Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Eastern Europe

Employment in industry in Eastern Europe in 2025 — 27.8%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.2 pp.

2025 27.8% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 38%1991
Period minimum 27.8%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Eastern Europe, 1991–20252530354019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 38%1992: 37.1%1993: 36.5%1994: 35.3%1995: 33.6%1996: 32.6%1997: 31.1%1998: 30.4%1999: 30%2000: 29.8%2001: 30.3%2002: 30.5%2003: 30.5%2004: 30.3%2005: 30.2%2006: 30.1%2007: 30.3%2008: 30.3%2009: 29.3%2010: 29%2011: 28.9%2012: 29%2013: 28.7%2014: 28.6%2015: 28.2%2016: 28.2%2017: 28.3%2018: 28.2%2019: 28.3%2020: 28.1%2021: 28%2022: 28.4%2023: 28%2024: 28%2025: 27.8%
Change over the period: −10.2 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Europe 27.8%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.8 −0.2 pp
2024 28 −0 pp
2023 28 −0.4 pp
2022 28.4 +0.4 pp
2021 28 −0 pp
2020 28.1 −0.2 pp
2019 28.3 +0.1 pp
2018 28.2 −0.1 pp
2017 28.3 +0.1 pp
2016 28.2 −0 pp
2015 28.2 −0.4 pp
2014 28.6 −0.1 pp
2013 28.7 −0.3 pp
2012 29 +0.1 pp
2011 28.9 −0.1 pp
2010 29 −0.3 pp
2009 29.3 −1 pp
2008 30.3 +0.1 pp
2007 30.3 +0.1 pp
2006 30.1 −0 pp
2005 30.2 −0.1 pp
2004 30.3 −0.2 pp
2003 30.5 −0 pp
2002 30.5 +0.2 pp
2001 30.3 +0.4 pp
2000 29.8 −0.1 pp
1999 30 −0.4 pp
1998 30.4 −0.7 pp
1997 31.1 −1.5 pp
1996 32.6 −1 pp
1995 33.6 −1.6 pp
1994 35.3 −1.2 pp
1993 36.5 −0.6 pp
1992 37.1 −0.9 pp
1991 38 —

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.