Data for 2025

Employment in Industry, 2025

Name: Employment in Industry, 2025
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2025, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Industry, 2025 covers 182 countries. Oman is highest, at 39.435; Burundi is lowest, at 3.103. The middle country reads 18.875. Against 2024, 182 values changed (79 up, 103 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Industry · Data for 2025

HighestOman

39.435

LowestBurundi

3.103

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

182countries
1measure
2025the year it describes
182distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Employment in Industry, 2025, 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, 2025: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	39.435
2	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	38.020
3	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	34.906
4	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	34.894
5	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	34.826
6	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	34.702
7	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	34.528
8	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	33.279
9	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	33.037
10	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	32.571
11	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	32.261
12	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	31.968
13	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	31.792
14	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	31.279
15	Guyana`GUY`South America	31.094
16	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	31.058
17	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	30.626
18	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	30.600
19	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	30.594
20	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	30.535
21	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	30.025
22	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	29.357
23	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	28.874
24	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	28.567
25	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	27.876
26	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	27.291
27	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	27.068
28	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	26.824
29	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	26.733
30	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	26.536
31	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	26.426
32	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	26.362
33	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	26.304
34	Suriname`SUR`South America	26.103
35	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	25.997
36	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	25.974
37	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	25.956
38	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	25.902
39	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	25.832
40	India`IND`Southern Asia	25.817
41	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	25.255
42	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	25.201
43	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	24.647
44	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	24.612
45	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	24.611
46	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	24.551
47	Mexico`MEX`Central America	24.520
48	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	24.181
49	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	23.833
50	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	23.383
51	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	23.339
52	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	23.229
53	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	23.137
54	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	23.090
55	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	23.071
56	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	23.066
57	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	22.713
58	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	22.533
59	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.515
60	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	22.499
61	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	22.406
62	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	22.237
63	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	21.983
64	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	21.836
65	Honduras`HND`Central America	21.636
66	Chile`CHL`South America	21.500
67	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	21.299
68	Argentina`ARG`South America	21.184
69	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	21.132
70	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	20.840
71	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	20.760
72	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	20.648
73	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	20.621
74	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	20.386
75	Brazil`BRA`South America	20.213
76	Colombia`COL`South America	20.000
77	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	19.964
78	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	19.938
79	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	19.886
80	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	19.851
81	Bolivia`BOL`South America	19.794
82	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	19.590
83	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	19.480
84	France`FRA`Western Europe	19.339
85	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	19.293
86	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	19.256
87	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	19.247
88	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	18.971
89	Paraguay`PRY`South America	18.951
90	United States`USA`Northern America	18.912
91	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	18.899
92	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	18.852
93	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	18.805
94	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	18.802
95	Uruguay`URY`South America	18.778
96	Canada`CAN`Northern America	18.748
97	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	18.627
98	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	18.479
99	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	18.407
100	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	18.317
101	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	18.256
102	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.244
103	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	18.228
104	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	18.214
105	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	18.161
106	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	18.160
107	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	18.034
108	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	17.835
109	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	17.752
110	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	17.737
111	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	17.655
112	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	17.131
113	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	17.010
114	Panama`PAN`Central America	17.008
115	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	16.929
116	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	16.909
117	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	16.878
118	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	16.822
119	Peru`PER`South America	16.787
120	Venezuela`VEN`South America	16.752
121	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	16.666
122	Ecuador`ECU`South America	16.590
123	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	16.572
124	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	16.554
125	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	16.547
126	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	16.315
127	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	16.269
128	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	16.210
129	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	16.172
130	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	16.127
131	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	15.941
132	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	15.914
133	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	15.879
134	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	15.773
135	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	15.535
136	Belize`BLZ`Central America	15.349
137	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	15.147
138	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	15.043
139	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	14.796
140	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	14.790
141	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	14.720
142	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	14.615
143	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	14.334
144	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	14.332
145	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	14.152
146	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	14.014
147	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	13.998
148	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	13.756
149	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	13.393
150	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	12.742
151	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	12.650
152	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	12.646
153	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	12.554
154	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	12.478
155	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	11.528
156	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	11.470
157	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	11.128
158	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	10.993
159	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	10.280
160	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	10.045
161	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	9.929
162	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	9.903
163	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	9.713
164	Niger`NER`Western Africa	9.270
165	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	8.800
166	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	8.590
167	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	8.502
168	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	8.348
169	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	8.104
170	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	8.022
171	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	7.871
172	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	7.644
173	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	7.579
174	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	7.415
175	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	7.343
176	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	7.296
177	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	7.199
178	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	6.683
179	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	6.448
180	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	6.440
181	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	3.804
182	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	3.103

02In 2025

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Oman39.435
2Qatar38.020
3Bahrain34.906
4Czechia34.894
5Vietnam34.826

Lowest

182Burundi3.103
181Timor-Leste3.804
180Mozambique6.440
179Ethiopia6.448
178Djibouti6.683

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 18.875. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
182values changed, of 182 in both
79 · 103rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Eswatini26.081 → 26.733+0.652
Guyana30.448 → 31.094+0.646
Libya18.085 → 18.627+0.543
Samoa15.403 → 15.941+0.538
Vietnam34.320 → 34.826+0.507

Fell most

Venezuela17.214 → 16.752−0.462
Estonia26.453 → 25.997−0.455
New Caledonia21.093 → 20.648−0.445
Czechia35.333 → 34.894−0.438
Slovakia34.950 → 34.528−0.422

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 2025.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 182 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2025). Employment in Industry, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/industry-employment/2025

0635 held

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