Asia vs China: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Asia
15.9%
in 2025
China
29.1%
in 2023
Asia rank
3rd
China rank
1st
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Asia
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 29.1% against 15.9% in Asia, a difference of 13.2%.
That makes China's figure about 1.8 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 1 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 12.7% | 2.9% | Asia |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 28.5% | 12.1% | China |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 28.9% | 12.8% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th, Asia or China?
- China, at 29.1% against 15.9% in Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Asia and China?
- 13.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Asia and China rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.