Japan vs Pakistan: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment
Japan
15.1%
in 2025
Pakistan
14.4%
in 2025
Japan rank
32nd
Pakistan rank
35th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment over time
- Japan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15.1% against 14.4% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Pakistan ranks 35th of 152 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 13.2% | 5.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.3% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.7% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment, Japan or Pakistan?
- Japan, at 15.1% against 14.4% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment between Japan and Pakistan?
- 0.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pakistan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Pakistan rank globally for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Pakistan ranks 35th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).