Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Libya
Libya: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 18.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Libya, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Libya recorded 18.6% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Libya peaked at 24.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2022.
That places Libya 100th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.5% | — |
| 1992 | 24.1% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 23.0% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 22.4% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 21.9% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.3% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.9% | 18.6% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1642 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,784 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Libya?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Libya was 18.6% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Libya ranks 100th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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).