Data for 2012

Employment in Industry, 2012

Name: Employment in Industry, 2012
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2012, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Industry, 2012 covers 187 countries. Qatar is highest, at 51.779; South Sudan is lowest, at 1.952. The middle country reads 19.769. Against 2011, 187 values changed (84 up, 103 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Industry · Data for 2012

HighestQatar

51.779

LowestSouth Sudan

1.952

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

187countries
1measure
2012the year it describes
187distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Employment in Industry, 2012, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Employment in Industry, 2012: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	51.779
2	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	38.124
3	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	37.838
4	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	37.496
5	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	35.993
6	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	35.004
7	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	33.216
8	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	32.976
9	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	32.047
10	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	31.462
11	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	31.104
12	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	31.044
13	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	30.592
14	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	30.411
15	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	30.350
16	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	30.300
17	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	30.296
18	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	29.889
19	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	29.792
20	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	29.151
21	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	28.501
22	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	28.246
23	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	28.197
24	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	28.107
25	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	27.816
26	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	27.632
27	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	27.582
28	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	27.575
29	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	27.572
30	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	27.477
31	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	27.468
32	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	27.198
33	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	26.321
34	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	26.080
35	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	26.070
36	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	25.757
37	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	25.580
38	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	25.499
39	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	25.489
40	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	25.365
41	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	25.361
42	Suriname`SUR`South America	25.319
43	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	25.311
44	Guyana`GUY`South America	25.192
45	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	25.111
46	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	25.083
47	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	24.998
48	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	24.863
49	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	24.811
50	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	24.763
51	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	24.718
52	India`IND`Southern Asia	24.692
53	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	24.377
54	Brazil`BRA`South America	23.820
55	Chile`CHL`South America	23.600
56	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	23.514
57	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	23.477
58	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	23.339
59	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	23.062
60	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	22.823
61	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	22.806
62	Mexico`MEX`Central America	22.738
63	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	22.610
64	Honduras`HND`Central America	22.219
65	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	22.186
66	Argentina`ARG`South America	22.124
67	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	22.009
68	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	21.819
69	France`FRA`Western Europe	21.778
70	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	21.756
71	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	21.584
72	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	21.386
73	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	21.385
74	Venezuela`VEN`South America	21.262
75	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	21.190
76	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	20.979
77	Colombia`COL`South America	20.963
78	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	20.919
79	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	20.682
80	Canada`CAN`Northern America	20.676
81	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	20.657
82	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	20.635
83	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	20.433
84	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	20.383
85	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	20.374
86	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	20.278
87	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	20.195
88	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	20.170
89	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	20.169
90	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	20.151
91	Bolivia`BOL`South America	19.928
92	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	19.822
93	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	19.807
94	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	19.769
95	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	19.645
96	United States`USA`Northern America	19.579
97	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	19.570
98	Uruguay`URY`South America	19.404
99	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	19.382
100	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	19.187
101	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	19.037
102	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	18.923
103	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	18.773
104	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	18.340
105	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.225
106	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	18.101
107	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	18.011
108	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	17.758
109	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	17.693
110	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	17.642
111	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	17.523
112	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	17.521
113	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	17.492
114	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	17.491
115	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	17.425
116	Peru`PER`South America	17.388
117	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	17.353
118	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	17.079
119	Panama`PAN`Central America	17.058
120	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	17.032
121	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	16.982
122	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	16.933
123	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	16.908
124	Belize`BLZ`Central America	16.896
125	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	16.894
126	Paraguay`PRY`South America	16.879
127	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	16.745
128	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	16.685
129	Ecuador`ECU`South America	16.212
130	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	16.036
131	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	16.030
132	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	15.915
133	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	15.566
134	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	15.552
135	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	15.490
136	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	15.325
137	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	14.723
138	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	14.713
139	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	14.626
140	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	14.519
141	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	14.447
142	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	14.287
143	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	13.884
144	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	13.845
145	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	13.805
146	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	13.624
147	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	13.558
148	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	13.452
149	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	13.405
150	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	13.173
151	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	13.051
152	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	13.038
153	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	12.841
154	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	12.747
155	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	12.639
156	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	12.237
157	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	12.040
158	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	11.866
159	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	11.697
160	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	11.513
161	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	11.014
162	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	10.674
163	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	10.290
164	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	10.012
165	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	9.909
166	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	9.901
167	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	9.900
168	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	9.841
169	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	8.456
170	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	8.453
171	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	8.379
172	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	8.241
173	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	7.997
174	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	7.689
175	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	7.672
176	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	7.412
177	Niger`NER`Western Africa	7.169
178	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	7.059
179	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	6.995
180	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	6.746
181	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	6.727
182	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	6.102
183	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	5.824
184	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	5.484
185	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	4.906
186	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	3.249
187	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	1.952

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar51.779
2Czechia38.124
3Oman37.838
4Slovakia37.496
5Iran35.993

Lowest

187South Sudan1.952
186Burundi3.249
185Djibouti4.906
184Sierra Leone5.484
183Laos5.824

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 19.769. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
84 · 103rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Cuba17.141 → 19.187+2.046
Mongolia16.596 → 18.101+1.505
Bosnia and Herzegovina28.902 → 30.296+1.394
Lesotho29.020 → 30.411+1.391
Afghanistan17.565 → 18.923+1.358

Fell most

Malta24.564 → 22.186−2.378
Qatar54.102 → 51.779−2.323
Syria31.434 → 29.151−2.282
Portugal27.351 → 25.580−1.771
Albania18.772 → 17.032−1.739

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.

How values are stored

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 2012.
The position is ours
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

05The files

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2012). Employment in Industry, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/industry-employment/2012

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