Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 12.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
13th
of 39 groups
All-time high
13.6%
in 2012
All-time low
11.5%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 12.5% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Southern Asia peaked at 13.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 13th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.5% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3247 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3226 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2.49 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1.24 million 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Southern Asia?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Southern Asia was 12.5% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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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