Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Canada

Canada: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 8.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
8.8%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
45th
of 67 countries
All-time high
9.7%
in 2015
All-time low
8.8%
in 2025
Years of data
12
2014–2025

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Canada, 2014–2025

02468102014201920252014: 9.7 %2015: 9.7 %2016: 9.6 %2017: 9.6 %2018: 9.5 %2019: 9.2 %2020: 9.2 %2021: 9.2 %2022: 9.1 %2023: 9 %2024: 8.8 %2025: 8.8 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Canada recorded 8.8% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Canada peaked at 9.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2025.

That places Canada 45th out of 67 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%) in Canada, 2014 to 2025.
Year % Change
2014 9.7%
2015 9.7% +0.1%
2016 9.6% -0.8%
2017 9.6% +0.0%
2018 9.5% -1.0%
2019 9.2% -3.8%
2020 9.2% +1.1%
2021 9.2% -0.2%
2022 9.1% -1.8%
2023 9.0% -0.9%
2024 8.8% -1.8%
2025 8.8% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.5% 9.2% 9.7% 6
2020s 9.0% 8.8% 9.2% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Canada?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Canada was 8.8% 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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2025.
How does Canada rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
Canada ranks 45th out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada 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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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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