Türkiye vs Western Europe: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Türkiye
19.2%
in 2024
Western Europe
13.9%
in 2025
Türkiye rank
11th
Western Europe rank
9th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Türkiye
- Western Europe
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 19.2% against 13.9% in Western Europe, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.4 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Türkiye ahead.
Türkiye ranks 11th and Western Europe ranks 9th of 163 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Türkiye | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 18.4% | 4.8% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 15.6% | 2.7% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 14.7% | 4.8% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th, Türkiye or Western Europe?
- Türkiye, at 19.2% against 13.9% in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Türkiye and Western Europe?
- 5.3%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Western Europe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Türkiye and Western Europe rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Türkiye ranks 11th and Western Europe ranks 9th of 163 countries.
- 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.