Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Spain

Employment in industry in Spain in 2025 — 19.9%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12.2 pp.

2025 19.9% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 80of 182
Period maximum 32%1991
Period minimum 19.2%2014

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Spain, 1991–2025152025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 32%1992: 31.7%1993: 31%1994: 30.3%1995: 30.2%1996: 29.5%1997: 29.9%1998: 30.5%1999: 30.7%2000: 30.8%2001: 31.5%2002: 31%2003: 30.7%2004: 30.2%2005: 29.6%2006: 29.2%2007: 29.1%2008: 27.6%2009: 24.5%2010: 23.2%2011: 21.4%2012: 20.6%2013: 20.1%2014: 19.2%2015: 20.3%2016: 19.7%2017: 20%2018: 20.3%2019: 20.5%2020: 20.8%2021: 20.7%2022: 20.5%2023: 20%2024: 20.1%2025: 19.9%
Change over the period: −12.2 pp Annual average: -0.36 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Spain 19.9%
World 23.7%
Southern Europe computed 23.4%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.9 −0.2 pp
2024 20.1 +0.1 pp
2023 20 −0.4 pp
2022 20.5 −0.2 pp
2021 20.7 −0.1 pp
2020 20.8 +0.3 pp
2019 20.5 +0.2 pp
2018 20.3 +0.2 pp
2017 20 +0.3 pp
2016 19.7 −0.6 pp
2015 20.3 +1.1 pp
2014 19.2 −0.9 pp
2013 20.1 −0.5 pp
2012 20.6 −0.8 pp
2011 21.4 −1.8 pp
2010 23.2 −1.3 pp
2009 24.5 −3.1 pp
2008 27.6 −1.5 pp
2007 29.1 −0.1 pp
2006 29.2 −0.3 pp
2005 29.6 −0.6 pp
2004 30.2 −0.5 pp
2003 30.7 −0.3 pp
2002 31 −0.4 pp
2001 31.5 +0.6 pp
2000 30.8 +0.1 pp
1999 30.7 +0.2 pp
1998 30.5 +0.6 pp
1997 29.9 +0.4 pp
1996 29.5 −0.7 pp
1995 30.2 −0.1 pp
1994 30.3 −0.7 pp
1993 31 −0.7 pp
1992 31.7 −0.3 pp
1991 32 —

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.