Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 20.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Eastern 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 Eastern Asia stood at 20.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Eastern Asia peaked at 21.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2003.
Eastern Asia ranks 1st 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8% | — |
| 2001 | 18.0% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 20.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.2% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 20.1% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.1% | 20.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More work & labour data for Eastern Asia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 386,091 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.42 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0882 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 295,790 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1.29 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 769,523 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 383,431 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Eastern Asia?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Eastern Asia was 20.3% 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2003.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Eastern Asia ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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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