Japan vs South Korea: Manufacturing employment: 19th ICLS(%)
Japan
15.1%
in 2025
South Korea
15.2%
in 2025
Japan rank
18th
South Korea rank
16th
Manufacturing employment: 19th ICLS(%) over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 15.2% against 15.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 18th and South Korea ranks 16th of 67 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.7% | 17.0% | 1.2% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 15.7% | 0.8% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 15.2% against 15.1% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.1%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
- Japan ranks 18th and South Korea ranks 16th of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.