Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in China
China: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 29.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in China, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 29.1% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in China peaked at 29.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
China ranks 1st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +129.9% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 28.1% | 29.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.7% | 29.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in China?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in China was 29.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- How does China rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- China ranks 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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