Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Israel
Israel: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 15.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Israel, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Israel stood at 15.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Israel peaked at 26.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2025.
Israel ranks 140th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.0% | — |
| 1992 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 26.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 25.9% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 25.7% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 24.7% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 22.1% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 15.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 22.1% | 26.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 17.9% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.1% | 16.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Israel?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Israel was 15.1% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2025.
- How does Israel rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Israel ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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).