economic2019

Industry share of total employment (%)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data7 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
24.7%
Median: 24.2%
Countries Covered
7
with available data
Highest
Taiwan, Province of China
35.6%
Lowest
United Kingdom
18.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Taiwan, Province of China35.6%
2People's Republic of China27.4%
3Germany27.2%
4Japan24.2%
5France20.4%
By Region
Asia29.1%(3 countries)
Europe21.9%(3 countries)
North America19.9%(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (18.1%)High (35.6%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 24.7%)

Asia (3)
Europe (3)
North America (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Taiwan, Province of China35.6%
2People's Republic of China27.4%
3Germany27.2%
4Japan24.2%
5France20.4%
6United States of America19.9%
7United Kingdom18.1%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).

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