Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Spain

Employment in industry in Spain in 2025 — 19.9%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12.2 pp.

2025 19.9% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 80of 182
Period maximum 32%1991
Period minimum 19.2%2014

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Spain, 1991–2025152025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 32%1992: 31.7%1993: 31%1994: 30.3%1995: 30.2%1996: 29.5%1997: 29.9%1998: 30.5%1999: 30.7%2000: 30.8%2001: 31.5%2002: 31%2003: 30.7%2004: 30.2%2005: 29.6%2006: 29.2%2007: 29.1%2008: 27.6%2009: 24.5%2010: 23.2%2011: 21.4%2012: 20.6%2013: 20.1%2014: 19.2%2015: 20.3%2016: 19.7%2017: 20%2018: 20.3%2019: 20.5%2020: 20.8%2021: 20.7%2022: 20.5%2023: 20%2024: 20.1%2025: 19.9%
Change over the period: −12.2 pp Annual average: -0.36 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Spain 19.9%
World 23.7%
Southern Europe computed 23.4%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.9 −0.2 pp
2024 20.1 +0.1 pp
2023 20 −0.4 pp
2022 20.5 −0.2 pp
2021 20.7 −0.1 pp
2020 20.8 +0.3 pp
2019 20.5 +0.2 pp
2018 20.3 +0.2 pp
2017 20 +0.3 pp
2016 19.7 −0.6 pp
2015 20.3 +1.1 pp
2014 19.2 −0.9 pp
2013 20.1 −0.5 pp
2012 20.6 −0.8 pp
2011 21.4 −1.8 pp
2010 23.2 −1.3 pp
2009 24.5 −3.1 pp
2008 27.6 −1.5 pp
2007 29.1 −0.1 pp
2006 29.2 −0.3 pp
2005 29.6 −0.6 pp
2004 30.2 −0.5 pp
2003 30.7 −0.3 pp
2002 31 −0.4 pp
2001 31.5 +0.6 pp
2000 30.8 +0.1 pp
1999 30.7 +0.2 pp
1998 30.5 +0.6 pp
1997 29.9 +0.4 pp
1996 29.5 −0.7 pp
1995 30.2 −0.1 pp
1994 30.3 −0.7 pp
1993 31 −0.7 pp
1992 31.7 −0.3 pp
1991 32

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.