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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
70 places, 687 data points, 2014–2025
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