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

Germany: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 18.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
18.2%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 67 countries
All-time high
19.8%
in 2020
All-time low
18.2%
in 2024
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Germany, 2014–2024

051015202014201920242014: 19.6 %2015: 19.3 %2016: 19.1 %2017: 19 %2018: 19.1 %2019: 18.9 %2020: 19.8 %2021: 19.7 %2022: 18.9 %2023: 18.2 %2024: 18.2 %

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 18.2% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Germany peaked at 19.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2024.

Germany ranks 8th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%) in Germany, 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 19.6%
2015 19.3% -1.6%
2016 19.1% -0.8%
2017 19.0% -0.6%
2018 19.1% +0.3%
2019 18.9% -1.0%
2020 19.8% +4.9%
2021 19.7% -0.4%
2022 18.9% -4.2%
2023 18.2% -3.5%
2024 18.2% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 19.2% 18.9% 19.6% 6
2020s 19.0% 18.2% 19.8% 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 5 Slovakia 21.9% compare
  2. 6 Hungary 20.4% compare
  3. 7 Romania 18.8% compare
  4. 9 Italy 18.2% compare
  5. 10 Bulgaria 17.8% compare
  6. 11 Portugal 16.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Germany?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Germany was 18.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2024.
How does Germany rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
Germany ranks 8th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany 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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