Employment in industry in North Korea in 2025 — 22.4%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.5 pp.
1991–2025 · % of employment
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.4 | −0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 22.5 | −0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 22.7 | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 22.5 | −0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 22.7 | −0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 23.1 | −0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 23.4 | −0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 23.5 | −0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 24.1 | −0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 24.6 | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 24.5 | −0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 24.8 | −0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 24.9 | −0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 25 | −0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 25.1 | −0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 25.3 | −0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 25.5 | −0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 25.8 | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 25.8 | −0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 26.1 | −0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 26.4 | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 26.2 | −0 pp |
| 2003 | 26.2 | +0 pp |
| 2002 | 26.2 | −0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 26.3 | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 26.2 | −0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 26.3 | +0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 26 | −0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 26.4 | −0.9 pp |
| 1996 | 27.3 | −0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 27.9 | −0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 28.6 | −0.6 pp |
| 1993 | 29.2 | −0.7 pp |
| 1992 | 29.9 | −1 pp |
| 1991 | 30.9 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
