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

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

Latest (2024)
18.2%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
17th
of 163 countries
All-time high
23.1%
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 Italy, 2000–2024

05101520252000201220242000: 23.1 %2001: 22.8 %2002: 22.7 %2003: 22.4 %2004: 21.8 %2005: 21.4 %2006: 21 %2007: 21 %2008: 19.9 %2009: 19.3 %2010: 18.6 %2011: 18.7 %2012: 18.3 %2013: 18.3 %2014: 18.6 %2015: 18.4 %2016: 18.2 %2017: 18.2 %2018: 18.4 %2019: 18.5 %2020: 18.8 %2021: 18.6 %2022: 18.4 %2023: 18.3 %2024: 18.2 %

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 18.2% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Italy peaked at 23.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2024.

Italy ranks 17th 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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Italy, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 23.1%
2001 22.8% -1.2%
2002 22.7% -0.4%
2003 22.4% -1.1%
2004 21.8% -2.7%
2005 21.4% -2.2%
2006 21.0% -1.7%
2007 21.0% +0.1%
2008 19.9% -5.2%
2009 19.3% -3.1%
2010 18.6% -3.4%
2011 18.7% +0.4%
2012 18.3% -2.1%
2013 18.3% +0.0%
2014 18.6% +1.4%
2015 18.4% -1.1%
2016 18.2% -0.7%
2017 18.2% -0.2%
2018 18.4% +1.2%
2019 18.5% +0.7%
2020 18.8% +1.3%
2021 18.6% -1.2%
2022 18.4% -0.6%
2023 18.3% -0.6%
2024 18.2% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.5% 19.3% 23.1% 10
2010s 18.4% 18.2% 18.7% 10
2020s 18.4% 18.2% 18.8% 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 14 Belarus 18.9% compare
  2. 15 Romania 18.8% compare
  3. 16 Germany 18.2% compare
  4. 18 Serbia 17.9% compare
  5. 19 Bulgaria 17.8% compare
  6. 20 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Italy?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Italy 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2024.
How does Italy rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Italy ranks 17th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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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