Data for 2005
Employment in Industry, 2005
2005, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment in Industry, 2005 covers 187 countries. Czechia is highest, at 41.0919; South Sudan is lowest, at 2.0797. The middle country reads 20.6895. Against 2004, 187 values changed (93 up, 94 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment in Industry · Data for 2005
HighestCzechia
41.0919LowestSouth Sudan
2.0797Shaded 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, 2005, 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 | 41.0919 |
| 2 | QATWestern Asia | 41.0318 |
| 3 | SVKEastern Europe | 39.1443 |
| 4 | IRNSouthern Asia | 37.1882 |
| 5 | AREWestern Asia | 35.8313 |
| 6 | ROUEastern Europe | 34.8980 |
| 7 | BGREastern Europe | 34.2419 |
| 8 | BLREastern Europe | 34.1325 |
| 9 | ESTNorthern Europe | 34.0742 |
| 10 | MKDSouthern Europe | 33.0720 |
| 11 | SVNSouthern Europe | 32.9709 |
| 12 | HUNEastern Europe | 32.5406 |
| 13 | MUSEastern Africa | 32.2731 |
| 14 | TUNNorthern Africa | 32.2544 |
| 15 | PRTSouthern Europe | 31.4101 |
| 16 | BHRWestern Asia | 31.2669 |
| 17 | BIHSouthern Europe | 30.7092 |
| 18 | ITASouthern Europe | 30.6842 |
| 19 | DEUWestern Europe | 29.8396 |
| 20 | TTOCaribbean | 29.8348 |
| 21 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 29.7290 |
| 22 | ESPSouthern Europe | 29.5705 |
| 23 | RUSEastern Europe | 29.3037 |
| 24 | MLTSouthern Europe | 29.2286 |
| 25 | POLEastern Europe | 29.1803 |
| 26 | LTUNorthern Europe | 29.0598 |
| 27 | TURWestern Asia | 28.7769 |
| 28 | HRVSouthern Europe | 28.6283 |
| 29 | TONPolynesia | 28.1054 |
| 30 | IRLNorthern Europe | 27.8164 |
| 31 | DZANorthern Africa | 27.6065 |
| 32 | AUTWestern Europe | 27.5732 |
| 33 | KOREastern Asia | 27.4224 |
| 34 | SYRWestern Asia | 27.3992 |
| 35 | JPNEastern Asia | 27.3921 |
| 36 | UKREastern Europe | 27.3495 |
| 37 | NPLSouthern Asia | 26.5531 |
| 38 | LVANorthern Europe | 26.4761 |
| 39 | PRKEastern Asia | 26.3752 |
| 40 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 26.0557 |
| 41 | FINNorthern Europe | 25.8907 |
| 42 | SAUWestern Asia | 25.7158 |
| 43 | HNDCentral America | 25.6613 |
| 44 | SWZSouthern Africa | 25.6145 |
| 45 | JORWestern Asia | 25.6129 |
| 46 | TKMCentral Asia | 25.1610 |
| 47 | BELWestern Europe | 24.6861 |
| 48 | PSEWestern Asia | 24.4951 |
| 49 | SURSouth America | 24.3186 |
| 50 | IRQWestern Asia | 24.1087 |
| 51 | FRAWestern Europe | 24.0649 |
| 52 | CYPWestern Asia | 24.0474 |
| 53 | DOMCaribbean | 24.0193 |
| 54 | GUYSouth America | 23.9079 |
| 55 | DNKNorthern Europe | 23.8922 |
| 56 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 23.8830 |
| 57 | MEXCentral America | 23.8647 |
| 58 | CHNEastern Asia | 23.8000 |
| 59 | NCLMelanesia | 23.7540 |
| 60 | BRASouth America | 23.5944 |
| 61 | COGMiddle Africa | 23.4118 |
| 62 | LBNWestern Asia | 23.3589 |
| 63 | CHLSouth America | 23.0539 |
| 64 | VIRCaribbean | 23.0439 |
| 65 | BOLSouth America | 23.0331 |
| 66 | SLVCentral America | 23.0310 |
| 67 | LBYNorthern Africa | 22.9428 |
| 68 | GRCSouthern Europe | 22.9123 |
| 69 | LSOSouthern Africa | 22.7081 |
| 70 | CANNorthern America | 22.6905 |
| 71 | LKASouthern Asia | 22.5582 |
| 72 | CHEWestern Europe | 22.5121 |
| 73 | SRBSouthern Europe | 22.4477 |
| 74 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 22.1902 |
| 75 | GBRNorthern Europe | 22.1650 |
| 76 | USANorthern America | 22.1318 |
| 77 | EGYNorthern Africa | 22.0194 |
| 78 | SWENorthern Europe | 21.9486 |
| 79 | GUMMicronesia | 21.8731 |
| 80 | KGZCentral Asia | 21.8701 |
| 81 | ISLNorthern Europe | 21.6926 |
| 82 | GTMCentral America | 21.6346 |
| 83 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 21.4907 |
| 84 | PAKSouthern Asia | 21.4012 |
| 85 | ARGSouth America | 21.1426 |
| 86 | NLDWestern Europe | 21.0394 |
| 87 | WSMPolynesia | 21.0296 |
| 88 | BRBCaribbean | 21.0221 |
| 89 | CPVWestern Africa | 20.9852 |
| 90 | NORNorthern Europe | 20.8533 |
| 91 | FJIMelanesia | 20.8527 |
| 92 | VCTCaribbean | 20.7953 |
| 93 | KWTWestern Asia | 20.6942 |
| 94 | COLSouth America | 20.6895 |
| 95 | VENSouth America | 20.6494 |
| 96 | MDVSouthern Asia | 20.6128 |
| 97 | STPMiddle Africa | 20.5457 |
| 98 | CRICentral America | 20.3739 |
| 99 | UZBCentral Asia | 20.2649 |
| 100 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 20.1922 |
| 101 | BENWestern Africa | 19.9629 |
| 102 | MARNorthern Africa | 19.8967 |
| 103 | URYSouth America | 19.4243 |
| 104 | MNESouthern Europe | 19.2337 |
| 105 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 19.2128 |
| 106 | ISRWestern Asia | 19.1502 |
| 107 | CUBCaribbean | 19.1128 |
| 108 | INDSouthern Asia | 19.0012 |
| 109 | PRICaribbean | 18.9169 |
| 110 | OMNWestern Asia | 18.8281 |
| 111 | MACEastern Asia | 18.6526 |
| 112 | SOMEastern Africa | 18.4843 |
| 113 | NICCentral America | 18.2528 |
| 114 | JAMCaribbean | 18.2361 |
| 115 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 18.2306 |
| 116 | BGDSouthern Asia | 18.2008 |
| 117 | KAZCentral Asia | 18.0054 |
| 118 | BLZCentral America | 17.8819 |
| 119 | BHSCaribbean | 17.8255 |
| 120 | LCACaribbean | 17.6294 |
| 121 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 17.5213 |
| 122 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 17.4840 |
| 123 | UGAEastern Africa | 17.4724 |
| 124 | TJKCentral Asia | 17.3872 |
| 125 | ALBSouthern Europe | 17.2996 |
| 126 | LUXWestern Europe | 17.2973 |
| 127 | PYFPolynesia | 17.2331 |
| 128 | ECUSouth America | 16.5695 |
| 129 | SENWestern Africa | 16.5423 |
| 130 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 16.4738 |
| 131 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 16.4618 |
| 132 | PANCentral America | 16.1975 |
| 133 | GMBWestern Africa | 16.0073 |
| 134 | PERSouth America | 15.9957 |
| 135 | CAFMiddle Africa | 15.9222 |
| 136 | PRYSouth America | 15.7817 |
| 137 | HKGEastern Asia | 15.6857 |
| 138 | BWASouthern Africa | 15.4139 |
| 139 | ARMWestern Asia | 15.3760 |
| 140 | MLIWestern Africa | 15.2774 |
| 141 | NAMSouthern Africa | 15.2305 |
| 142 | COMEastern Africa | 14.6792 |
| 143 | YEMWestern Asia | 14.2206 |
| 144 | ZWEEastern Africa | 14.1011 |
| 145 | MDAEastern Europe | 14.0751 |
| 146 | GHAWestern Africa | 13.8329 |
| 147 | SDNNorthern Africa | 13.7683 |
| 148 | AFGSouthern Asia | 13.5003 |
| 149 | MRTWestern Africa | 13.2835 |
| 150 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 13.1695 |
| 151 | ERIEastern Africa | 12.7200 |
| 152 | CIVWestern Africa | 12.3835 |
| 153 | MNGEastern Asia | 12.3762 |
| 154 | AZEWestern Asia | 12.0773 |
| 155 | GABMiddle Africa | 11.5765 |
| 156 | SLBMelanesia | 11.3685 |
| 157 | CMRMiddle Africa | 11.1048 |
| 158 | NGAWestern Africa | 10.4402 |
| 159 | HTICaribbean | 10.1484 |
| 160 | BFAWestern Africa | 9.7269 |
| 161 | GEOWestern Asia | 9.3896 |
| 162 | KENEastern Africa | 9.3595 |
| 163 | VUTMelanesia | 8.9161 |
| 164 | TGOWestern Africa | 8.7889 |
| 165 | GNQMiddle Africa | 8.5585 |
| 166 | AGOMiddle Africa | 8.4367 |
| 167 | CODMiddle Africa | 8.2130 |
| 168 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 7.7009 |
| 169 | LBRWestern Africa | 7.6347 |
| 170 | PNGMelanesia | 7.3843 |
| 171 | ETHEastern Africa | 7.3620 |
| 172 | TZAEastern Africa | 7.3393 |
| 173 | MWIEastern Africa | 7.2912 |
| 174 | NERWestern Africa | 7.2479 |
| 175 | RWAEastern Africa | 6.9017 |
| 176 | GINWestern Africa | 6.8519 |
| 177 | GNBWestern Africa | 6.7832 |
| 178 | ZMBEastern Africa | 6.2102 |
| 179 | SLEWestern Africa | 6.1446 |
| 180 | BTNSouthern Asia | 5.9310 |
| 181 | TCDMiddle Africa | 4.4521 |
| 182 | DJIEastern Africa | 4.3665 |
| 183 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3.8588 |
| 184 | MOZEastern Africa | 3.7934 |
| 185 | MDGEastern Africa | 3.4149 |
| 186 | BDIEastern Africa | 2.5819 |
| 187 | SSDEastern Africa | 2.0797 |
02In 2005
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Czechia41.0919
- 2
Qatar41.0318
- 3
Slovakia39.1443
- 4
Iran37.1882
- 5
United Arab Emirates35.8313
Lowest
- 187
South Sudan2.0797
- 186
Burundi2.5819
- 185
Madagascar3.4149
- 184
Mozambique3.7934
- 183
Laos3.8588
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 20.6895. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032004 → 2005
Since 2004
What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 187values changed, of 187 in both
- 93 · 94rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Oman16.7071 → 18.8281+2.1210
Saint Lucia15.7237 → 17.6294+1.9057
Bahamas16.0716 → 17.8255+1.7539
Kuwait19.0487 → 20.6942+1.6455
Egypt20.4667 → 22.0194+1.5528
Fell most
São Tomé and Príncipe22.7757 → 20.5457−2.2300
Botswana17.5094 → 15.4139−2.0955
Montenegro21.2568 → 19.2337−2.0231
Maldives22.5473 → 20.6128−1.9345
Iceland23.3563 → 21.6926−1.6637
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 2005.
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) (2005). Employment in Industry, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/industry-employment/2005
0635 held
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07Questions
Employment in Industry, 2005: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment in industry in Employment in Industry, 2005?
Czechia, at 41.0919, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment in Industry, 2005 describe?
2005.
How many countries does Employment in Industry, 2005 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment in Industry, 2005?
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, 2005 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment in Industry, 2025.