Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Cyprus

Employment in industry in Cyprus in 2025 — 16.3%. Ranked 127 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 13.8 pp.

2025 16.3% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 127of 182
Period maximum 30%1991
Period minimum 16.1%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Cyprus, 1991–2025152025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 30%1992: 29.2%1993: 27.8%1994: 26.7%1995: 26%1996: 25.6%1997: 25.1%1998: 24.7%1999: 24.3%2000: 23.8%2001: 23.7%2002: 23.2%2003: 22.9%2004: 24%2005: 24%2006: 22.6%2007: 22.5%2008: 23%2009: 21.8%2010: 20.4%2011: 20.9%2012: 20.2%2013: 17.6%2014: 16.5%2015: 16.2%2016: 17.1%2017: 17%2018: 16.7%2019: 18.4%2020: 19.5%2021: 17.9%2022: 17.2%2023: 16.1%2024: 16.3%2025: 16.3%
Change over the period: −13.8 pp Annual average: -0.41 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cyprus 16.3%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.3 −0.1 pp
2024 16.3 +0.2 pp
2023 16.1 −1 pp
2022 17.2 −0.8 pp
2021 17.9 −1.6 pp
2020 19.5 +1.1 pp
2019 18.4 +1.8 pp
2018 16.7 −0.4 pp
2017 17 −0 pp
2016 17.1 +0.8 pp
2015 16.2 −0.3 pp
2014 16.5 −1 pp
2013 17.6 −2.6 pp
2012 20.2 −0.7 pp
2011 20.9 +0.5 pp
2010 20.4 −1.4 pp
2009 21.8 −1.2 pp
2008 23 +0.5 pp
2007 22.5 −0.1 pp
2006 22.6 −1.4 pp
2005 24 +0.1 pp
2004 24 +1.1 pp
2003 22.9 −0.3 pp
2002 23.2 −0.5 pp
2001 23.7 −0.1 pp
2000 23.8 −0.6 pp
1999 24.3 −0.4 pp
1998 24.7 −0.3 pp
1997 25.1 −0.5 pp
1996 25.6 −0.4 pp
1995 26 −0.6 pp
1994 26.7 −1.1 pp
1993 27.8 −1.4 pp
1992 29.2 −0.9 pp
1991 30 —

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.