Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Australia and New Zealand

Employment in industry in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 — 19.4%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.5 pp.

2025 19.4% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 23.9%1994
Period minimum 19.1%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Australia and New Zealand, 1991–20251820222419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.9%1992: 23.6%1993: 23.7%1994: 23.9%1995: 23.5%1996: 23%1997: 22.7%1998: 22.4%1999: 22%2000: 22.3%2001: 21.5%2002: 21.6%2003: 21.5%2004: 21.9%2005: 21.6%2006: 21.8%2007: 21.7%2008: 22%2009: 21.8%2010: 21.6%2011: 21.3%2012: 21.2%2013: 21%2014: 21%2015: 20.4%2016: 20%2017: 19.6%2018: 19.9%2019: 19.1%2020: 19.4%2021: 19.6%2022: 19.5%2023: 19.8%2024: 19.5%2025: 19.4%
Change over the period: −4.5 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 19.4%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.4 −0.1 pp
2024 19.5 −0.4 pp
2023 19.8 +0.3 pp
2022 19.5 −0.1 pp
2021 19.6 +0.2 pp
2020 19.4 +0.3 pp
2019 19.1 −0.8 pp
2018 19.9 +0.3 pp
2017 19.6 −0.4 pp
2016 20 −0.3 pp
2015 20.4 −0.6 pp
2014 21 −0 pp
2013 21 −0.2 pp
2012 21.2 −0.1 pp
2011 21.3 −0.2 pp
2010 21.6 −0.2 pp
2009 21.8 −0.2 pp
2008 22 +0.3 pp
2007 21.7 −0.1 pp
2006 21.8 +0.2 pp
2005 21.6 −0.3 pp
2004 21.9 +0.3 pp
2003 21.5 −0.1 pp
2002 21.6 +0.1 pp
2001 21.5 −0.8 pp
2000 22.3 +0.3 pp
1999 22 −0.4 pp
1998 22.4 −0.3 pp
1997 22.7 −0.3 pp
1996 23 −0.5 pp
1995 23.5 −0.4 pp
1994 23.9 +0.2 pp
1993 23.7 +0.1 pp
1992 23.6 −0.3 pp
1991 23.9

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.