Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Algeria
Algeria: Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) was 33.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Algeria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Algeria recorded 33.6% for employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Algeria peaked at 33.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1994.
Algeria ranks 36th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.7% | — |
| 1992 | 22.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 22.6% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 23.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 33.6% | +0.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 33.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 33.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.4%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 22.6% | 23.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 23.9% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 31.3% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.4% | 33.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 33 Tunisia 33.9% compare
- 34 Palestine, State of 33.8% compare
- 35 Portugal 33.7% compare
- 37 Korea 32.5% compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32.5% compare
- 39 Cape Verde 32.3% compare
More work & labour data for Algeria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1871 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.17 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9922 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,532 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,905 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31,777 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 32,710 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,488 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Algeria?
- Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Algeria was 33.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry, male (% of male employment) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry, male (% of male employment) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1994.
- How does Algeria rank for employment in industry, male (% of male employment)?
- Algeria ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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).