Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 14.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Côte d'Ivoire, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 14.3% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 14.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2016.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 147th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.0% | — |
| 1992 | 13.8% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | +2.4% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 14.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 14.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.4% | 14.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.2% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 7.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.4% | 14.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 144 Puerto Rico 14.7% compare
- 145 Cameroon 14.6% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 14.3% compare
- 148 Guinea 14.2% compare
- 149 Hong Kong, China 14.0% compare
- 150 Singapore 14.0% compare
More work & labour data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 6,814 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.05 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,867 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.53 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,166 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,805 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.05 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Côte d'Ivoire was 14.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2016.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).