Data for 2004
Employment in Industry, 2004
2004, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment in Industry, 2004 covers 187 countries. Czechia is highest, at 41.140; South Sudan is lowest, at 2.050. The middle country reads 20.564. Against 2003, 187 values changed (111 up, 76 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment in Industry · Data for 2004
HighestCzechia
41.140LowestSouth Sudan
2.050Shaded 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, 2004, 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 | 41.140 |
| 2 | QATWestern Asia | 41.011 |
| 3 | SVKEastern Europe | 39.387 |
| 4 | IRNSouthern Asia | 37.263 |
| 5 | AREWestern Asia | 37.225 |
| 6 | ROUEastern Europe | 35.612 |
| 7 | MKDSouthern Europe | 34.483 |
| 8 | BLREastern Europe | 34.042 |
| 9 | ESTNorthern Europe | 33.954 |
| 10 | HUNEastern Europe | 33.013 |
| 11 | BGREastern Europe | 32.917 |
| 12 | MUSEastern Africa | 32.564 |
| 13 | SVNSouthern Europe | 32.322 |
| 14 | PRTSouthern Europe | 32.141 |
| 15 | TUNNorthern Africa | 32.118 |
| 16 | DEUWestern Europe | 31.253 |
| 17 | ITASouthern Europe | 30.838 |
| 18 | BIHSouthern Europe | 30.529 |
| 19 | ESPSouthern Europe | 30.207 |
| 20 | BHRWestern Asia | 30.194 |
| 21 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 30.126 |
| 22 | RUSEastern Europe | 29.682 |
| 23 | MLTSouthern Europe | 29.644 |
| 24 | HRVSouthern Europe | 29.640 |
| 25 | TTOCaribbean | 29.227 |
| 26 | TONPolynesia | 28.811 |
| 27 | POLEastern Europe | 28.753 |
| 28 | LTUNorthern Europe | 28.204 |
| 29 | KOREastern Asia | 27.936 |
| 30 | JPNEastern Asia | 27.823 |
| 31 | AUTWestern Europe | 27.717 |
| 32 | IRLNorthern Europe | 27.596 |
| 33 | TURWestern Asia | 27.279 |
| 34 | UKREastern Europe | 27.087 |
| 35 | LVANorthern Europe | 26.941 |
| 36 | DZANorthern Africa | 26.785 |
| 37 | SYRWestern Asia | 26.519 |
| 38 | NPLSouthern Asia | 26.420 |
| 39 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 26.285 |
| 40 | PRKEastern Asia | 26.218 |
| 41 | FINNorthern Europe | 26.070 |
| 42 | JORWestern Asia | 25.812 |
| 43 | SAUWestern Asia | 25.732 |
| 44 | HNDCentral America | 25.662 |
| 45 | SWZSouthern Africa | 25.489 |
| 46 | BELWestern Europe | 24.938 |
| 47 | TKMCentral Asia | 24.903 |
| 48 | DOMCaribbean | 24.633 |
| 49 | SLVCentral America | 24.575 |
| 50 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 24.411 |
| 51 | FRAWestern Europe | 24.384 |
| 52 | BOLSouth America | 24.153 |
| 53 | IRQWestern Asia | 24.130 |
| 54 | SURSouth America | 24.100 |
| 55 | MEXCentral America | 24.029 |
| 56 | CYPWestern Asia | 23.991 |
| 57 | GUYSouth America | 23.943 |
| 58 | DNKNorthern Europe | 23.692 |
| 59 | COGMiddle Africa | 23.691 |
| 60 | NCLMelanesia | 23.682 |
| 61 | LBNWestern Asia | 23.574 |
| 62 | ISLNorthern Europe | 23.356 |
| 63 | BRASouth America | 23.220 |
| 64 | VIRCaribbean | 23.113 |
| 65 | PSEWestern Asia | 23.068 |
| 66 | CANNorthern America | 23.049 |
| 67 | CHLSouth America | 23.044 |
| 68 | GRCSouthern Europe | 22.913 |
| 69 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 22.849 |
| 70 | STPMiddle Africa | 22.776 |
| 71 | MDVSouthern Asia | 22.547 |
| 72 | CHEWestern Europe | 22.517 |
| 73 | CHNEastern Asia | 22.499 |
| 74 | LBYNorthern Africa | 22.433 |
| 75 | GBRNorthern Europe | 22.420 |
| 76 | SWENorthern Europe | 22.365 |
| 77 | USANorthern America | 22.249 |
| 78 | GUMMicronesia | 21.963 |
| 79 | SRBSouthern Europe | 21.885 |
| 80 | KGZCentral Asia | 21.880 |
| 81 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 21.660 |
| 82 | LSOSouthern Africa | 21.591 |
| 83 | WSMPolynesia | 21.506 |
| 84 | PAKSouthern Asia | 21.401 |
| 85 | BRBCaribbean | 21.279 |
| 86 | MNESouthern Europe | 21.257 |
| 87 | LKASouthern Asia | 21.143 |
| 88 | FJIMelanesia | 20.931 |
| 89 | VCTCaribbean | 20.875 |
| 90 | COLSouth America | 20.836 |
| 91 | CRICentral America | 20.811 |
| 92 | NORNorthern Europe | 20.790 |
| 93 | CPVWestern Africa | 20.667 |
| 94 | ARGSouth America | 20.564 |
| 95 | EGYNorthern Africa | 20.467 |
| 96 | VENSouth America | 20.463 |
| 97 | GTMCentral America | 20.417 |
| 98 | BENWestern Africa | 20.081 |
| 99 | NLDWestern Europe | 20.080 |
| 100 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 19.970 |
| 101 | UZBCentral Asia | 19.848 |
| 102 | MARNorthern Africa | 19.830 |
| 103 | ISRWestern Asia | 19.646 |
| 104 | CUBCaribbean | 19.389 |
| 105 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 19.344 |
| 106 | PRICaribbean | 19.325 |
| 107 | URYSouth America | 19.058 |
| 108 | KWTWestern Asia | 19.049 |
| 109 | LUXWestern Europe | 18.854 |
| 110 | JAMCaribbean | 18.703 |
| 111 | SOMEastern Africa | 18.557 |
| 112 | INDSouthern Asia | 18.418 |
| 113 | MACEastern Asia | 18.306 |
| 114 | TJKCentral Asia | 17.958 |
| 115 | UGAEastern Africa | 17.823 |
| 116 | BLZCentral America | 17.755 |
| 117 | BGDSouthern Asia | 17.622 |
| 118 | BWASouthern Africa | 17.509 |
| 119 | KAZCentral Asia | 17.409 |
| 120 | PYFPolynesia | 17.392 |
| 121 | ALBSouthern Europe | 17.301 |
| 122 | ECUSouth America | 16.977 |
| 123 | NICCentral America | 16.929 |
| 124 | MLIWestern Africa | 16.849 |
| 125 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 16.842 |
| 126 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 16.793 |
| 127 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 16.713 |
| 128 | OMNWestern Asia | 16.707 |
| 129 | PRYSouth America | 16.644 |
| 130 | PANCentral America | 16.630 |
| 131 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 16.613 |
| 132 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 16.476 |
| 133 | HKGEastern Asia | 16.175 |
| 134 | BHSCaribbean | 16.072 |
| 135 | CAFMiddle Africa | 16.044 |
| 136 | GMBWestern Africa | 16.038 |
| 137 | PERSouth America | 15.924 |
| 138 | LCACaribbean | 15.724 |
| 139 | NAMSouthern Africa | 15.680 |
| 140 | SENWestern Africa | 15.636 |
| 141 | ARMWestern Asia | 15.028 |
| 142 | COMEastern Africa | 14.277 |
| 143 | MDAEastern Europe | 14.145 |
| 144 | YEMWestern Asia | 13.730 |
| 145 | GHAWestern Africa | 13.619 |
| 146 | SDNNorthern Africa | 13.524 |
| 147 | ZWEEastern Africa | 13.264 |
| 148 | AFGSouthern Asia | 13.185 |
| 149 | ERIEastern Africa | 12.848 |
| 150 | MRTWestern Africa | 12.758 |
| 151 | CIVWestern Africa | 12.498 |
| 152 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 12.096 |
| 153 | MNGEastern Asia | 11.922 |
| 154 | AZEWestern Asia | 11.906 |
| 155 | CMRMiddle Africa | 11.588 |
| 156 | GABMiddle Africa | 11.324 |
| 157 | SLBMelanesia | 11.124 |
| 158 | NGAWestern Africa | 10.291 |
| 159 | HTICaribbean | 10.225 |
| 160 | BFAWestern Africa | 9.303 |
| 161 | KENEastern Africa | 9.257 |
| 162 | GEOWestern Asia | 8.870 |
| 163 | TGOWestern Africa | 8.801 |
| 164 | AGOMiddle Africa | 8.680 |
| 165 | VUTMelanesia | 8.632 |
| 166 | CODMiddle Africa | 8.202 |
| 167 | GNQMiddle Africa | 7.797 |
| 168 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 7.675 |
| 169 | LBRWestern Africa | 7.617 |
| 170 | TZAEastern Africa | 7.341 |
| 171 | MWIEastern Africa | 7.313 |
| 172 | NERWestern Africa | 7.282 |
| 173 | PNGMelanesia | 7.205 |
| 174 | ETHEastern Africa | 7.198 |
| 175 | GNBWestern Africa | 6.787 |
| 176 | SLEWestern Africa | 6.504 |
| 177 | GINWestern Africa | 6.325 |
| 178 | RWAEastern Africa | 6.281 |
| 179 | ZMBEastern Africa | 5.917 |
| 180 | BTNSouthern Asia | 5.837 |
| 181 | DJIEastern Africa | 4.329 |
| 182 | MDGEastern Africa | 4.208 |
| 183 | TCDMiddle Africa | 4.122 |
| 184 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3.613 |
| 185 | MOZEastern Africa | 3.589 |
| 186 | BDIEastern Africa | 2.513 |
| 187 | SSDEastern Africa | 2.050 |
02In 2004
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Czechia41.140
- 2
Qatar41.011
- 3
Slovakia39.387
- 4
Iran37.263
- 5
United Arab Emirates37.225
Lowest
- 187
South Sudan2.050
- 186
Burundi2.513
- 185
Mozambique3.589
- 184
Laos3.613
- 183
Chad4.122
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 20.564. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032003 → 2004
Since 2003
What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 187values changed, of 187 in both
- 111 · 76rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Estonia30.700 → 33.954+3.254
Jordan23.228 → 25.812+2.584
Kyrgyzstan19.444 → 21.880+2.436
Türkiye25.051 → 27.279+2.229
Suriname21.969 → 24.100+2.131
Fell most
Botswana19.847 → 17.509−2.338
Montenegro23.269 → 21.257−2.012
Malaysia32.023 → 30.126−1.897
Portugal33.924 → 32.141−1.783
Hong Kong17.716 → 16.175−1.542
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
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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 2004.
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) (2004). Employment in Industry, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/industry-employment/2004
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07Questions
Employment in Industry, 2004: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment in industry in Employment in Industry, 2004?
Czechia, at 41.140, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment in Industry, 2004 describe?
2004.
How many countries does Employment in Industry, 2004 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment in Industry, 2004?
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, 2004 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment in Industry, 2025.