Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Italy

Employment in industry in Italy in 2025 — 26.4%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.4 pp.

2025 26.4% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 31of 182
Period maximum 34.8%1991
Period minimum 25.9%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Italy, 1991–20252527.53032.53519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 34.8%1992: 34.6%1993: 34.1%1994: 33.8%1995: 33.7%1996: 33.4%1997: 32.6%1998: 32.7%1999: 32.4%2000: 31.8%2001: 31.7%2002: 31.6%2003: 31.8%2004: 30.8%2005: 30.7%2006: 30.1%2007: 30.1%2008: 29.8%2009: 29.2%2010: 28.6%2011: 28.3%2012: 27.6%2013: 27%2014: 26.9%2015: 26.6%2016: 26.1%2017: 26%2018: 26.1%2019: 25.9%2020: 26.4%2021: 26.6%2022: 26.9%2023: 26.6%2024: 26.7%2025: 26.4%
Change over the period: −8.4 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Italy 26.4%
World 23.7%
Southern Europe computed 23.4%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.4 −0.3 pp
2024 26.7 +0 pp
2023 26.6 −0.2 pp
2022 26.9 +0.2 pp
2021 26.6 +0.2 pp
2020 26.4 +0.5 pp
2019 25.9 −0.2 pp
2018 26.1 +0.1 pp
2017 26 −0.1 pp
2016 26.1 −0.5 pp
2015 26.6 −0.3 pp
2014 26.9 −0.1 pp
2013 27 −0.5 pp
2012 27.6 −0.7 pp
2011 28.3 −0.3 pp
2010 28.6 −0.6 pp
2009 29.2 −0.6 pp
2008 29.8 −0.3 pp
2007 30.1 +0.1 pp
2006 30.1 −0.6 pp
2005 30.7 −0.2 pp
2004 30.8 −0.9 pp
2003 31.8 +0.2 pp
2002 31.6 −0.1 pp
2001 31.7 −0.1 pp
2000 31.8 −0.6 pp
1999 32.4 −0.4 pp
1998 32.7 +0.1 pp
1997 32.6 −0.7 pp
1996 33.4 −0.3 pp
1995 33.7 −0.1 pp
1994 33.8 −0.3 pp
1993 34.1 −0.5 pp
1992 34.6 −0.2 pp
1991 34.8 —

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.