Data for 2003
Employment in Industry, 2003
2003, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment in Industry, 2003 covers 187 countries. Czechia is highest, at 41.2791; South Sudan is lowest, at 2.0259. The middle country reads 20.2068. Against 2002, 187 values changed (88 up, 99 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment in Industry · Data for 2003
HighestCzechia
41.2791LowestSouth Sudan
2.0259Shaded 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, 2003, 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 | 41.2791 |
| 2 | QATWestern Asia | 39.8025 |
| 3 | SVKEastern Europe | 38.6298 |
| 4 | AREWestern Asia | 38.4684 |
| 5 | IRNSouthern Asia | 37.3786 |
| 6 | ROUEastern Europe | 34.0526 |
| 7 | PRTSouthern Europe | 33.9243 |
| 8 | MKDSouthern Europe | 33.9054 |
| 9 | BLREastern Europe | 33.8510 |
| 10 | HUNEastern Europe | 33.4858 |
| 11 | MUSEastern Africa | 33.0850 |
| 12 | SVNSouthern Europe | 32.9835 |
| 13 | BGREastern Europe | 32.1296 |
| 14 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 32.0229 |
| 15 | TUNNorthern Africa | 31.8415 |
| 16 | ITASouthern Europe | 31.7586 |
| 17 | DEUWestern Europe | 31.3777 |
| 18 | ESPSouthern Europe | 30.7141 |
| 19 | ESTNorthern Europe | 30.6995 |
| 20 | BIHSouthern Europe | 30.4919 |
| 21 | RUSEastern Europe | 30.2816 |
| 22 | MLTSouthern Europe | 30.2714 |
| 23 | HRVSouthern Europe | 30.2517 |
| 24 | TONPolynesia | 29.8962 |
| 25 | BHRWestern Asia | 29.1729 |
| 26 | POLEastern Europe | 29.1558 |
| 27 | JPNEastern Asia | 28.7213 |
| 28 | KOREastern Asia | 28.5405 |
| 29 | AUTWestern Europe | 28.0323 |
| 30 | IRLNorthern Europe | 27.7419 |
| 31 | TTOCaribbean | 27.4108 |
| 32 | LTUNorthern Europe | 27.2358 |
| 33 | LVANorthern Europe | 27.0730 |
| 34 | FINNorthern Europe | 26.6976 |
| 35 | UKREastern Europe | 26.5944 |
| 36 | PRKEastern Asia | 26.2221 |
| 37 | NPLSouthern Asia | 26.2170 |
| 38 | SYRWestern Asia | 25.6026 |
| 39 | SWZSouthern Africa | 25.4316 |
| 40 | SLVCentral America | 25.4254 |
| 41 | SAUWestern Asia | 25.4029 |
| 42 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 25.2583 |
| 43 | TURWestern Asia | 25.0508 |
| 44 | BELWestern Europe | 24.9192 |
| 45 | TKMCentral Asia | 24.9049 |
| 46 | HNDCentral America | 24.8725 |
| 47 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 24.7853 |
| 48 | IRQWestern Asia | 24.6945 |
| 49 | DZANorthern Africa | 24.6808 |
| 50 | FRAWestern Europe | 24.2573 |
| 51 | BOLSouth America | 24.1529 |
| 52 | MDVSouthern Asia | 23.9962 |
| 53 | GUYSouth America | 23.9809 |
| 54 | MEXCentral America | 23.9296 |
| 55 | PSEWestern Asia | 23.9194 |
| 56 | COGMiddle Africa | 23.7381 |
| 57 | DOMCaribbean | 23.6970 |
| 58 | LBNWestern Asia | 23.5660 |
| 59 | NCLMelanesia | 23.5481 |
| 60 | GBRNorthern Europe | 23.4559 |
| 61 | MNESouthern Europe | 23.2686 |
| 62 | JORWestern Asia | 23.2278 |
| 63 | GRCSouthern Europe | 23.1981 |
| 64 | VIRCaribbean | 23.1934 |
| 65 | DNKNorthern Europe | 23.1465 |
| 66 | BRASouth America | 23.1162 |
| 67 | CHLSouth America | 23.1160 |
| 68 | CANNorthern America | 22.9734 |
| 69 | WSMPolynesia | 22.8754 |
| 70 | CYPWestern Asia | 22.8752 |
| 71 | STPMiddle Africa | 22.6216 |
| 72 | SWENorthern Europe | 22.5947 |
| 73 | CHEWestern Europe | 22.5749 |
| 74 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 22.4041 |
| 75 | LBYNorthern Africa | 22.3913 |
| 76 | USANorthern America | 22.2873 |
| 77 | GUMMicronesia | 21.9780 |
| 78 | SURSouth America | 21.9694 |
| 79 | PAKSouthern Asia | 21.9062 |
| 80 | NORNorthern Europe | 21.6688 |
| 81 | ISLNorthern Europe | 21.6553 |
| 82 | SRBSouthern Europe | 21.6335 |
| 83 | CHNEastern Asia | 21.6000 |
| 84 | BRBCaribbean | 21.4300 |
| 85 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 21.3361 |
| 86 | CRICentral America | 21.0214 |
| 87 | LSOSouthern Africa | 20.8652 |
| 88 | FJIMelanesia | 20.8462 |
| 89 | VCTCaribbean | 20.7721 |
| 90 | MARNorthern Africa | 20.5313 |
| 91 | GTMCentral America | 20.5248 |
| 92 | EGYNorthern Africa | 20.2911 |
| 93 | ARGSouth America | 20.2487 |
| 94 | CUBCaribbean | 20.2068 |
| 95 | BENWestern Africa | 20.1880 |
| 96 | CPVWestern Africa | 20.1707 |
| 97 | VENSouth America | 19.9925 |
| 98 | COLSouth America | 19.9386 |
| 99 | NLDWestern Europe | 19.9130 |
| 100 | ISRWestern Asia | 19.8582 |
| 101 | BWASouthern Africa | 19.8473 |
| 102 | LKASouthern Asia | 19.8348 |
| 103 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 19.6642 |
| 104 | PRICaribbean | 19.5110 |
| 105 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 19.4936 |
| 106 | KGZCentral Asia | 19.4438 |
| 107 | UZBCentral Asia | 19.4393 |
| 108 | LUXWestern Europe | 19.2861 |
| 109 | URYSouth America | 19.0079 |
| 110 | MACEastern Asia | 18.8706 |
| 111 | SOMEastern Africa | 18.6222 |
| 112 | UGAEastern Africa | 18.1494 |
| 113 | JAMCaribbean | 17.9798 |
| 114 | KWTWestern Asia | 17.8405 |
| 115 | HKGEastern Asia | 17.7160 |
| 116 | INDSouthern Asia | 17.6938 |
| 117 | ECUSouth America | 17.6040 |
| 118 | BLZCentral America | 17.5958 |
| 119 | MLIWestern Africa | 17.5332 |
| 120 | TJKCentral Asia | 17.3833 |
| 121 | PYFPolynesia | 17.2215 |
| 122 | BGDSouthern Asia | 17.1419 |
| 123 | KAZCentral Asia | 16.9613 |
| 124 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 16.7693 |
| 125 | NICCentral America | 16.7558 |
| 126 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 16.5392 |
| 127 | ALBSouthern Europe | 16.4086 |
| 128 | PANCentral America | 16.2380 |
| 129 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 16.2356 |
| 130 | CAFMiddle Africa | 16.1078 |
| 131 | GMBWestern Africa | 16.0414 |
| 132 | PRYSouth America | 15.9912 |
| 133 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 15.9419 |
| 134 | PERSouth America | 15.8859 |
| 135 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 15.8548 |
| 136 | BHSCaribbean | 15.8492 |
| 137 | LCACaribbean | 15.7137 |
| 138 | OMNWestern Asia | 15.0927 |
| 139 | ARMWestern Asia | 14.9063 |
| 140 | NAMSouthern Africa | 14.8933 |
| 141 | SENWestern Africa | 14.7114 |
| 142 | COMEastern Africa | 14.2470 |
| 143 | MDAEastern Europe | 14.2342 |
| 144 | GHAWestern Africa | 13.4534 |
| 145 | ZWEEastern Africa | 13.2347 |
| 146 | SDNNorthern Africa | 13.2204 |
| 147 | AFGSouthern Asia | 13.1753 |
| 148 | AZEWestern Asia | 12.8960 |
| 149 | ERIEastern Africa | 12.8161 |
| 150 | YEMWestern Asia | 12.7554 |
| 151 | MRTWestern Africa | 12.5084 |
| 152 | CIVWestern Africa | 12.4978 |
| 153 | CMRMiddle Africa | 11.9579 |
| 154 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 11.5683 |
| 155 | MNGEastern Asia | 11.4107 |
| 156 | GABMiddle Africa | 11.1210 |
| 157 | SLBMelanesia | 10.8323 |
| 158 | HTICaribbean | 10.4135 |
| 159 | NGAWestern Africa | 10.0081 |
| 160 | KENEastern Africa | 9.2118 |
| 161 | BFAWestern Africa | 8.8914 |
| 162 | TGOWestern Africa | 8.7985 |
| 163 | AGOMiddle Africa | 8.6220 |
| 164 | VUTMelanesia | 8.5146 |
| 165 | GEOWestern Asia | 8.3786 |
| 166 | CODMiddle Africa | 8.1442 |
| 167 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 7.8432 |
| 168 | LBRWestern Africa | 7.6233 |
| 169 | TZAEastern Africa | 7.3559 |
| 170 | MWIEastern Africa | 7.3242 |
| 171 | NERWestern Africa | 7.3194 |
| 172 | PNGMelanesia | 7.2665 |
| 173 | ETHEastern Africa | 7.0072 |
| 174 | GNBWestern Africa | 6.8139 |
| 175 | GNQMiddle Africa | 6.8093 |
| 176 | SLEWestern Africa | 6.0088 |
| 177 | GINWestern Africa | 5.8899 |
| 178 | RWAEastern Africa | 5.7520 |
| 179 | BTNSouthern Asia | 5.6626 |
| 180 | ZMBEastern Africa | 5.5967 |
| 181 | MDGEastern Africa | 5.1676 |
| 182 | DJIEastern Africa | 4.2853 |
| 183 | TCDMiddle Africa | 3.7721 |
| 184 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3.4219 |
| 185 | MOZEastern Africa | 3.3940 |
| 186 | BDIEastern Africa | 2.4516 |
| 187 | SSDEastern Africa | 2.0259 |
02In 2003
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Czechia41.2791
- 2
Qatar39.8025
- 3
Slovakia38.6298
- 4
United Arab Emirates38.4684
- 5
Iran37.3786
Lowest
- 187
South Sudan2.0259
- 186
Burundi2.4516
- 185
Mozambique3.3940
- 184
Laos3.4219
- 183
Chad3.7721
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 20.2068. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032002 → 2003
Since 2002
What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 187values changed, of 187 in both
- 88 · 99rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Kyrgyzstan16.4085 → 19.4438+3.0354
Bolivia21.6920 → 24.1529+2.4609
Suriname19.7354 → 21.9694+2.2341
Jordan21.2194 → 23.2278+2.0084
Vietnam14.2645 → 15.9419+1.6775
Fell most
Mongolia13.6205 → 11.4107−2.2098
Saint Lucia17.5494 → 15.7137−1.8357
Slovenia34.5900 → 32.9835−1.6066
Malta31.8654 → 30.2714−1.5940
France25.5159 → 24.2573−1.2587
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 2003.
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) (2003). Employment in Industry, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/industry-employment/2003
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07Questions
Employment in Industry, 2003: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment in industry in Employment in Industry, 2003?
Czechia, at 41.2791, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment in Industry, 2003 describe?
2003.
How many countries does Employment in Industry, 2003 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment in Industry, 2003?
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, 2003 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment in Industry, 2025.