Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Estonia

Employment in industry in Estonia in 2025 — 26%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.2 pp.

2025 26% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 35of 182
Period maximum 36.2%1991
Period minimum 26%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Estonia, 1991–20252530354019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 36.2%1992: 35.3%1993: 32.6%1994: 31.9%1995: 33.8%1996: 33.2%1997: 33.4%1998: 33%1999: 31.6%2000: 35%2001: 33.8%2002: 29.8%2003: 30.7%2004: 34%2005: 34.1%2006: 33.5%2007: 35.1%2008: 35.3%2009: 31.4%2010: 30.3%2011: 32.4%2012: 31.1%2013: 30.3%2014: 30.1%2015: 31.3%2016: 30.2%2017: 30.2%2018: 30.2%2019: 29.4%2020: 29.7%2021: 29%2022: 28.6%2023: 27.4%2024: 26.5%2025: 26%
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: Estonia

Estonia 26%
World 23.7%
Northern Europe computed 17.2%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26 −0.5 pp
2024 26.5 −0.9 pp
2023 27.4 −1.2 pp
2022 28.6 −0.4 pp
2021 29 −0.7 pp
2020 29.7 +0.3 pp
2019 29.4 −0.8 pp
2018 30.2 −0 pp
2017 30.2 −0 pp
2016 30.2 −1.1 pp
2015 31.3 +1.1 pp
2014 30.1 −0.1 pp
2013 30.3 −0.8 pp
2012 31.1 −1.3 pp
2011 32.4 +2.1 pp
2010 30.3 −1.1 pp
2009 31.4 −3.8 pp
2008 35.3 +0.1 pp
2007 35.1 +1.6 pp
2006 33.5 −0.5 pp
2005 34.1 +0.1 pp
2004 34 +3.3 pp
2003 30.7 +0.9 pp
2002 29.8 −4 pp
2001 33.8 −1.2 pp
2000 35 +3.4 pp
1999 31.6 −1.3 pp
1998 33 −0.5 pp
1997 33.4 +0.2 pp
1996 33.2 −0.6 pp
1995 33.8 +1.9 pp
1994 31.9 −0.7 pp
1993 32.6 −2.7 pp
1992 35.3 −1 pp
1991 36.2 —

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.