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Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•186 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
19.6% of total employment
Median: 18.9% of total employment
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Oman
39.4% of total employment
Lowest
South Sudan
1.7% of total employment
Top 5 Countries
1Oman39.4% of total employment
2Qatar38.0% of total employment
3Bahrain34.9% of total employment
4Czech Republic34.9% of total employment
5Vietnam34.8% of total employment
By Region
Asia23.3% of total employment(26 countries)
Europe23.0% of total employment(32 countries)
North America21.2% of total employment(4 countries)
Oceania19.6% of total employment(2 countries)
South America19.3% of total employment(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.7% of total employment)High (39.4% of total employment)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.6% of total employment)

Asia (26)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Other (106)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Oman39.4% of total employment
2Qatar38.0% of total employment
3Bahrain34.9% of total employment
4Czech Republic34.9% of total employment
5Vietnam34.8% of total employment
6Islamic Republic of Iran34.7% of total employment
7Slovakia34.5% of total employment
8Tunisia33.3% of total employment
9Lesotho33.0% of total employment
10Romania32.6% of total employment
11Algeria32.3% of total employment
12Slovenia32.0% of total employment
13People's Republic of China31.8% of total employment
14Nepal31.3% of total employment
15Guyana31.1% of total employment
16Belarus31.1% of total employment
17The Republic of North Macedonia30.6% of total employment
18Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6% of total employment
19United Arab Emirates30.6% of total employment
20Hungary30.5% of total employment
21Poland30.0% of total employment
22State of Palestine29.9% of total employment
23Egypt29.4% of total employment
24Cambodia28.9% of total employment
25Turkmenistan28.6% of total employment
26Bulgaria27.9% of total employment
27Türkiye27.3% of total employment
28Serbia27.1% of total employment
29Kyrgyzstan26.8% of total employment
30Eswatini26.7% of total employment
31Iraq26.5% of total employment
32Italy26.4% of total employment
33Croatia26.4% of total employment
34Sri Lanka26.3% of total employment
35Suriname26.1% of total employment
36Estonia26.0% of total employment
37Germany26.0% of total employment
38Malaysia26.0% of total employment
39Lithuania25.9% of total employment
40Russian Federation25.8% of total employment
41India25.8% of total employment
42Pakistan25.3% of total employment
43Ukraine25.2% of total employment
44Syrian Arab Republic25.2% of total employment
45Austria24.6% of total employment
46Kuwait24.6% of total employment
47Uzbekistan24.6% of total employment
48Portugal24.6% of total employment
49Mexico24.5% of total employment
50Trinidad and Tobago24.2% of total employment
51Morocco23.8% of total employment
52South Korea23.4% of total employment
53Tonga23.3% of total employment
54Japan23.2% of total employment
55El Salvador23.1% of total employment
56Mongolia23.1% of total employment
57Saudi Arabia23.1% of total employment
58Cape Verde23.1% of total employment
59Guatemala22.7% of total employment
60Indonesia22.5% of total employment
61Sao Tome and Principe22.5% of total employment
62Senegal22.5% of total employment
63North Korea22.4% of total employment
64Thailand22.2% of total employment
65Albania22.0% of total employment
66Latvia21.8% of total employment
67Honduras21.6% of total employment
68Chile21.5% of total employment
69Armenia21.3% of total employment
70Argentina21.2% of total employment
71Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21.1% of total employment
72Finland20.8% of total employment
73South Africa20.8% of total employment
74New Caledonia20.6% of total employment
75Mauritius20.6% of total employment
76Brunei Darussalam20.4% of total employment
77Brazil20.2% of total employment
78Lebanon20.1% of total employment
79Colombia20.0% of total employment
80Philippines20.0% of total employment
81New Zealand19.9% of total employment
82Kazakhstan19.9% of total employment
83Spain19.9% of total employment
84Bolivia19.8% of total employment
85Switzerland19.6% of total employment
86Republic of the Congo19.5% of total employment
87France19.3% of total employment
88Australia19.3% of total employment
89Guam19.3% of total employment
90Belgium19.2% of total employment
91Dominican Republic19.0% of total employment
92Paraguay19.0% of total employment
93United States of America18.9% of total employment
94Afghanistan18.9% of total employment
95Gabon18.9% of total employment
96Denmark18.8% of total employment
97Republic of The Gambia18.8% of total employment
98Uruguay18.8% of total employment
99Canada18.7% of total employment
100Libya18.6% of total employment
101Costa Rica18.5% of total employment
102Rwanda18.4% of total employment
103Benin18.3% of total employment
104Ghana18.3% of total employment
105Iceland18.2% of total employment
106Montenegro18.2% of total employment
107Ireland18.2% of total employment
108Togo18.2% of total employment
109Myanmar18.2% of total employment
110Bangladesh18.0% of total employment
111Norway17.8% of total employment
112Somalia17.8% of total employment
113Malta17.7% of total employment
114Tajikistan17.7% of total employment
115Jamaica17.1% of total employment
116Nigeria17.0% of total employment
117Panama17.0% of total employment
118Maldives16.9% of total employment
119Cuba16.9% of total employment
120Nicaragua16.9% of total employment
121Sweden16.8% of total employment
122Peru16.8% of total employment
123Venezuela16.8% of total employment
124Burkina Faso16.7% of total employment
125Ecuador16.6% of total employment
126Georgia16.6% of total employment
127Virgin Islands, U.S.16.6% of total employment
128Namibia16.5% of total employment
129Greece16.3% of total employment
130Cyprus16.3% of total employment
131Saint Lucia16.2% of total employment
132Barbados16.2% of total employment
133Jordan16.1% of total employment
134Samoa15.9% of total employment
135United Kingdom15.9% of total employment
136Bhutan15.9% of total employment
137Botswana15.8% of total employment
138Azerbaijan15.5% of total employment
139Belize15.3% of total employment
140Israel15.1% of total employment
141Mauritania15.0% of total employment
142Comoros14.8% of total employment
143Bahamas14.8% of total employment
144Puerto Rico14.7% of total employment
145Cameroon14.6% of total employment
146French Polynesia14.3% of total employment
147Cote d'Ivoire14.3% of total employment
148Guinea14.2% of total employment
149Hong Kong14.0% of total employment
150Singapore14.0% of total employment
151Sudan14.0% of total employment
152Netherlands13.8% of total employment
153Central African Republic13.4% of total employment
154Eritrea12.7% of total employment
155Fiji12.7% of total employment
156Moldova, Republic of12.6% of total employment
157Kenya12.5% of total employment
158Zimbabwe11.5% of total employment
159Sierra Leone11.5% of total employment
160Yemen11.1% of total employment
161Macao11.0% of total employment
162Zambia10.3% of total employment
163Vanuatu10.0% of total employment
164Equatorial Guinea9.9% of total employment
165Madagascar9.9% of total employment
166Guinea-Bissau9.7% of total employment
167Niger9.3% of total employment
168Haiti8.8% of total employment
169Mali8.6% of total employment
170Chad8.5% of total employment
171Liberia8.3% of total employment
172United Republic of Tanzania8.1% of total employment
173Democratic Republic of the Congo8.0% of total employment
174Papua New Guinea7.9% of total employment
175Luxembourg7.6% of total employment
176Solomon Islands7.6% of total employment
177Lao People's Democratic Republic7.4% of total employment
178Malawi7.3% of total employment
179Uganda7.3% of total employment
180Angola7.2% of total employment
181Djibouti6.7% of total employment
182Ethiopia6.4% of total employment
183Mozambique6.4% of total employment
184Timor-Leste3.8% of total employment
185Burundi3.1% of total employment
186South Sudan1.7% of total employment
Showing 186 of 186 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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