Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Germany

Germany: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 18.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
18.2%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 163 countries
All-time high
23.8%
in 2000
All-time low
18.2%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Germany, 2000–2024

05101520252000201220242000: 23.8 %2001: 23.6 %2002: 23.5 %2003: 23 %2004: 23.1 %2005: 22 %2006: 22 %2007: 22.6 %2008: 20.9 %2009: 20.8 %2010: 20.5 %2011: 19.5 %2012: 19.7 %2013: 19.3 %2014: 19.6 %2015: 19.3 %2016: 19.1 %2017: 19 %2018: 19.1 %2019: 18.9 %2020: 19.8 %2021: 19.7 %2022: 18.9 %2023: 18.2 %2024: 18.2 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Germany stood at 18.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Germany peaked at 23.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2024.

Germany ranks 16th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Germany, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 23.8%
2001 23.6% -0.7%
2002 23.5% -0.3%
2003 23.0% -2.4%
2004 23.1% +0.6%
2005 22.0% -4.7%
2006 22.0% -0.2%
2007 22.6% +3.0%
2008 20.9% -7.9%
2009 20.8% -0.2%
2010 20.5% -1.7%
2011 19.5% -4.5%
2012 19.7% +1.0%
2013 19.3% -2.3%
2014 19.6% +1.8%
2015 19.3% -1.6%
2016 19.1% -0.8%
2017 19.0% -0.6%
2018 19.1% +0.3%
2019 18.9% -1.0%
2020 19.8% +4.9%
2021 19.7% -0.4%
2022 18.9% -4.2%
2023 18.2% -3.5%
2024 18.2% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.5% 20.8% 23.8% 10
2010s 19.4% 18.9% 20.5% 10
2020s 19.0% 18.2% 19.8% 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 13 Poland 19.0% compare
  2. 14 Belarus 18.9% compare
  3. 15 Romania 18.8% compare
  4. 17 Italy 18.2% compare
  5. 18 Serbia 17.9% compare
  6. 19 Bulgaria 17.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Germany?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Germany was 18.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2024.
How does Germany rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Germany ranks 16th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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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Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
202 places, 3,876 data points, 2000–2025
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