Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — South-Eastern Asia

Employment in industry in South-Eastern Asia in 2025 — 23.9%. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 10.3 pp.

2025 23.9% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 23.9%2025
Period minimum 13.6%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — South-Eastern Asia, 1991–20251015202519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.6%1992: 14%1993: 14.6%1994: 15.1%1995: 15.9%1996: 16.8%1997: 17.4%1998: 15.8%1999: 16%2000: 16.2%2001: 17%2002: 17.2%2003: 17.2%2004: 17.6%2005: 18.2%2006: 18.5%2007: 18.8%2008: 19.2%2009: 19.1%2010: 19.3%2011: 19.5%2012: 19.9%2013: 20.3%2014: 20.9%2015: 21.5%2016: 21.8%2017: 22.1%2018: 22.5%2019: 23%2020: 22.8%2021: 23.2%2022: 22.8%2023: 23.3%2024: 23.6%2025: 23.9%
Change over the period: +10.3 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 23.9%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.9 +0.2 pp
2024 23.6 +0.4 pp
2023 23.3 +0.5 pp
2022 22.8 −0.4 pp
2021 23.2 +0.4 pp
2020 22.8 −0.1 pp
2019 23 +0.5 pp
2018 22.5 +0.4 pp
2017 22.1 +0.3 pp
2016 21.8 +0.3 pp
2015 21.5 +0.5 pp
2014 20.9 +0.6 pp
2013 20.3 +0.4 pp
2012 19.9 +0.4 pp
2011 19.5 +0.2 pp
2010 19.3 +0.2 pp
2009 19.1 −0.1 pp
2008 19.2 +0.4 pp
2007 18.8 +0.3 pp
2006 18.5 +0.3 pp
2005 18.2 +0.6 pp
2004 17.6 +0.3 pp
2003 17.2 −0 pp
2002 17.2 +0.2 pp
2001 17 +0.8 pp
2000 16.2 +0.3 pp
1999 16 +0.2 pp
1998 15.8 −1.7 pp
1997 17.4 +0.6 pp
1996 16.8 +0.9 pp
1995 15.9 +0.8 pp
1994 15.1 +0.5 pp
1993 14.6 +0.6 pp
1992 14 +0.4 pp
1991 13.6 —

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.