Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — NATO

Employment in industry in NATO in 2025 — 21.5%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.8 pp.

2025 21.5% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 29.4%1991
Period minimum 21.5%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — NATO, 1991–202520222426283019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 29.4%1992: 28.9%1993: 28.4%1994: 27.9%1995: 27.7%1996: 27.4%1997: 27.4%1998: 27.3%1999: 26.8%2000: 26.7%2001: 26.4%2002: 26.2%2003: 25.8%2004: 25.8%2005: 25.6%2006: 25.6%2007: 25.6%2008: 25.1%2009: 23.7%2010: 23.3%2011: 23.1%2012: 22.9%2013: 22.8%2014: 22.8%2015: 22.6%2016: 22.5%2017: 22.5%2018: 22.6%2019: 22.4%2020: 22.3%2021: 22.1%2022: 22.1%2023: 21.9%2024: 21.7%2025: 21.5%
Change over the period: −7.8 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

NATO 21.5%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.5 −0.2 pp
2024 21.7 −0.2 pp
2023 21.9 −0.2 pp
2022 22.1 −0.1 pp
2021 22.1 −0.2 pp
2020 22.3 −0.1 pp
2019 22.4 −0.1 pp
2018 22.6 +0 pp
2017 22.5 +0 pp
2016 22.5 −0.1 pp
2015 22.6 −0.1 pp
2014 22.8 −0.1 pp
2013 22.8 −0.1 pp
2012 22.9 −0.2 pp
2011 23.1 −0.2 pp
2010 23.3 −0.4 pp
2009 23.7 −1.4 pp
2008 25.1 −0.5 pp
2007 25.6 −0 pp
2006 25.6 −0 pp
2005 25.6 −0.2 pp
2004 25.8 −0 pp
2003 25.8 −0.4 pp
2002 26.2 −0.2 pp
2001 26.4 −0.3 pp
2000 26.7 −0.1 pp
1999 26.8 −0.5 pp
1998 27.3 −0.1 pp
1997 27.4 −0.1 pp
1996 27.4 −0.2 pp
1995 27.7 −0.2 pp
1994 27.9 −0.5 pp
1993 28.4 −0.5 pp
1992 28.9 −0.5 pp
1991 29.4

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.