Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Moldova
Moldova: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 6.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 6.8% for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Moldova peaked at 10.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2017.
Moldova ranks 111th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -10.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 6.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 6.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2%, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Moldova?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Moldova was 6.8% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2017.
- How does Moldova rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Moldova ranks 111th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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 (%).