Data for 2015
Employment in Industry, 2015
2015, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment in Industry, 2015 covers 187 countries. Qatar is highest, at 54.141; South Sudan is lowest, at 1.919. The middle country reads 19.394. Against 2014, 187 values changed (82 up, 105 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment in Industry · Data for 2015
HighestQatar
54.141LowestSouth Sudan
1.919Shaded 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, 2015, 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 | 54.141 |
| 2 | CZEEastern Europe | 38.025 |
| 3 | OMNWestern Asia | 37.457 |
| 4 | SVKEastern Europe | 36.124 |
| 5 | BHRWestern Asia | 35.157 |
| 6 | IRNSouthern Asia | 33.664 |
| 7 | TUNNorthern Africa | 33.104 |
| 8 | LSOSouthern Africa | 32.720 |
| 9 | BLREastern Europe | 32.189 |
| 10 | ROUEastern Europe | 31.823 |
| 11 | ESTNorthern Europe | 31.266 |
| 12 | DZANorthern Africa | 31.141 |
| 13 | AREWestern Asia | 31.113 |
| 14 | POLEastern Europe | 30.537 |
| 15 | MKDSouthern Europe | 30.509 |
| 16 | HUNEastern Europe | 30.329 |
| 17 | BGREastern Europe | 30.297 |
| 18 | BIHSouthern Europe | 29.509 |
| 19 | CHNEastern Asia | 29.300 |
| 20 | NPLSouthern Asia | 29.068 |
| 21 | TKMCentral Asia | 28.436 |
| 22 | TURWestern Asia | 28.285 |
| 23 | SVNSouthern Europe | 28.147 |
| 24 | DEUWestern Europe | 27.624 |
| 25 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 27.519 |
| 26 | RUSEastern Europe | 27.052 |
| 27 | TTOCaribbean | 27.033 |
| 28 | PSEWestern Asia | 26.616 |
| 29 | HRVSouthern Europe | 26.613 |
| 30 | ITASouthern Europe | 26.600 |
| 31 | SYRWestern Asia | 26.548 |
| 32 | SAUWestern Asia | 26.374 |
| 33 | IRQWestern Asia | 25.792 |
| 34 | LKASouthern Asia | 25.772 |
| 35 | AUTWestern Europe | 25.764 |
| 36 | TONPolynesia | 25.724 |
| 37 | NCLMelanesia | 25.439 |
| 38 | KOREastern Asia | 25.426 |
| 39 | SURSouth America | 25.398 |
| 40 | EGYNorthern Africa | 25.311 |
| 41 | LTUNorthern Europe | 25.073 |
| 42 | MUSEastern Africa | 25.004 |
| 43 | INDSouthern Asia | 24.948 |
| 44 | UKREastern Europe | 24.923 |
| 45 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 24.921 |
| 46 | JPNEastern Asia | 24.904 |
| 47 | KWTWestern Asia | 24.892 |
| 48 | GUYSouth America | 24.832 |
| 49 | SWZSouthern Africa | 24.755 |
| 50 | PRKEastern Asia | 24.511 |
| 51 | PRTSouthern Europe | 24.197 |
| 52 | SRBSouthern Europe | 24.088 |
| 53 | PAKSouthern Asia | 24.020 |
| 54 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 23.848 |
| 55 | MEXCentral America | 23.817 |
| 56 | KGZCentral Asia | 23.762 |
| 57 | HNDCentral America | 23.727 |
| 58 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 23.720 |
| 59 | LVANorthern Europe | 23.646 |
| 60 | CHLSouth America | 23.569 |
| 61 | COGMiddle Africa | 23.499 |
| 62 | BOLSouth America | 23.287 |
| 63 | UZBCentral Asia | 22.904 |
| 64 | BRASouth America | 22.820 |
| 65 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 22.744 |
| 66 | AFGSouthern Asia | 22.619 |
| 67 | ARGSouth America | 22.369 |
| 68 | STPMiddle Africa | 22.223 |
| 69 | SLVCentral America | 22.177 |
| 70 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 22.122 |
| 71 | MARNorthern Africa | 22.106 |
| 72 | LBNWestern Asia | 21.998 |
| 73 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 21.987 |
| 74 | CPVWestern Africa | 21.763 |
| 75 | BELWestern Europe | 21.434 |
| 76 | VENSouth America | 21.312 |
| 77 | JORWestern Asia | 21.153 |
| 78 | FINNorthern Europe | 21.135 |
| 79 | CHEWestern Europe | 20.713 |
| 80 | KAZCentral Asia | 20.562 |
| 81 | BGDSouthern Asia | 20.480 |
| 82 | FRAWestern Europe | 20.376 |
| 83 | ESPSouthern Europe | 20.306 |
| 84 | GUMMicronesia | 20.228 |
| 85 | VCTCaribbean | 20.125 |
| 86 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 20.066 |
| 87 | CANNorthern America | 20.043 |
| 88 | MLTSouthern Europe | 20.032 |
| 89 | NORNorthern Europe | 19.989 |
| 90 | COLSouth America | 19.841 |
| 91 | PRYSouth America | 19.738 |
| 92 | USANorthern America | 19.679 |
| 93 | DNKNorthern Europe | 19.424 |
| 94 | MNGEastern Asia | 19.394 |
| 95 | BRBCaribbean | 19.360 |
| 96 | TGOWestern Africa | 19.173 |
| 97 | ALBSouthern Europe | 19.047 |
| 98 | DOMCaribbean | 19.023 |
| 99 | VIRCaribbean | 18.930 |
| 100 | GTMCentral America | 18.895 |
| 101 | URYSouth America | 18.774 |
| 102 | GBRNorthern Europe | 18.643 |
| 103 | LBYNorthern Africa | 18.577 |
| 104 | CRICentral America | 18.463 |
| 105 | MDVSouthern Asia | 18.397 |
| 106 | SWENorthern Europe | 18.288 |
| 107 | COMEastern Africa | 18.283 |
| 108 | ECUSouth America | 18.272 |
| 109 | IRLNorthern Europe | 18.115 |
| 110 | ISLNorthern Europe | 17.837 |
| 111 | NICCentral America | 17.729 |
| 112 | ISRWestern Asia | 17.575 |
| 113 | PANCentral America | 17.573 |
| 114 | MNESouthern Europe | 17.464 |
| 115 | GHAWestern Africa | 17.351 |
| 116 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 17.290 |
| 117 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 17.256 |
| 118 | SOMEastern Africa | 17.239 |
| 119 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 17.079 |
| 120 | PERSouth America | 17.071 |
| 121 | NAMSouthern Africa | 17.003 |
| 122 | CUBCaribbean | 16.919 |
| 123 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 16.766 |
| 124 | LCACaribbean | 16.530 |
| 125 | NLDWestern Europe | 16.474 |
| 126 | GMBWestern Africa | 16.469 |
| 127 | BENWestern Africa | 16.318 |
| 128 | BWASouthern Africa | 16.236 |
| 129 | CYPWestern Asia | 16.225 |
| 130 | PRICaribbean | 16.049 |
| 131 | ARMWestern Asia | 15.910 |
| 132 | TJKCentral Asia | 15.543 |
| 133 | BLZCentral America | 15.421 |
| 134 | GRCSouthern Europe | 15.050 |
| 135 | PYFPolynesia | 15.032 |
| 136 | JAMCaribbean | 14.933 |
| 137 | CAFMiddle Africa | 14.726 |
| 138 | GABMiddle Africa | 14.661 |
| 139 | MACEastern Asia | 14.555 |
| 140 | BFAWestern Africa | 14.503 |
| 141 | CMRMiddle Africa | 14.260 |
| 142 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 14.184 |
| 143 | SDNNorthern Africa | 14.082 |
| 144 | AZEWestern Asia | 14.064 |
| 145 | NGAWestern Africa | 13.938 |
| 146 | MRTWestern Africa | 13.846 |
| 147 | HKGEastern Asia | 13.684 |
| 148 | BHSCaribbean | 13.563 |
| 149 | GINWestern Africa | 13.551 |
| 150 | WSMPolynesia | 13.184 |
| 151 | RWAEastern Africa | 13.111 |
| 152 | YEMWestern Asia | 12.994 |
| 153 | SENWestern Africa | 12.992 |
| 154 | ERIEastern Africa | 12.851 |
| 155 | LUXWestern Europe | 12.664 |
| 156 | FJIMelanesia | 12.423 |
| 157 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 12.420 |
| 158 | GNQMiddle Africa | 11.159 |
| 159 | ZWEEastern Africa | 10.615 |
| 160 | MDAEastern Europe | 10.521 |
| 161 | GEOWestern Asia | 10.453 |
| 162 | KENEastern Africa | 10.433 |
| 163 | HTICaribbean | 9.777 |
| 164 | ZMBEastern Africa | 9.737 |
| 165 | BTNSouthern Asia | 9.661 |
| 166 | VUTMelanesia | 9.577 |
| 167 | MDGEastern Africa | 9.211 |
| 168 | CIVWestern Africa | 8.563 |
| 169 | CODMiddle Africa | 8.493 |
| 170 | SLBMelanesia | 8.438 |
| 171 | LBRWestern Africa | 8.404 |
| 172 | MLIWestern Africa | 8.261 |
| 173 | PNGMelanesia | 8.062 |
| 174 | TCDMiddle Africa | 7.931 |
| 175 | ETHEastern Africa | 7.878 |
| 176 | TZAEastern Africa | 7.870 |
| 177 | MOZEastern Africa | 7.746 |
| 178 | NERWestern Africa | 7.504 |
| 179 | MWIEastern Africa | 7.462 |
| 180 | AGOMiddle Africa | 6.978 |
| 181 | GNBWestern Africa | 6.854 |
| 182 | UGAEastern Africa | 6.813 |
| 183 | SLEWestern Africa | 6.473 |
| 184 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 6.276 |
| 185 | DJIEastern Africa | 5.317 |
| 186 | BDIEastern Africa | 3.481 |
| 187 | SSDEastern Africa | 1.919 |
02In 2015
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- 187
South Sudan1.919
- 186
Burundi3.481
- 185
Djibouti5.317
- 184
Laos6.276
- 183
Sierra Leone6.473
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 19.394. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032014 → 2015
Since 2014
What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 187values changed, of 187 in both
- 82 · 105rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Namibia14.832 → 17.003+2.171
Luxembourg11.129 → 12.664+1.535
Costa Rica17.032 → 18.463+1.431
Vietnam21.446 → 22.744+1.298
El Salvador20.889 → 22.177+1.288
Fell most
Finland22.929 → 21.135−1.794
Côte d’Ivoire10.107 → 8.563−1.544
Yemen14.481 → 12.994−1.487
Belize16.889 → 15.421−1.468
Ukraine26.337 → 24.923−1.415
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 2015.
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.
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2015). Employment in Industry, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/industry-employment/2015
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07Questions
Employment in Industry, 2015: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment in industry in Employment in Industry, 2015?
Qatar, at 54.141, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment in Industry, 2015 describe?
2015.
How many countries does Employment in Industry, 2015 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment in Industry, 2015?
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, 2015 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment in Industry, 2025.