Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%) by country
Countries reporting
67
Highest
25.1%
Czechia
Lowest
2.3%
Luxembourg
Median
10.0%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
687
What the numbers show
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%) is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 25.1% in Czechia; the lowest is 2.3% in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.0%, and the mean is 11.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 61.8%), and the largest decrease in New Caledonia (down 76.8%).
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 25.1% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 23.6% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 23.6% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 4 | Slovenia | 22.9% | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 5 | Slovakia | 21.9% | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 6 | Hungary | 20.4% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 18.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 8 | Germany | 18.2% | 2024 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 9 | Italy | 18.2% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 17.8% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 11 | Portugal | 16.2% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 12 | Lithuania | 16.0% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 13 | Croatia | 15.9% | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 14 | Austria | 15.8% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 15 | Estonia | 15.8% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 15.2% | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 15.2% | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 18 | Japan | 15.1% | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 19 | El Salvador | 14.2% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 14.2% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 14.2% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 22 | Finland | 12.9% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 23 | Latvia | 12.3% | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 24 | Switzerland | 12.0% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 25 | Brazil | 11.5% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 26 | Belgium | 11.3% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 27 | Republic of Moldova | 11.3% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 27 | Republic of Moldova | 11.3% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 11.2% | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 30 | Ghana | 11.0% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 10.9% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 32 | France | 10.8% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 10.2% | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 10.0% | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 9.8% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 35 | Uruguay | 9.8% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 37 | Armenia | 9.7% | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 9.6% | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 39 | United States of America | 9.6% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 40 | Sweden | 9.5% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 41 | Malta | 9.1% | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 9.1% | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 43 | Singapore | 9.0% | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 44 | Israel | 8.9% | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 45 | Canada | 8.8% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 46 | New Zealand | 8.6% | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 47 | Jordan | 8.4% | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 48 | Spain | 8.4% | 2025 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 49 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 8.2% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 50 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.1% | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 50 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.1% | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 52 | Mongolia | 8.0% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 53 | Georgia | 7.9% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 54 | Panama | 7.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 7.6% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.8% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 57 | Zambia | 6.7% | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 58 | Norway | 6.7% | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 59 | Cyprus | 6.1% | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 60 | Botswana | 6.0% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 61 | Australia | 5.9% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 62 | Barbados | 5.8% | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 63 | Rwanda | 5.7% | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 64 | Qatar | 5.1% | 2022 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 65 | Angola | 3.5% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 66 | New Caledonia | 3.4% | 2020 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Luxembourg | 2.3% | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.