Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Central Asia

Employment in industry in Central Asia in 2025 — 23%. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.3 pp.

2025 23% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 23%2025
Period minimum 17.6%2000

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Central Asia, 1991–2025161820222419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 20.8%1992: 20.1%1993: 19.7%1994: 19%1995: 18.4%1996: 18%1997: 17.8%1998: 17.7%1999: 17.6%2000: 17.6%2001: 17.8%2002: 18.1%2003: 18.8%2004: 19.4%2005: 19.7%2006: 20.2%2007: 20.7%2008: 21%2009: 21.1%2010: 21.3%2011: 21.4%2012: 21.6%2013: 21.7%2014: 21.8%2015: 22%2016: 22.1%2017: 21.9%2018: 21.8%2019: 22.3%2020: 22.2%2021: 22.5%2022: 22.6%2023: 22.7%2024: 22.8%2025: 23%
Change over the period: +2.3 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Central Asia 23%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23 +0.2 pp
2024 22.8 +0.2 pp
2023 22.7 +0.1 pp
2022 22.6 +0.1 pp
2021 22.5 +0.3 pp
2020 22.2 −0 pp
2019 22.3 +0.5 pp
2018 21.8 −0.1 pp
2017 21.9 −0.1 pp
2016 22.1 +0.1 pp
2015 22 +0.2 pp
2014 21.8 +0.1 pp
2013 21.7 +0.1 pp
2012 21.6 +0.2 pp
2011 21.4 +0.1 pp
2010 21.3 +0.2 pp
2009 21.1 +0.1 pp
2008 21 +0.3 pp
2007 20.7 +0.4 pp
2006 20.2 +0.5 pp
2005 19.7 +0.3 pp
2004 19.4 +0.6 pp
2003 18.8 +0.7 pp
2002 18.1 +0.3 pp
2001 17.8 +0.2 pp
2000 17.6 −0 pp
1999 17.6 −0.1 pp
1998 17.7 −0.1 pp
1997 17.8 −0.2 pp
1996 18 −0.4 pp
1995 18.4 −0.6 pp
1994 19 −0.6 pp
1993 19.7 −0.4 pp
1992 20.1 −0.7 pp
1991 20.8

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.