Data for 1996
Employment in Industry, 1996
1996, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment in Industry, 1996 covers 187 countries. Czechia is highest, at 44.3609; South Sudan is lowest, at 1.7886. The middle country reads 22.0907. Against 1995, 187 values changed (75 up, 112 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment in Industry · Data for 1996
HighestCzechia
44.3609LowestSouth Sudan
1.7886Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Employment in Industry, 1996, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 187 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CZEEastern Europe | 44.3609 |
| 2 | AREWestern Asia | 42.9573 |
| 3 | SVKEastern Europe | 40.0014 |
| 4 | SVNSouthern Europe | 37.9804 |
| 5 | IRNSouthern Asia | 37.2831 |
| 6 | BGREastern Europe | 36.9038 |
| 7 | ROUEastern Europe | 36.3271 |
| 8 | DEUWestern Europe | 35.2721 |
| 9 | MKDSouthern Europe | 34.7304 |
| 10 | BLREastern Europe | 34.6320 |
| 11 | MLTSouthern Europe | 33.7222 |
| 12 | KOREastern Asia | 33.6805 |
| 13 | HUNEastern Europe | 33.6087 |
| 14 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 33.5327 |
| 15 | MUSEastern Africa | 33.3627 |
| 16 | ITASouthern Europe | 33.3509 |
| 17 | ESTNorthern Europe | 33.2182 |
| 18 | RUSEastern Europe | 32.6687 |
| 19 | PRTSouthern Europe | 32.1341 |
| 20 | JPNEastern Asia | 32.1168 |
| 21 | QATWestern Asia | 31.8506 |
| 22 | POLEastern Europe | 31.4699 |
| 23 | TUNNorthern Africa | 30.8454 |
| 24 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 30.2465 |
| 25 | SYRWestern Asia | 30.2412 |
| 26 | BIHSouthern Europe | 30.0305 |
| 27 | TONPolynesia | 30.0265 |
| 28 | ESPSouthern Europe | 29.4671 |
| 29 | AUTWestern Europe | 29.4398 |
| 30 | HRVSouthern Europe | 29.1649 |
| 31 | BHRWestern Asia | 28.5273 |
| 32 | LTUNorthern Europe | 28.2187 |
| 33 | UKREastern Europe | 28.2077 |
| 34 | BELWestern Europe | 27.6348 |
| 35 | GBRNorthern Europe | 27.5024 |
| 36 | DOMCaribbean | 27.4570 |
| 37 | IRLNorthern Europe | 27.3280 |
| 38 | PRKEastern Asia | 27.2840 |
| 39 | PSEWestern Asia | 27.2080 |
| 40 | LVANorthern Europe | 27.1804 |
| 41 | SLVCentral America | 27.1235 |
| 42 | FINNorthern Europe | 27.0865 |
| 43 | CHLSouth America | 26.7575 |
| 44 | FRAWestern Europe | 26.6662 |
| 45 | DNKNorthern Europe | 26.3944 |
| 46 | CHEWestern Europe | 26.1582 |
| 47 | HNDCentral America | 26.1197 |
| 48 | HKGEastern Asia | 26.0906 |
| 49 | NPLSouthern Asia | 26.0280 |
| 50 | MDVSouthern Asia | 25.8907 |
| 51 | SAUWestern Asia | 25.8899 |
| 52 | SWENorthern Europe | 25.8625 |
| 53 | SWZSouthern Africa | 25.8420 |
| 54 | TKMCentral Asia | 25.8058 |
| 55 | LBNWestern Asia | 25.6773 |
| 56 | CYPWestern Asia | 25.6043 |
| 57 | ISRWestern Asia | 25.4572 |
| 58 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 24.9567 |
| 59 | TTOCaribbean | 24.8535 |
| 60 | SURSouth America | 24.7021 |
| 61 | BRASouth America | 24.4325 |
| 62 | VIRCaribbean | 24.4166 |
| 63 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 24.4083 |
| 64 | MNESouthern Europe | 24.3596 |
| 65 | COGMiddle Africa | 24.3027 |
| 66 | WSMPolynesia | 24.2938 |
| 67 | EGYNorthern Africa | 24.1915 |
| 68 | DZANorthern Africa | 23.8556 |
| 69 | MACEastern Asia | 23.8399 |
| 70 | CRICentral America | 23.7520 |
| 71 | COLSouth America | 23.6753 |
| 72 | BRBCaribbean | 23.5188 |
| 73 | ISLNorthern Europe | 23.5112 |
| 74 | TURWestern Asia | 23.5103 |
| 75 | CHNEastern Asia | 23.4996 |
| 76 | NCLMelanesia | 23.4288 |
| 77 | IRQWestern Asia | 23.4080 |
| 78 | GRCSouthern Europe | 23.3812 |
| 79 | USANorthern America | 23.2383 |
| 80 | NLDWestern Europe | 23.1603 |
| 81 | NORNorthern Europe | 23.0276 |
| 82 | LBYNorthern Africa | 22.9560 |
| 83 | LUXWestern Europe | 22.9396 |
| 84 | GUMMicronesia | 22.8934 |
| 85 | ARGSouth America | 22.7531 |
| 86 | CANNorthern America | 22.7504 |
| 87 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 22.6286 |
| 88 | VENSouth America | 22.5558 |
| 89 | PAKSouthern Asia | 22.3656 |
| 90 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 22.3364 |
| 91 | KWTWestern Asia | 22.3060 |
| 92 | SLBMelanesia | 22.2841 |
| 93 | URYSouth America | 22.1305 |
| 94 | STPMiddle Africa | 22.0907 |
| 95 | BOLSouth America | 21.9301 |
| 96 | BWASouthern Africa | 21.8602 |
| 97 | GTMCentral America | 21.7654 |
| 98 | SRBSouthern Europe | 21.5973 |
| 99 | PRICaribbean | 21.5275 |
| 100 | MARNorthern Africa | 21.4120 |
| 101 | JORWestern Asia | 21.3384 |
| 102 | JAMCaribbean | 21.3273 |
| 103 | MEXCentral America | 21.3227 |
| 104 | GUYSouth America | 21.2824 |
| 105 | VCTCaribbean | 21.0656 |
| 106 | CUBCaribbean | 20.6887 |
| 107 | BENWestern Africa | 20.6754 |
| 108 | LCACaribbean | 20.6201 |
| 109 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 20.4813 |
| 110 | KGZCentral Asia | 20.0862 |
| 111 | LKASouthern Asia | 19.4967 |
| 112 | MLIWestern Africa | 19.2023 |
| 113 | SOMEastern Africa | 19.0889 |
| 114 | FJIMelanesia | 19.0044 |
| 115 | UGAEastern Africa | 18.9500 |
| 116 | PRYSouth America | 18.8538 |
| 117 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 18.3668 |
| 118 | UZBCentral Asia | 18.1202 |
| 119 | ECUSouth America | 18.0940 |
| 120 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 18.0280 |
| 121 | PANCentral America | 17.4105 |
| 122 | CPVWestern Africa | 17.4057 |
| 123 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 17.3850 |
| 124 | NICCentral America | 17.1997 |
| 125 | CAFMiddle Africa | 17.0117 |
| 126 | BLZCentral America | 16.9629 |
| 127 | KAZCentral Asia | 16.4447 |
| 128 | PERSouth America | 16.3719 |
| 129 | MNGEastern Asia | 16.3424 |
| 130 | GMBWestern Africa | 16.1493 |
| 131 | TJKCentral Asia | 16.1471 |
| 132 | LSOSouthern Africa | 15.8972 |
| 133 | PYFPolynesia | 15.3997 |
| 134 | INDSouthern Asia | 15.2713 |
| 135 | ALBSouthern Europe | 15.2348 |
| 136 | MDAEastern Europe | 15.0602 |
| 137 | NAMSouthern Africa | 15.0300 |
| 138 | BHSCaribbean | 14.8021 |
| 139 | ARMWestern Asia | 14.7784 |
| 140 | COMEastern Africa | 14.2429 |
| 141 | ZWEEastern Africa | 13.9279 |
| 142 | MRTWestern Africa | 13.8381 |
| 143 | CIVWestern Africa | 13.6280 |
| 144 | CMRMiddle Africa | 13.4036 |
| 145 | AFGSouthern Asia | 13.3014 |
| 146 | SENWestern Africa | 12.9452 |
| 147 | ERIEastern Africa | 12.8508 |
| 148 | BGDSouthern Asia | 12.5286 |
| 149 | AZEWestern Asia | 11.2311 |
| 150 | GHAWestern Africa | 11.2218 |
| 151 | HTICaribbean | 11.1660 |
| 152 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 11.0994 |
| 153 | SDNNorthern Africa | 10.9826 |
| 154 | GEOWestern Asia | 10.9348 |
| 155 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 10.4120 |
| 156 | KENEastern Africa | 10.3410 |
| 157 | GABMiddle Africa | 10.2307 |
| 158 | NGAWestern Africa | 9.5442 |
| 159 | PNGMelanesia | 9.4784 |
| 160 | VUTMelanesia | 9.2243 |
| 161 | CODMiddle Africa | 8.9264 |
| 162 | YEMWestern Asia | 8.8306 |
| 163 | MDGEastern Africa | 8.7265 |
| 164 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 7.9612 |
| 165 | TGOWestern Africa | 7.8064 |
| 166 | AGOMiddle Africa | 7.8060 |
| 167 | OMNWestern Asia | 7.6803 |
| 168 | SLEWestern Africa | 7.6558 |
| 169 | NERWestern Africa | 7.6239 |
| 170 | MWIEastern Africa | 7.6090 |
| 171 | TZAEastern Africa | 7.5133 |
| 172 | LBRWestern Africa | 7.3345 |
| 173 | GNBWestern Africa | 6.9830 |
| 174 | BFAWestern Africa | 6.6605 |
| 175 | ETHEastern Africa | 6.5469 |
| 176 | ZMBEastern Africa | 6.4809 |
| 177 | GINWestern Africa | 5.1895 |
| 178 | BTNSouthern Asia | 5.0419 |
| 179 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.9555 |
| 180 | RWAEastern Africa | 4.7678 |
| 181 | DJIEastern Africa | 4.5471 |
| 182 | GNQMiddle Africa | 2.8954 |
| 183 | MOZEastern Africa | 2.8812 |
| 184 | TCDMiddle Africa | 2.4554 |
| 185 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 2.4154 |
| 186 | BDIEastern Africa | 2.2125 |
| 187 | SSDEastern Africa | 1.7886 |
02In 1996
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Czechia44.3609
- 2
United Arab Emirates42.9573
- 3
Slovakia40.0014
- 4
Slovenia37.9804
- 5
Iran37.2831
Lowest
- 187
South Sudan1.7886
- 186
Burundi2.2125
- 185
Laos2.4154
- 184
Chad2.4554
- 183
Mozambique2.8812
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 22.0907. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031995 → 1996
Since 1995
What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 187values changed, of 187 in both
- 75 · 112rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Suriname22.2446 → 24.7021+2.4575
Egypt22.4991 → 24.1915+1.6924
Philippines16.2276 → 17.3850+1.1575
Indonesia17.2286 → 18.3668+1.1382
Mexico20.2571 → 21.3227+1.0656
Fell most
Kyrgyzstan22.8873 → 20.0862−2.8011
Luxembourg25.2556 → 22.9396−2.3160
Azerbaijan13.4517 → 11.2311−2.2206
Honduras27.9731 → 26.1197−1.8534
Austria31.2106 → 29.4398−1.7708
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1996.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.
05The files
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1996). Employment in Industry, 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/industry-employment/1996
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07Questions
Employment in Industry, 1996: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment in industry in Employment in Industry, 1996?
Czechia, at 44.3609, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment in Industry, 1996 describe?
1996.
How many countries does Employment in Industry, 1996 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment in Industry, 1996?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Employment in Industry, 1996 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment in Industry, 2025.