Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Turkey: Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
20.5%
in 2025
Turkey
27.3%
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
29th
Turkey rank
27th

Employment in industry (% of total employment) over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 27.3% against 20.5% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 6.8%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and Turkey ranks 27th of 47 groups.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 23.0% 23.8% 0.9% Turkey
2000s 22.1% 27.3% 5.2% Turkey
2010s 21.4% 28.2% 6.8% Turkey
2020s 20.7% 27.5% 6.8% Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Turkey?
Turkey, at 27.3% against 20.5% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey?
6.8%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and Turkey ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).