Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Melanesia

Employment in industry in Melanesia in 2025 — 8.6%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.2 pp.

2025 8.6% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 12.9%1994
Period minimum 8.5%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Melanesia, 1991–2025810121419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 11.8%1992: 12.3%1993: 12.8%1994: 12.9%1995: 12.6%1996: 12.7%1997: 12.2%1998: 12%1999: 11.9%2000: 11.2%2001: 10.6%2002: 10.2%2003: 10.1%2004: 10.1%2005: 10.1%2006: 10.1%2007: 10.1%2008: 9.8%2009: 9.7%2010: 9.6%2011: 9.3%2012: 8.9%2013: 8.7%2014: 9.2%2015: 9.2%2016: 9.1%2017: 9.1%2018: 8.7%2019: 8.6%2020: 8.5%2021: 8.5%2022: 8.5%2023: 8.5%2024: 8.5%2025: 8.6%
Change over the period: −3.2 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Melanesia 8.6%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.6 +0.1 pp
2024 8.5 +0.1 pp
2023 8.5 −0 pp
2022 8.5 +0 pp
2021 8.5 +0 pp
2020 8.5 −0.2 pp
2019 8.6 −0 pp
2018 8.7 −0.4 pp
2017 9.1 −0 pp
2016 9.1 −0.1 pp
2015 9.2 −0 pp
2014 9.2 +0.5 pp
2013 8.7 −0.2 pp
2012 8.9 −0.3 pp
2011 9.3 −0.4 pp
2010 9.6 −0.1 pp
2009 9.7 −0.1 pp
2008 9.8 −0.4 pp
2007 10.1 +0 pp
2006 10.1 −0 pp
2005 10.1 +0.1 pp
2004 10.1 −0 pp
2003 10.1 −0.1 pp
2002 10.2 −0.4 pp
2001 10.6 −0.6 pp
2000 11.2 −0.7 pp
1999 11.9 −0.2 pp
1998 12 −0.2 pp
1997 12.2 −0.5 pp
1996 12.7 +0.1 pp
1995 12.6 −0.3 pp
1994 12.9 +0.1 pp
1993 12.8 +0.5 pp
1992 12.3 +0.5 pp
1991 11.8

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.