Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 23.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend is 23.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 23.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1994.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.0% | — |
| 1992 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 16.9% | 17.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.7% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 21.2% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.1% | 23.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 19 United Arab Emirates 30.6% compare
- 20 Hungary 30.5% compare
- 21 Poland 30.0% compare
- 22 Palestine, State of 29.9% compare
- 23 Egypt 29.4% compare
- 24 Cambodia 28.9% compare
- 25 Turkmenistan 28.6% compare
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend was 23.3% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1994.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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).