Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Central Asia

Employment in industry in Central Asia in 2025 — 23%. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.3 pp.

2025 23% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 23%2025
Period minimum 17.6%2000

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Central Asia, 1991–2025161820222419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 20.8%1992: 20.1%1993: 19.7%1994: 19%1995: 18.4%1996: 18%1997: 17.8%1998: 17.7%1999: 17.6%2000: 17.6%2001: 17.8%2002: 18.1%2003: 18.8%2004: 19.4%2005: 19.7%2006: 20.2%2007: 20.7%2008: 21%2009: 21.1%2010: 21.3%2011: 21.4%2012: 21.6%2013: 21.7%2014: 21.8%2015: 22%2016: 22.1%2017: 21.9%2018: 21.8%2019: 22.3%2020: 22.2%2021: 22.5%2022: 22.6%2023: 22.7%2024: 22.8%2025: 23%
Change over the period: +2.3 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Central Asia 23%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23 +0.2 pp
2024 22.8 +0.2 pp
2023 22.7 +0.1 pp
2022 22.6 +0.1 pp
2021 22.5 +0.3 pp
2020 22.2 −0 pp
2019 22.3 +0.5 pp
2018 21.8 −0.1 pp
2017 21.9 −0.1 pp
2016 22.1 +0.1 pp
2015 22 +0.2 pp
2014 21.8 +0.1 pp
2013 21.7 +0.1 pp
2012 21.6 +0.2 pp
2011 21.4 +0.1 pp
2010 21.3 +0.2 pp
2009 21.1 +0.1 pp
2008 21 +0.3 pp
2007 20.7 +0.4 pp
2006 20.2 +0.5 pp
2005 19.7 +0.3 pp
2004 19.4 +0.6 pp
2003 18.8 +0.7 pp
2002 18.1 +0.3 pp
2001 17.8 +0.2 pp
2000 17.6 −0 pp
1999 17.6 −0.1 pp
1998 17.7 −0.1 pp
1997 17.8 −0.2 pp
1996 18 −0.4 pp
1995 18.4 −0.6 pp
1994 19 −0.6 pp
1993 19.7 −0.4 pp
1992 20.1 −0.7 pp
1991 20.8 —

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.