Data for 2006
Employment in Industry, 2006
2006, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment in Industry, 2006 covers 187 countries. Qatar is highest, at 41.569; South Sudan is lowest, at 2.120. The middle country reads 20.776. Against 2005, 187 values changed (108 up, 79 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment in Industry · Data for 2006
HighestQatar
41.569LowestSouth Sudan
2.120Shaded 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, 2006, 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 | QATWestern Asia | 41.569 |
| 2 | CZEEastern Europe | 40.966 |
| 3 | SVKEastern Europe | 39.169 |
| 4 | IRNSouthern Asia | 37.140 |
| 5 | ROUEastern Europe | 34.966 |
| 6 | AREWestern Asia | 34.861 |
| 7 | BGREastern Europe | 34.473 |
| 8 | BLREastern Europe | 34.293 |
| 9 | ESTNorthern Europe | 33.541 |
| 10 | MKDSouthern Europe | 33.027 |
| 11 | BHRWestern Asia | 32.468 |
| 12 | HUNEastern Europe | 32.381 |
| 13 | TUNNorthern Africa | 32.138 |
| 14 | MUSEastern Africa | 31.974 |
| 15 | SVNSouthern Europe | 31.493 |
| 16 | PRTSouthern Europe | 31.304 |
| 17 | BIHSouthern Europe | 30.844 |
| 18 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 30.259 |
| 19 | ITASouthern Europe | 30.051 |
| 20 | POLEastern Europe | 29.929 |
| 21 | DEUWestern Europe | 29.853 |
| 22 | LTUNorthern Europe | 29.571 |
| 23 | TTOCaribbean | 29.566 |
| 24 | HRVSouthern Europe | 29.349 |
| 25 | ESPSouthern Europe | 29.235 |
| 26 | TURWestern Asia | 29.213 |
| 27 | RUSEastern Europe | 28.948 |
| 28 | SYRWestern Asia | 28.265 |
| 29 | DZANorthern Africa | 28.264 |
| 30 | AUTWestern Europe | 28.161 |
| 31 | MLTSouthern Europe | 27.858 |
| 32 | IRLNorthern Europe | 27.663 |
| 33 | UKREastern Europe | 27.652 |
| 34 | JPNEastern Asia | 27.495 |
| 35 | LVANorthern Europe | 27.369 |
| 36 | TONPolynesia | 27.056 |
| 37 | KOREastern Asia | 26.918 |
| 38 | NPLSouthern Asia | 26.761 |
| 39 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 26.081 |
| 40 | PRKEastern Asia | 26.063 |
| 41 | SWZSouthern Africa | 25.745 |
| 42 | FINNorthern Europe | 25.692 |
| 43 | SAUWestern Asia | 25.630 |
| 44 | TKMCentral Asia | 25.441 |
| 45 | JORWestern Asia | 25.229 |
| 46 | CHNEastern Asia | 25.199 |
| 47 | BELWestern Europe | 24.693 |
| 48 | SURSouth America | 24.656 |
| 49 | NCLMelanesia | 24.283 |
| 50 | HNDCentral America | 24.255 |
| 51 | IRQWestern Asia | 24.153 |
| 52 | GUYSouth America | 24.145 |
| 53 | FRAWestern Europe | 24.138 |
| 54 | SRBSouthern Europe | 24.125 |
| 55 | MEXCentral America | 23.975 |
| 56 | LSOSouthern Africa | 23.938 |
| 57 | SLVCentral America | 23.861 |
| 58 | COGMiddle Africa | 23.787 |
| 59 | DOMCaribbean | 23.752 |
| 60 | KGZCentral Asia | 23.716 |
| 61 | BRASouth America | 23.549 |
| 62 | DNKNorthern Europe | 23.331 |
| 63 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 23.298 |
| 64 | LBYNorthern Africa | 23.211 |
| 65 | LBNWestern Asia | 23.077 |
| 66 | LKASouthern Asia | 23.049 |
| 67 | CHLSouth America | 23.000 |
| 68 | GTMCentral America | 22.972 |
| 69 | VIRCaribbean | 22.904 |
| 70 | CHEWestern Europe | 22.791 |
| 71 | CYPWestern Asia | 22.645 |
| 72 | EGYNorthern Africa | 22.605 |
| 73 | GRCSouthern Europe | 22.576 |
| 74 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 22.531 |
| 75 | PSEWestern Asia | 22.421 |
| 76 | USANorthern America | 22.231 |
| 77 | CANNorthern America | 22.206 |
| 78 | VENSouth America | 22.184 |
| 79 | GBRNorthern Europe | 22.032 |
| 80 | KWTWestern Asia | 21.935 |
| 81 | SWENorthern Europe | 21.913 |
| 82 | PAKSouthern Asia | 21.829 |
| 83 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 21.693 |
| 84 | GUMMicronesia | 21.591 |
| 85 | ARGSouth America | 21.573 |
| 86 | ISLNorthern Europe | 21.548 |
| 87 | CPVWestern Africa | 21.346 |
| 88 | BOLSouth America | 21.170 |
| 89 | VCTCaribbean | 21.137 |
| 90 | OMNWestern Asia | 21.128 |
| 91 | NORNorthern Europe | 21.126 |
| 92 | STPMiddle Africa | 21.096 |
| 93 | COLSouth America | 20.844 |
| 94 | MARNorthern Africa | 20.776 |
| 95 | UZBCentral Asia | 20.747 |
| 96 | CRICentral America | 20.494 |
| 97 | NLDWestern Europe | 20.488 |
| 98 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 20.449 |
| 99 | BRBCaribbean | 20.438 |
| 100 | FJIMelanesia | 19.863 |
| 101 | BENWestern Africa | 19.824 |
| 102 | WSMPolynesia | 19.639 |
| 103 | MDVSouthern Asia | 19.636 |
| 104 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 19.571 |
| 105 | INDSouthern Asia | 19.524 |
| 106 | URYSouth America | 19.472 |
| 107 | PRICaribbean | 19.439 |
| 108 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 19.247 |
| 109 | MACEastern Asia | 19.184 |
| 110 | ISRWestern Asia | 19.024 |
| 111 | BGDSouthern Asia | 18.637 |
| 112 | KAZCentral Asia | 18.441 |
| 113 | SOMEastern Africa | 18.404 |
| 114 | MNESouthern Europe | 18.324 |
| 115 | BHSCaribbean | 18.304 |
| 116 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 18.213 |
| 117 | JAMCaribbean | 18.178 |
| 118 | CUBCaribbean | 18.134 |
| 119 | LCACaribbean | 18.131 |
| 120 | BLZCentral America | 17.826 |
| 121 | NICCentral America | 17.822 |
| 122 | SENWestern Africa | 17.532 |
| 123 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 17.341 |
| 124 | ALBSouthern Europe | 17.225 |
| 125 | UGAEastern Africa | 17.160 |
| 126 | PANCentral America | 17.015 |
| 127 | PYFPolynesia | 16.964 |
| 128 | TJKCentral Asia | 16.917 |
| 129 | PRYSouth America | 16.870 |
| 130 | LUXWestern Europe | 16.694 |
| 131 | ECUSouth America | 16.669 |
| 132 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 16.555 |
| 133 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 16.301 |
| 134 | PERSouth America | 16.160 |
| 135 | GMBWestern Africa | 16.009 |
| 136 | ARMWestern Asia | 15.866 |
| 137 | CAFMiddle Africa | 15.837 |
| 138 | HKGEastern Asia | 15.347 |
| 139 | COMEastern Africa | 15.114 |
| 140 | NAMSouthern Africa | 14.940 |
| 141 | YEMWestern Asia | 14.494 |
| 142 | MRTWestern Africa | 14.340 |
| 143 | SDNNorthern Africa | 14.093 |
| 144 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 14.018 |
| 145 | MDAEastern Europe | 14.016 |
| 146 | GHAWestern Africa | 13.984 |
| 147 | MLIWestern Africa | 13.821 |
| 148 | AFGSouthern Asia | 13.707 |
| 149 | ZWEEastern Africa | 13.701 |
| 150 | BWASouthern Africa | 13.502 |
| 151 | MNGEastern Asia | 12.964 |
| 152 | ERIEastern Africa | 12.640 |
| 153 | AZEWestern Asia | 12.354 |
| 154 | CIVWestern Africa | 12.337 |
| 155 | GABMiddle Africa | 11.717 |
| 156 | CMRMiddle Africa | 11.140 |
| 157 | SLBMelanesia | 11.086 |
| 158 | NGAWestern Africa | 10.573 |
| 159 | BFAWestern Africa | 10.188 |
| 160 | HTICaribbean | 10.183 |
| 161 | VUTMelanesia | 9.529 |
| 162 | KENEastern Africa | 9.494 |
| 163 | TGOWestern Africa | 9.179 |
| 164 | GNQMiddle Africa | 9.055 |
| 165 | GEOWestern Asia | 8.800 |
| 166 | CODMiddle Africa | 8.127 |
| 167 | AGOMiddle Africa | 8.100 |
| 168 | LBRWestern Africa | 7.726 |
| 169 | RWAEastern Africa | 7.582 |
| 170 | PNGMelanesia | 7.516 |
| 171 | ETHEastern Africa | 7.458 |
| 172 | GINWestern Africa | 7.353 |
| 173 | TZAEastern Africa | 7.334 |
| 174 | MWIEastern Africa | 7.286 |
| 175 | NERWestern Africa | 7.214 |
| 176 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 7.083 |
| 177 | GNBWestern Africa | 6.768 |
| 178 | ZMBEastern Africa | 6.247 |
| 179 | BTNSouthern Asia | 5.819 |
| 180 | SLEWestern Africa | 5.787 |
| 181 | TCDMiddle Africa | 4.670 |
| 182 | DJIEastern Africa | 4.465 |
| 183 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 4.202 |
| 184 | MOZEastern Africa | 4.048 |
| 185 | MDGEastern Africa | 3.801 |
| 186 | BDIEastern Africa | 2.658 |
| 187 | SSDEastern Africa | 2.120 |
02In 2006
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- 187
South Sudan2.120
- 186
Burundi2.658
- 185
Madagascar3.801
- 184
Mozambique4.048
- 183
Laos4.202
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 20.776. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032005 → 2006
Since 2005
What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 187values changed, of 187 in both
- 108 · 79rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Oman18.828 → 21.128+2.300
Kyrgyzstan21.870 → 23.716+1.846
Serbia22.448 → 24.125+1.678
Venezuela20.649 → 22.184+1.534
China23.800 → 25.199+1.399
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 2006.
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) (2006). Employment in Industry, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/industry-employment/2006
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07Questions
Employment in Industry, 2006: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment in industry in Employment in Industry, 2006?
Qatar, at 41.569, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment in Industry, 2006 describe?
2006.
How many countries does Employment in Industry, 2006 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment in Industry, 2006?
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, 2006 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment in Industry, 2025.