Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Europe & Central Asia

Employment in industry in Europe & Central Asia in 2025 — 23.7%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.2 pp.

2025 23.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 32.8%1991
Period minimum 23.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Europe & Central Asia, 1991–202522.52527.53032.53519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 32.8%1992: 32.2%1993: 31.7%1994: 30.7%1995: 29.9%1996: 29.3%1997: 28.6%1998: 28.4%1999: 28%2000: 27.9%2001: 27.9%2002: 27.7%2003: 27.4%2004: 27.4%2005: 27.2%2006: 27.2%2007: 27.3%2008: 27%2009: 25.9%2010: 25.6%2011: 25.4%2012: 25.3%2013: 25%2014: 24.9%2015: 24.6%2016: 24.5%2017: 24.5%2018: 24.5%2019: 24.5%2020: 24.3%2021: 24.3%2022: 24.1%2023: 23.9%2024: 23.8%2025: 23.7%
Change over the period: −9.2 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 23.7%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.7 −0.2 pp
2024 23.8 −0 pp
2023 23.9 −0.3 pp
2022 24.1 −0.2 pp
2021 24.3 −0 pp
2020 24.3 −0.1 pp
2019 24.5 −0.1 pp
2018 24.5 −0 pp
2017 24.5 +0 pp
2016 24.5 −0.1 pp
2015 24.6 −0.2 pp
2014 24.9 −0.1 pp
2013 25 −0.3 pp
2012 25.3 −0.1 pp
2011 25.4 −0.3 pp
2010 25.6 −0.3 pp
2009 25.9 −1.1 pp
2008 27 −0.3 pp
2007 27.3 +0.1 pp
2006 27.2 −0 pp
2005 27.2 −0.1 pp
2004 27.4 −0.1 pp
2003 27.4 −0.3 pp
2002 27.7 −0.1 pp
2001 27.9 −0.1 pp
2000 27.9 −0.1 pp
1999 28 −0.4 pp
1998 28.4 −0.2 pp
1997 28.6 −0.7 pp
1996 29.3 −0.6 pp
1995 29.9 −0.8 pp
1994 30.7 −1 pp
1993 31.7 −0.6 pp
1992 32.2 −0.6 pp
1991 32.8 —

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.