Data for 2023

Employment in Industry, 2023

Name: Employment in Industry, 2023
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
License: https://www.ilo.org/rights-and-permissions

2023, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Industry, 2023 covers 184 countries. Oman is highest, at 39.719; South Sudan is lowest, at 1.672. The middle country reads 19.194. Against 2022, 184 values changed (83 up, 101 down), 2 left.

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Employment in Industry · Data for 2023

HighestOman

39.719

LowestSouth Sudan

1.672

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

184countries
1measure
2023the year it describes
184distinct 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, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	39.719
2	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	38.961
3	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	36.505
4	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	35.141
5	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	35.004
6	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	34.683
7	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	33.468
8	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	33.317
9	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	33.165
10	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	32.975
11	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	32.115
12	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	31.961
13	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	31.427
14	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	31.040
15	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	31.032
16	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	30.980
17	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	30.849
18	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	30.783
19	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	30.630
20	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	29.591
21	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	29.536
22	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	29.199
23	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	29.074
24	Guyana`GUY`South America	28.316
25	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	27.623
26	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	27.593
27	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	27.563
28	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	27.443
29	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	27.372
30	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	26.637
31	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	26.621
32	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	26.396
33	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	26.264
34	Suriname`SUR`South America	26.149
35	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	26.097
36	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	26.002
37	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	25.997
38	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	25.943
39	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	25.808
40	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	25.753
41	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	25.721
42	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	25.477
43	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	25.204
44	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	25.152
45	Mexico`MEX`Central America	25.031
46	India`IND`Southern Asia	25.029
47	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	24.800
48	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	24.134
49	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	23.991
50	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	23.709
51	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	23.325
52	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	23.302
53	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	23.257
54	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	23.057
55	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	23.038
56	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	22.716
57	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	22.656
58	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	22.633
59	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.589
60	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	22.515
61	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	22.253
62	Chile`CHL`South America	22.106
63	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	21.952
64	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	21.924
65	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	21.881
66	Honduras`HND`Central America	21.787
67	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	21.649
68	Argentina`ARG`South America	21.412
69	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	21.367
70	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	21.158
71	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	21.003
72	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	20.577
73	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	20.538
74	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	20.469
75	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	20.450
76	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	20.206
77	Brazil`BRA`South America	20.172
78	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	20.148
79	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	20.123
80	Bolivia`BOL`South America	20.114
81	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	20.027
82	Colombia`COL`South America	19.993
83	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	19.914
84	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	19.808
85	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	19.680
86	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	19.631
87	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	19.470
88	United States`USA`Northern America	19.336
89	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	19.258
90	France`FRA`Western Europe	19.246
91	Canada`CAN`Northern America	19.214
92	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	19.210
93	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	19.178
94	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	18.944
95	Uruguay`URY`South America	18.793
96	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	18.744
97	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	18.717
98	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	18.596
99	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	18.434
100	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	18.303
101	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	18.284
102	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	18.279
103	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.248
104	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	18.183
105	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	18.020
106	Paraguay`PRY`South America	18.010
107	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	17.695
108	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	17.635
109	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	17.626
110	Ecuador`ECU`South America	17.467
111	Panama`PAN`Central America	17.462
112	Venezuela`VEN`South America	17.328
113	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	17.282
114	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	17.277
115	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	17.244
116	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	17.105
117	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	17.078
118	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	16.947
119	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	16.917
120	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	16.822
121	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	16.813
122	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	16.561
123	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	16.392
124	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	16.369
125	Peru`PER`South America	16.358
126	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	16.232
127	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	16.130
128	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	16.103
129	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	15.953
130	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	15.917
131	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	15.790
132	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	15.424
133	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	15.405
134	Belize`BLZ`Central America	15.382
135	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	15.255
136	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	15.169
137	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	15.073
138	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	14.887
139	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	14.827
140	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	14.748
141	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	14.571
142	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	14.477
143	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	14.332
144	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	14.231
145	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	14.181
146	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	14.027
147	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	13.959
148	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	13.843
149	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	13.792
150	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	13.512
151	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	13.316
152	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	12.956
153	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	12.605
154	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	12.583
155	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	12.160
156	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	11.613
157	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	11.392
158	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	11.331
159	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	11.210
160	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	10.569
161	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	10.119
162	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	9.924
163	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	9.836
164	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	9.651
165	Niger`NER`Western Africa	9.213
166	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	9.113
167	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	9.003
168	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	8.643
169	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	8.629
170	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	8.201
171	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	8.045
172	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	7.978
173	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	7.763
174	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	7.531
175	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	7.329
176	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	7.249
177	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	7.184
178	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	7.067
179	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	6.402
180	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	6.361
181	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	6.333
182	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	3.101
183	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	3.077
184	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	1.672

02In 2023

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Oman39.719
2Qatar38.961
3Czechia36.505
4Bahrain35.141
5Iran35.004

Lowest

184South Sudan1.672
183Burundi3.077
182Timor-Leste3.101
181Djibouti6.333
180Ethiopia6.361

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 19.194. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −2countries joined / left
184values changed, of 184 in both
83 · 101rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Saudi Arabia16.883 → 23.057+6.174
Eswatini21.734 → 26.097+4.362
Vietnam30.683 → 33.468+2.785
Slovenia30.164 → 32.115+1.951
Guyana26.625 → 28.316+1.691

Fell most

Honduras24.139 → 21.787−2.352
Ireland19.362 → 17.277−2.085
Jordan18.325 → 16.369−1.956
Tonga24.896 → 23.038−1.859
Saint Lucia16.913 → 15.073−1.840

− Palestine

− Sudan

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 2023.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 184 countries has every column.

05The files

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2023). Employment in Industry, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/industry-employment/2023

0635 held

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