Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Czechia
Czechia: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 25.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Czechia, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 25.1% for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Czechia peaked at 27.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2024.
Czechia ranks 3rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 27.6% | — |
| 2009 | 25.2% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | -2.7% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 25.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.5%, 2.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 25.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2%, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 25.2% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 25.3% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 25.1% | 26.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,042 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Czechia?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Czechia was 25.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2024.
- How does Czechia rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Czechia ranks 3rd out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).