Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Germany
Germany: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 26.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Germany, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Germany recorded 26.0% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Germany peaked at 38.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2025.
Germany ranks 37th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38.4% | — |
| 1992 | 38.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 36.5% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 35.3% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 34.7% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 34.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 26.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 33.8% | 38.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 28.8% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 27.1% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 26.0% | 27.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Germany?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Germany was 26.0% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2025.
- How does Germany rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Germany ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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).