Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Eastern Europe

Employment in industry in Eastern Europe in 2025 — 27.8%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.2 pp.

2025 27.8% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 38%1991
Period minimum 27.8%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Eastern Europe, 1991–20252530354019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 38%1992: 37.1%1993: 36.5%1994: 35.3%1995: 33.6%1996: 32.6%1997: 31.1%1998: 30.4%1999: 30%2000: 29.8%2001: 30.3%2002: 30.5%2003: 30.5%2004: 30.3%2005: 30.2%2006: 30.1%2007: 30.3%2008: 30.3%2009: 29.3%2010: 29%2011: 28.9%2012: 29%2013: 28.7%2014: 28.6%2015: 28.2%2016: 28.2%2017: 28.3%2018: 28.2%2019: 28.3%2020: 28.1%2021: 28%2022: 28.4%2023: 28%2024: 28%2025: 27.8%
Change over the period: −10.2 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Europe 27.8%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.8 −0.2 pp
2024 28 −0 pp
2023 28 −0.4 pp
2022 28.4 +0.4 pp
2021 28 −0 pp
2020 28.1 −0.2 pp
2019 28.3 +0.1 pp
2018 28.2 −0.1 pp
2017 28.3 +0.1 pp
2016 28.2 −0 pp
2015 28.2 −0.4 pp
2014 28.6 −0.1 pp
2013 28.7 −0.3 pp
2012 29 +0.1 pp
2011 28.9 −0.1 pp
2010 29 −0.3 pp
2009 29.3 −1 pp
2008 30.3 +0.1 pp
2007 30.3 +0.1 pp
2006 30.1 −0 pp
2005 30.2 −0.1 pp
2004 30.3 −0.2 pp
2003 30.5 −0 pp
2002 30.5 +0.2 pp
2001 30.3 +0.4 pp
2000 29.8 −0.1 pp
1999 30 −0.4 pp
1998 30.4 −0.7 pp
1997 31.1 −1.5 pp
1996 32.6 −1 pp
1995 33.6 −1.6 pp
1994 35.3 −1.2 pp
1993 36.5 −0.6 pp
1992 37.1 −0.9 pp
1991 38

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.