Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Asia
Asia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 15.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Asia stood at 15.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Asia peaked at 16.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2002.
Asia ranks 3rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 16.2% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.9% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More work & labour data for Asia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4.61 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2.32 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2.29 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1.78 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3.48 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7932 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4669 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4819 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4745 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Asia?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Asia was 15.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2002.
- How does Asia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Asia ranks 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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