Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Melanesia

Employment in industry in Melanesia in 2025 — 8.6%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.2 pp.

2025 8.6% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 12.9%1994
Period minimum 8.5%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Melanesia, 1991–2025810121419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 11.8%1992: 12.3%1993: 12.8%1994: 12.9%1995: 12.6%1996: 12.7%1997: 12.2%1998: 12%1999: 11.9%2000: 11.2%2001: 10.6%2002: 10.2%2003: 10.1%2004: 10.1%2005: 10.1%2006: 10.1%2007: 10.1%2008: 9.8%2009: 9.7%2010: 9.6%2011: 9.3%2012: 8.9%2013: 8.7%2014: 9.2%2015: 9.2%2016: 9.1%2017: 9.1%2018: 8.7%2019: 8.6%2020: 8.5%2021: 8.5%2022: 8.5%2023: 8.5%2024: 8.5%2025: 8.6%
Change over the period: −3.2 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Melanesia 8.6%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.6 +0.1 pp
2024 8.5 +0.1 pp
2023 8.5 −0 pp
2022 8.5 +0 pp
2021 8.5 +0 pp
2020 8.5 −0.2 pp
2019 8.6 −0 pp
2018 8.7 −0.4 pp
2017 9.1 −0 pp
2016 9.1 −0.1 pp
2015 9.2 −0 pp
2014 9.2 +0.5 pp
2013 8.7 −0.2 pp
2012 8.9 −0.3 pp
2011 9.3 −0.4 pp
2010 9.6 −0.1 pp
2009 9.7 −0.1 pp
2008 9.8 −0.4 pp
2007 10.1 +0 pp
2006 10.1 −0 pp
2005 10.1 +0.1 pp
2004 10.1 −0 pp
2003 10.1 −0.1 pp
2002 10.2 −0.4 pp
2001 10.6 −0.6 pp
2000 11.2 −0.7 pp
1999 11.9 −0.2 pp
1998 12 −0.2 pp
1997 12.2 −0.5 pp
1996 12.7 +0.1 pp
1995 12.6 −0.3 pp
1994 12.9 +0.1 pp
1993 12.8 +0.5 pp
1992 12.3 +0.5 pp
1991 11.8 —

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.