Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 12.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Europe and Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Europe and Northern America is 12.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Europe and Northern America peaked at 17.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2025.
Europe and Northern America ranks 15th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.7% | — |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 14.1% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.4% | 13.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
More work & labour data for Europe and Northern America
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 5.0% (2025)
- Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 2.09 (2024)
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 8.2% (2025)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 95.4% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 88.7% (2024)
- [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 58.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Europe and Northern America?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Europe and Northern America 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2025.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 15th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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