Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Brazil

Employment in industry in Brazil in 2025 — 20.2%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.8 pp.

2025 20.2% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 75of 182
Period maximum 25%1991
Period minimum 20.2%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Brazil, 1991–20252022242619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 25%1992: 24.7%1993: 24.6%1994: 24.8%1995: 24.4%1996: 24.4%1997: 24.5%1998: 24.4%1999: 23.6%2000: 23.5%2001: 23.2%2002: 23.7%2003: 23.1%2004: 23.2%2005: 23.6%2006: 23.5%2007: 24.1%2008: 24.9%2009: 24.3%2010: 24.2%2011: 23.9%2012: 23.8%2013: 23.7%2014: 23.6%2015: 22.8%2016: 21.4%2017: 20.9%2018: 20.5%2019: 20.4%2020: 20.3%2021: 20.7%2022: 20.5%2023: 20.2%2024: 20.3%2025: 20.2%
Change over the period: −4.8 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Brazil 20.2%
World 23.7%
South America computed 19.7%
Employment in industry — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.2 −0.1 pp
2024 20.3 +0.1 pp
2023 20.2 −0.3 pp
2022 20.5 −0.2 pp
2021 20.7 +0.5 pp
2020 20.3 −0.1 pp
2019 20.4 −0.1 pp
2018 20.5 −0.4 pp
2017 20.9 −0.4 pp
2016 21.4 −1.5 pp
2015 22.8 −0.8 pp
2014 23.6 −0.1 pp
2013 23.7 −0.2 pp
2012 23.8 −0.1 pp
2011 23.9 −0.3 pp
2010 24.2 −0.1 pp
2009 24.3 −0.6 pp
2008 24.9 +0.7 pp
2007 24.1 +0.6 pp
2006 23.5 −0 pp
2005 23.6 +0.4 pp
2004 23.2 +0.1 pp
2003 23.1 −0.6 pp
2002 23.7 +0.5 pp
2001 23.2 −0.3 pp
2000 23.5 −0.1 pp
1999 23.6 −0.8 pp
1998 24.4 −0.1 pp
1997 24.5 +0 pp
1996 24.4 +0.1 pp
1995 24.4 −0.4 pp
1994 24.8 +0.2 pp
1993 24.6 −0 pp
1992 24.7 −0.3 pp
1991 25 —

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.