Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 8.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 8.9% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern Europe peaked at 17.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2025.
Northern Europe ranks 27th 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.7% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 10.9% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern Europe?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern Europe was 8.9% 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2025.
- How does Northern Europe rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Northern Europe ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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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