Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 12.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central and Southern Asia stood at 12.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 13.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2000.
Central and Southern Asia ranks 14th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
More work & labour data for Central and Southern Asia
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 4.6% (2025)
- Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 5.04 (2024)
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 83.9% (2025)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 83.9% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 68.2% (2024)
- [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 0.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central and Southern Asia?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central and Southern Asia was 12.4% 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 Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central and Southern 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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