Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Liberia
Liberia: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 8.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Liberia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Liberia stood at 8.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Liberia peaked at 8.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1995.
Liberia ranks 172nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.9% | — |
| 1992 | 7.8% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.1% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 169 Haiti 8.8% compare
- 170 Mali 8.6% compare
- 171 Chad 8.5% compare
- 173 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.1% compare
- 174 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.0% compare
- 175 Papua New Guinea 7.9% compare
More work & labour data for Liberia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1155 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,689 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,115 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,410 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,256 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 12,665 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Liberia?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Liberia was 8.3% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1995.
- How does Liberia rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Liberia ranks 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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).