Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 16.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Venezuela, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 16.8% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Venezuela peaked at 26.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2025.
That places Venezuela 123rd 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) (modeled ILO estimate) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.3% | — |
| 1992 | 26.9% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 23.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 24.7% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | -2.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 16.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 16.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.8%, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 22.6% | 26.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 20.0% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 17.6% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.8% | 17.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More work & labour data for Venezuela
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Venezuela?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Venezuela was 16.8% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2025.
- How does Venezuela rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Venezuela ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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).