10.9 −0.8 pp
2012 11.7 −0.1 pp
2011 11.8 +0.1 pp
2010 11.7 −1.4 pp
2009 13.1 −1.2 pp
2008 14.3 +0.4 pp
2007 13.9 −0.1 pp
2006 14 −0.1 pp
2005 14.1 −0.1 pp
2004 14.1 −0.1 pp
2003 14.2 −0.2 pp
2002 14.4 +0.5 pp
2001 13.9 +0 pp
2000 13.9 +0.2 pp
1999 13.6 −1 pp
1998 14.6 −0.1 pp
1997 14.8 −0.3 pp
1996 15.1 −0.8 pp
1995 15.8 −0.9 pp
1994 16.7 −1.5 pp
1993 18.3 −5.4 pp
1992 23.7 +1.6 pp
1991 22

Eastern Europe, 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.