Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Australia
Australia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.9%
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
61st
of 67 countries
All-time high
7.9%
in 2018
All-time low
5.9%
in 2025
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Australia, 2018–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Australia is 5.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Australia ranks 61st of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 7.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Australia?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Australia was 5.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
- Australia ranks 61st out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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 - 19th ICLS(%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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