Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Slovenia
Slovenia: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 32.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Slovenia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 32.0% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Slovenia peaked at 40.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2014.
That places Slovenia 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.3% | — |
| 1992 | 39.5% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 39.1% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 38.1% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 33.7% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 34.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.6% | 33.7% | 40.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 29.3% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 27.2% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.0% | 32.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Slovenia?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Slovenia was 32.0% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2014.
- How does Slovenia rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Slovenia ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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).