Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Australia and New Zealand

Employment in industry in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 — 19.4%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.5 pp.

2025 19.4% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 23.9%1994
Period minimum 19.1%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Australia and New Zealand, 1991–20251820222419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.9%1992: 23.6%1993: 23.7%1994: 23.9%1995: 23.5%1996: 23%1997: 22.7%1998: 22.4%1999: 22%2000: 22.3%2001: 21.5%2002: 21.6%2003: 21.5%2004: 21.9%2005: 21.6%2006: 21.8%2007: 21.7%2008: 22%2009: 21.8%2010: 21.6%2011: 21.3%2012: 21.2%2013: 21%2014: 21%2015: 20.4%2016: 20%2017: 19.6%2018: 19.9%2019: 19.1%2020: 19.4%2021: 19.6%2022: 19.5%2023: 19.8%2024: 19.5%2025: 19.4%
Change over the period: −4.5 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 19.4%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.4 −0.1 pp
2024 19.5 −0.4 pp
2023 19.8 +0.3 pp
2022 19.5 −0.1 pp
2021 19.6 +0.2 pp
2020 19.4 +0.3 pp
2019 19.1 −0.8 pp
2018 19.9 +0.3 pp
2017 19.6 −0.4 pp
2016 20 −0.3 pp
2015 20.4 −0.6 pp
2014 21 −0 pp
2013 21 −0.2 pp
2012 21.2 −0.1 pp
2011 21.3 −0.2 pp
2010 21.6 −0.2 pp
2009 21.8 −0.2 pp
2008 22 +0.3 pp
2007 21.7 −0.1 pp
2006 21.8 +0.2 pp
2005 21.6 −0.3 pp
2004 21.9 +0.3 pp
2003 21.5 −0.1 pp
2002 21.6 +0.1 pp
2001 21.5 −0.8 pp
2000 22.3 +0.3 pp
1999 22 −0.4 pp
1998 22.4 −0.3 pp
1997 22.7 −0.3 pp
1996 23 −0.5 pp
1995 23.5 −0.4 pp
1994 23.9 +0.2 pp
1993 23.7 +0.1 pp
1992 23.6 −0.3 pp
1991 23.9 —

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.