Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 24.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Low & middle income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Low & middle income stood at 24.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Low & middle income peaked at 24.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 1991.
That places Low & middle income 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.6% | — |
| 1992 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.3% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 18.6% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 18.8% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.5% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.4% | 24.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 15 Guyana 31.1% compare
- 16 Belarus 31.1% compare
- 17 North Macedonia 30.6% compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.6% compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 30.6% compare
- 20 Hungary 30.5% compare
- 21 Poland 30.0% compare
More work & labour data for Low & middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 47.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Low & middle income?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Low & middle income was 24.0% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 1991.
- How does Low & middle income rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Low & middle income ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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).