Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Europe
Europe: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 14.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Europe, 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 Europe stood at 14.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Europe peaked at 19.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2025.
That places Europe 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.6% | — |
| 2001 | 19.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 14.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.9% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 14.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Europe?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Europe was 14.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2025.
- How does Europe rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Europe ranks 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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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