Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 11.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia is 11.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 12.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2016.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.2% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
More work & labour data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 9.2% (2025)
- Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 5.07 (2024)
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 48.2% (2025)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 64.2% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 43.1% (2024)
- [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 2.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 11.2% 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2016.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western 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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