Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Western Europe
Western Europe: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 13.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Western Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Western Europe stood at 13.9%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Western Europe peaked at 20.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2025.
Western Europe ranks 9th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5% | — |
| 2001 | 20.3% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 16.8% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 15.1% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.9% | 15.4% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0476 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Western Europe?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Western Europe was 13.9% 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2025.
- How does Western Europe rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Western Europe ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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