Data for 2022
Employment in Industry, 2022
2022, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment in Industry, 2022 covers 186 countries. Oman is highest, at 40.0156; South Sudan is lowest, at 1.6688. The middle country reads 19.0423. Against 2021, 186 values changed (100 up, 86 down), 1 left.
Employment in Industry · Data for 2022
HighestOman
40.0156LowestSouth Sudan
1.6688Shaded 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, 2022, 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 186 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OMNWestern Asia | 40.0156 |
| 2 | QATWestern Asia | 39.0456 |
| 3 | CZEEastern Europe | 36.8950 |
| 4 | SVKEastern Europe | 35.8416 |
| 5 | BHRWestern Asia | 35.2218 |
| 6 | IRNSouthern Asia | 34.9500 |
| 7 | TUNNorthern Africa | 33.3253 |
| 8 | LSOSouthern Africa | 33.0873 |
| 9 | ROUEastern Europe | 32.8302 |
| 10 | DZANorthern Africa | 31.7765 |
| 11 | HUNEastern Europe | 31.2894 |
| 12 | CHNEastern Asia | 30.9313 |
| 13 | BLREastern Europe | 30.9298 |
| 14 | AREWestern Asia | 30.7487 |
| 15 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 30.6826 |
| 16 | BIHSouthern Europe | 30.6730 |
| 17 | NPLSouthern Asia | 30.6198 |
| 18 | POLEastern Europe | 30.6060 |
| 19 | MKDSouthern Europe | 30.4285 |
| 20 | BGREastern Europe | 30.2323 |
| 21 | SVNSouthern Europe | 30.1641 |
| 22 | PSEWestern Asia | 29.8801 |
| 23 | TKMCentral Asia | 29.0434 |
| 24 | EGYNorthern Africa | 28.6424 |
| 25 | ESTNorthern Europe | 28.6110 |
| 26 | SRBSouthern Europe | 28.0165 |
| 27 | HRVSouthern Europe | 27.7326 |
| 28 | TURWestern Asia | 27.7083 |
| 29 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 27.0439 |
| 30 | IRQWestern Asia | 27.0010 |
| 31 | ITASouthern Europe | 26.8707 |
| 32 | DEUWestern Europe | 26.7743 |
| 33 | GUYSouth America | 26.6247 |
| 34 | KGZCentral Asia | 26.5365 |
| 35 | LKASouthern Asia | 26.4883 |
| 36 | SURSouth America | 26.3927 |
| 37 | AUTWestern Europe | 26.3642 |
| 38 | RUSEastern Europe | 26.2921 |
| 39 | INDSouthern Asia | 26.1203 |
| 40 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 26.0718 |
| 41 | SYRWestern Asia | 25.7688 |
| 42 | LTUNorthern Europe | 25.7272 |
| 43 | KWTWestern Asia | 25.5647 |
| 44 | PAKSouthern Asia | 25.4143 |
| 45 | MEXCentral America | 24.9721 |
| 46 | TONPolynesia | 24.8964 |
| 47 | PRTSouthern Europe | 24.8735 |
| 48 | KOREastern Asia | 24.4573 |
| 49 | TTOCaribbean | 24.2086 |
| 50 | HNDCentral America | 24.1392 |
| 51 | UZBCentral Asia | 23.8986 |
| 52 | JPNEastern Asia | 23.6221 |
| 53 | LVANorthern Europe | 23.5306 |
| 54 | SLVCentral America | 23.4298 |
| 55 | MARNorthern Africa | 23.2235 |
| 56 | MNGEastern Asia | 22.8866 |
| 57 | CHLSouth America | 22.8402 |
| 58 | MUSEastern Africa | 22.7953 |
| 59 | STPMiddle Africa | 22.7536 |
| 60 | PRKEastern Asia | 22.5307 |
| 61 | CPVWestern Africa | 22.5214 |
| 62 | SENWestern Africa | 22.3232 |
| 63 | ALBSouthern Europe | 22.2495 |
| 64 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 22.2353 |
| 65 | NCLMelanesia | 22.0857 |
| 66 | GTMCentral America | 22.0126 |
| 67 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 21.8680 |
| 68 | SWZSouthern Africa | 21.7344 |
| 69 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 21.4709 |
| 70 | ARMWestern Asia | 21.2107 |
| 71 | ARGSouth America | 21.1180 |
| 72 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 21.0969 |
| 73 | FINNorthern Europe | 20.8949 |
| 74 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 20.7846 |
| 75 | VCTCaribbean | 20.7267 |
| 76 | BOLSouth America | 20.5131 |
| 77 | BRASouth America | 20.4917 |
| 78 | BELWestern Europe | 20.4608 |
| 79 | ESPSouthern Europe | 20.4607 |
| 80 | COLSouth America | 20.3327 |
| 81 | CHEWestern Europe | 20.0859 |
| 82 | COGMiddle Africa | 19.9026 |
| 83 | KAZCentral Asia | 19.8412 |
| 84 | GUMMicronesia | 19.5441 |
| 85 | LBNWestern Asia | 19.5327 |
| 86 | DOMCaribbean | 19.4546 |
| 87 | CANNorthern America | 19.3706 |
| 88 | IRLNorthern Europe | 19.3618 |
| 89 | USANorthern America | 19.2768 |
| 90 | FRAWestern Europe | 19.2749 |
| 91 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 19.2493 |
| 92 | DNKNorthern Europe | 19.0743 |
| 93 | MNESouthern Europe | 19.0481 |
| 94 | AFGSouthern Asia | 19.0365 |
| 95 | NORNorthern Europe | 19.0015 |
| 96 | CRICentral America | 18.9694 |
| 97 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 18.9518 |
| 98 | PRYSouth America | 18.7436 |
| 99 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 18.4442 |
| 100 | JORWestern Asia | 18.3248 |
| 101 | BENWestern Africa | 18.3128 |
| 102 | GMBWestern Africa | 18.2636 |
| 103 | TGOWestern Africa | 18.2376 |
| 104 | URYSouth America | 17.9844 |
| 105 | BGDSouthern Asia | 17.9688 |
| 106 | ISLNorthern Europe | 17.9550 |
| 107 | LBYNorthern Africa | 17.8846 |
| 108 | GABMiddle Africa | 17.8668 |
| 109 | PANCentral America | 17.7368 |
| 110 | GHAWestern Africa | 17.7080 |
| 111 | SOMEastern Africa | 17.6948 |
| 112 | VENSouth America | 17.5364 |
| 113 | JAMCaribbean | 17.4487 |
| 114 | VIRCaribbean | 17.3667 |
| 115 | ECUSouth America | 17.3465 |
| 116 | SWENorthern Europe | 17.1960 |
| 117 | CYPWestern Asia | 17.1568 |
| 118 | MLTSouthern Europe | 17.1556 |
| 119 | MDVSouthern Asia | 16.9484 |
| 120 | LCACaribbean | 16.9132 |
| 121 | SAUWestern Asia | 16.8832 |
| 122 | CUBCaribbean | 16.8702 |
| 123 | NICCentral America | 16.8221 |
| 124 | NGAWestern Africa | 16.8172 |
| 125 | PERSouth America | 16.6990 |
| 126 | GBRNorthern Europe | 16.6989 |
| 127 | BFAWestern Africa | 16.4858 |
| 128 | TJKCentral Asia | 16.4042 |
| 129 | NAMSouthern Africa | 16.2814 |
| 130 | BRBCaribbean | 16.1764 |
| 131 | BLZCentral America | 15.7456 |
| 132 | ISRWestern Asia | 15.7162 |
| 133 | BWASouthern Africa | 15.7001 |
| 134 | GRCSouthern Europe | 15.5585 |
| 135 | AZEWestern Asia | 15.4407 |
| 136 | PRICaribbean | 15.3505 |
| 137 | BTNSouthern Asia | 15.2398 |
| 138 | GEOWestern Asia | 14.9551 |
| 139 | BHSCaribbean | 14.9424 |
| 140 | COMEastern Africa | 14.7186 |
| 141 | CMRMiddle Africa | 14.5994 |
| 142 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 14.5646 |
| 143 | MRTWestern Africa | 14.5119 |
| 144 | PYFPolynesia | 14.4887 |
| 145 | RWAEastern Africa | 14.4870 |
| 146 | NLDWestern Europe | 14.2719 |
| 147 | HKGEastern Asia | 14.0032 |
| 148 | SDNNorthern Africa | 13.9808 |
| 149 | GINWestern Africa | 13.7049 |
| 150 | CAFMiddle Africa | 13.5791 |
| 151 | CIVWestern Africa | 13.5713 |
| 152 | WSMPolynesia | 13.3064 |
| 153 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 13.1271 |
| 154 | MDAEastern Europe | 12.6797 |
| 155 | ERIEastern Africa | 12.5558 |
| 156 | FJIMelanesia | 12.3771 |
| 157 | ZWEEastern Africa | 12.3083 |
| 158 | KENEastern Africa | 11.9547 |
| 159 | YEMWestern Asia | 11.8978 |
| 160 | MACEastern Asia | 11.6719 |
| 161 | SLEWestern Africa | 10.7983 |
| 162 | VUTMelanesia | 10.6574 |
| 163 | GNQMiddle Africa | 10.4557 |
| 164 | MDGEastern Africa | 9.8595 |
| 165 | ZMBEastern Africa | 9.7250 |
| 166 | GNBWestern Africa | 9.6090 |
| 167 | NERWestern Africa | 9.2760 |
| 168 | LUXWestern Europe | 9.2156 |
| 169 | HTICaribbean | 9.2141 |
| 170 | TCDMiddle Africa | 8.6817 |
| 171 | MLIWestern Africa | 8.6223 |
| 172 | LBRWestern Africa | 8.1277 |
| 173 | CODMiddle Africa | 8.0310 |
| 174 | TZAEastern Africa | 8.0156 |
| 175 | SLBMelanesia | 7.7921 |
| 176 | PNGMelanesia | 7.5869 |
| 177 | MWIEastern Africa | 7.3176 |
| 178 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 7.1784 |
| 179 | UGAEastern Africa | 7.1513 |
| 180 | AGOMiddle Africa | 7.0275 |
| 181 | MOZEastern Africa | 6.3763 |
| 182 | ETHEastern Africa | 6.3259 |
| 183 | DJIEastern Africa | 6.1451 |
| 184 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.1418 |
| 185 | BDIEastern Africa | 3.0693 |
| 186 | SSDEastern Africa | 1.6688 |
02In 2022
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- 186
South Sudan1.6688
- 185
Burundi3.0693
- 184
Timor-Leste4.1418
- 183
Djibouti6.1451
- 182
Ethiopia6.3259
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 19.0423. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032021 → 2022
Since 2021
What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −1countries joined / left
- 186values changed, of 186 in both
- 100 · 86rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Eswatini17.8912 → 21.7344+3.8432
Ghana14.3802 → 17.7080+3.3278
Armenia18.7181 → 21.2107+2.4926
Guyana24.3299 → 26.6247+2.2949
Montenegro16.9268 → 19.0481+2.1213
Fell most
Timor-Leste11.5219 → 4.1418−7.3801
Saudi Arabia19.5389 → 16.8832−2.6557
Tonga27.4442 → 24.8964−2.5478
Vietnam33.1256 → 30.6826−2.4430
Brunei23.5668 → 21.4709−2.0960
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 2022.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 186 countries has every column.
05The files
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2022). Employment in Industry, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/industry-employment/2022
0635 held
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Employment in Industry, 2022: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment in industry in Employment in Industry, 2022?
Oman, at 40.0156, of the 186 countries in the file.
What year does Employment in Industry, 2022 describe?
2022.
How many countries does Employment in Industry, 2022 cover?
186.
Where can I download Employment in Industry, 2022?
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, 2022 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment in Industry, 2025.