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Countries by employment in industry, 2025

Oman had the highest employment in industry of 181 countries in 2025, at 39.4%. Burundi had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 18.9% and the figure for the World was 23.7%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest39.4Oman
Lowest3.1Burundi
Median18.9181 countries
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Map of countries, 2025

United Arab Emirates: 30.6 %Afghanistan: 18.9 %Albania: 22 %Armenia: 21.3 %Angola: 7.2 %Argentina: 21.2 %Austria: 24.6 %Australia: 19.3 %Azerbaijan: 15.5 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.6 %Bangladesh: 18 %Belgium: 19.2 %Burkina Faso: 16.7 %Bulgaria: 27.9 %Burundi: 3.1 %Benin: 18.3 %Brunei: 20.4 %Bolivia: 19.8 %Brazil: 20.2 %Bahamas: 14.8 %Bhutan: 15.9 %Botswana: 15.8 %Belarus: 31.1 %Belize: 15.3 %Canada: 18.7 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 8 %Central African Republic: 13.4 %Republic of the Congo: 19.5 %Switzerland: 19.6 %Côte d’Ivoire: 14.3 %Chile: 21.5 %Cameroon: 14.6 %China: 31.8 %Colombia: 20 %Costa Rica: 18.5 %Cuba: 16.9 %Cape Verde: 23.1 %Cyprus: 16.3 %Czechia: 34.9 %Germany: 26 %Djibouti: 6.7 %Denmark: 18.8 %Dominican Republic: 19 %Algeria: 32.3 %Ecuador: 16.6 %Estonia: 26 %Egypt: 29.4 %Eritrea: 12.7 %Spain: 19.9 %Ethiopia: 6.4 %Finland: 20.8 %Fiji: 12.7 %France: 19.3 %Gabon: 18.9 %United Kingdom: 15.9 %Georgia: 16.6 %Ghana: 18.3 %Gambia: 18.8 %Guinea: 14.2 %Equatorial Guinea: 9.9 %Greece: 16.3 %Guatemala: 22.7 %Guinea-Bissau: 9.7 %Guyana: 31.1 %Hong Kong: 14 %Honduras: 21.6 %Croatia: 26.4 %Haiti: 8.8 %Hungary: 30.5 %Indonesia: 22.5 %Ireland: 18.2 %Israel: 15.1 %India: 25.8 %Iraq: 26.5 %Iran: 34.7 %Iceland: 18.2 %Italy: 26.4 %Jamaica: 17.1 %Jordan: 16.1 %Japan: 23.2 %Kenya: 12.5 %Kyrgyzstan: 26.8 %Cambodia: 28.9 %North Korea: 22.4 %South Korea: 23.4 %Kuwait: 24.6 %Kazakhstan: 19.9 %Laos: 7.4 %Sri Lanka: 26.3 %Liberia: 8.3 %Lesotho: 33 %Lithuania: 25.9 %Luxembourg: 7.6 %Latvia: 21.8 %Libya: 18.6 %Morocco: 23.8 %Moldova: 12.6 %Montenegro: 18.2 %Madagascar: 9.9 %North Macedonia: 30.6 %Mali: 8.6 %Myanmar: 18.2 %Mongolia: 23.1 %Mauritania: 15 %Mauritius: 20.6 %Malawi: 7.3 %Mexico: 24.5 %Malaysia: 26 %Mozambique: 6.4 %Namibia: 16.5 %New Caledonia: 20.6 %Niger: 9.3 %Nigeria: 17 %Nicaragua: 16.9 %Netherlands: 13.8 %Norway: 17.8 %Nepal: 31.3 %New Zealand: 19.9 %Oman: 39.4 %Panama: 17 %Peru: 16.8 %French Polynesia: 14.3 %Papua New Guinea: 7.9 %Philippines: 20 %Pakistan: 25.3 %Poland: 30 %Puerto Rico: 14.7 %Portugal: 24.6 %Paraguay: 19 %Qatar: 38 %Romania: 32.6 %Serbia: 27.1 %Russia: 25.8 %Rwanda: 18.4 %Saudi Arabia: 23.1 %Solomon Islands: 7.6 %Sweden: 16.8 %Singapore: 14 %Slovenia: 32 %Slovakia: 34.5 %Sierra Leone: 11.5 %Senegal: 22.5 %Somalia: 17.8 %Suriname: 26.1 %El Salvador: 23.1 %Syria: 25.2 %Eswatini: 26.7 %Chad: 8.5 %Togo: 18.2 %Thailand: 22.2 %Tajikistan: 17.7 %Timor-Leste: 3.8 %Turkmenistan: 28.6 %Tunisia: 33.3 %Türkiye: 27.3 %Trinidad and Tobago: 24.2 %Tanzania: 8.1 %Uganda: 7.3 %United States: 18.9 %Uruguay: 18.8 %Uzbekistan: 24.6 %Venezuela: 16.8 %Vietnam: 34.8 %Vanuatu: 10 %Samoa: 15.9 %Yemen: 11.1 %South Africa: 20.8 %Zambia: 10.3 %Zimbabwe: 11.5 %
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%, 2025. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2025

Oman: 39.4 %Oman39.4Qatar: 38 %Qatar38Bahrain: 34.9 %Bahrain34.9Czechia: 34.9 %Czechia34.9Vietnam: 34.8 %Vietnam34.8Iran: 34.7 %Iran34.7Slovakia: 34.5 %Slovakia34.5Tunisia: 33.3 %Tunisia33.3Lesotho: 33 %Lesotho33Romania: 32.6 %Romania32.6Algeria: 32.3 %Algeria32.3Slovenia: 32 %Slovenia32China: 31.8 %China31.8Nepal: 31.3 %Nepal31.3Guyana: 31.1 %Guyana31.1Belarus: 31.1 %Belarus31.1North Macedonia: 30.6 %North Macedonia30.6Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.6 %Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6United Arab Emirates: 30.6 %United Arab Emirates30.6Hungary: 30.5 %Hungary30.5Poland: 30 %Poland30Egypt: 29.4 %Egypt29.4Cambodia: 28.9 %Cambodia28.9Turkmenistan: 28.6 %Turkmenistan28.6Bulgaria: 27.9 %Bulgaria27.9Türkiye: 27.3 %Türkiye27.3Serbia: 27.1 %Serbia27.1Kyrgyzstan: 26.8 %Kyrgyzstan26.8Eswatini: 26.7 %Eswatini26.7Iraq: 26.5 %Iraq26.5Italy: 26.4 %Italy26.4Croatia: 26.4 %Croatia26.4Sri Lanka: 26.3 %Sri Lanka26.3Suriname: 26.1 %Suriname26.1Estonia: 26 %Estonia26Germany: 26 %Germany26Malaysia: 26 %Malaysia26Lithuania: 25.9 %Lithuania25.9Russia: 25.8 %Russia25.8India: 25.8 %India25.8Oman: 39.4 %Oman39.4Qatar: 38 %Qatar38Bahrain: 34.9 %Bahrain34.9Czechia: 34.9 %Czechia34.9Vietnam: 34.8 %Vietnam34.8Iran: 34.7 %Iran34.7Slovakia: 34.5 %Slovakia34.5Tunisia: 33.3 %Tunisia33.3Lesotho: 33 %Lesotho33Romania: 32.6 %Romania32.6Algeria: 32.3 %Algeria32.3Slovenia: 32 %Slovenia32China: 31.8 %China31.8Nepal: 31.3 %Nepal31.3Guyana: 31.1 %Guyana31.1Belarus: 31.1 %Belarus31.1North Macedonia: 30.6 %North Macedonia30.6Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.6 %Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6United Arab Emirates: 30.6 %United Arab Emirates30.6Hungary: 30.5 %Hungary30.5Poland: 30 %Poland30Egypt: 29.4 %Egypt29.4Cambodia: 28.9 %Cambodia28.9Turkmenistan: 28.6 %Turkmenistan28.6Bulgaria: 27.9 %Bulgaria27.9Türkiye: 27.3 %Türkiye27.3Serbia: 27.1 %Serbia27.1Kyrgyzstan: 26.8 %Kyrgyzstan26.8Eswatini: 26.7 %Eswatini26.7Iraq: 26.5 %Iraq26.5Italy: 26.4 %Italy26.4Croatia: 26.4 %Croatia26.4Sri Lanka: 26.3 %Sri Lanka26.3Suriname: 26.1 %Suriname26.1Estonia: 26 %Estonia26Germany: 26 %Germany26Malaysia: 26 %Malaysia26Lithuania: 25.9 %Lithuania25.9Russia: 25.8 %Russia25.8India: 25.8 %India25.8
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Oman39.4-0.1 pts
2Qatar38-0.2 pts
3Bahrain34.9-0.1 pts
4Czechia34.9-0.4 pts
5Vietnam34.8+0.5 pts
6Iran34.7-0.2 pts
7Slovakia34.5-0.4 pts
8Tunisia33.30 pts
9Lesotho33-0.1 pts
10Romania32.6-0.1 pts
11Algeria32.3+0.1 pts
12Slovenia32-0.1 pts
13China31.8+0.2 pts
14Nepal31.3+0.3 pts
15Guyana31.1+0.6 pts
16Belarus31.10 pts
17North Macedonia30.6-0 pts
18Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6-0 pts
19United Arab Emirates30.60 pts
20Hungary30.5-0.3 pts
21Poland30-0.2 pts
22Egypt29.4+0.1 pts
23Cambodia28.9+0.4 pts
24Turkmenistan28.6-0.1 pts
25Bulgaria27.9-0.3 pts
26Türkiye27.3-0.1 pts
27Serbia27.1-0 pts
28Kyrgyzstan26.8+0.3 pts
29Eswatini26.7+0.7 pts
30Iraq26.5-0.2 pts
31Italy26.4-0.3 pts
32Croatia26.4-0.3 pts
33Sri Lanka26.3+0.2 pts
34Suriname26.1-0 pts
35Estonia26-0.5 pts
36Germany26-0.3 pts
37Malaysia26-0 pts
38Lithuania25.9-0.1 pts
39Russia25.8-0.1 pts
40India25.8+0.4 pts
41Pakistan25.3+0.1 pts
42Syria25.2-0.2 pts
43Austria24.6-0.2 pts
44Kuwait24.6-0.1 pts
45Uzbekistan24.6+0.2 pts
46Portugal24.6-0.2 pts
47Mexico24.5-0.2 pts
48Trinidad and Tobago24.2-0 pts
49Morocco23.8+0.2 pts
50South Korea23.4-0.3 pts
51Tonga23.3+0.1 pts
52Japan23.2-0.1 pts
53El Salvador23.1-0.1 pts
54Mongolia23.1+0.2 pts
55Saudi Arabia23.10 pts
56Cape Verde23.1+0.2 pts
57Guatemala22.7+0.2 pts
58Indonesia22.5+0.2 pts
59São Tomé and Príncipe22.50 pts
60Senegal22.5+0.2 pts
61North Korea22.4-0.1 pts
62Thailand22.2-0 pts
63Albania22+0.2 pts
64Latvia21.8-0.1 pts
65Honduras21.6-0.1 pts
66Chile21.5-0.2 pts
67Armenia21.3+0.4 pts
68Argentina21.2+0.1 pts
69Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21.1+0.1 pts
70Finland20.8-0.1 pts
71South Africa20.8-0 pts
72New Caledonia20.6-0.4 pts
73Mauritius20.6-0.4 pts
74Brunei20.4-0.1 pts
75Brazil20.2-0.1 pts
76Colombia20-0 pts
77Philippines20+0.5 pts
78New Zealand19.9-0.1 pts
79Kazakhstan19.90 pts
80Spain19.9-0.2 pts
81Bolivia19.8-0.2 pts
82Switzerland19.6-0.3 pts
83Republic of the Congo19.5-0 pts
84France19.3-0.2 pts
85Australia19.3-0.1 pts
86Guam19.3-0.1 pts
87Belgium19.2-0.3 pts
88Dominican Republic19-0.1 pts
89Paraguay190 pts
90United States18.9-0.1 pts
91Afghanistan18.9-0.1 pts
92Gabon18.9+0.1 pts
93Denmark18.8-0.2 pts
94Gambia18.8+0.1 pts
95Uruguay18.80 pts
96Canada18.7-0.2 pts
97Libya18.6+0.5 pts
98Costa Rica18.5-0.1 pts
99Rwanda18.4+0.3 pts
100Benin18.30 pts
101Ghana18.3+0.4 pts
102Iceland18.2-0.2 pts
103Montenegro18.2-0.1 pts
104Ireland18.2-0.2 pts
105Togo18.20 pts
106Myanmar18.20 pts
107Bangladesh18+0.1 pts
108Norway17.8-0.2 pts
109Somalia17.80 pts
110Malta17.7-0.2 pts
111Tajikistan17.7+0.4 pts
112Jamaica17.1-0 pts
113Nigeria17+0.2 pts
114Panama17-0 pts
115Maldives16.9-0 pts
116Cuba16.9-0.1 pts
117Nicaragua16.9-0 pts
118Sweden16.8-0.2 pts
119Peru16.80 pts
120Venezuela16.8-0.5 pts
121Burkina Faso16.7+0.1 pts
122Ecuador16.6-0.1 pts
123Georgia16.6+0.2 pts
124U.S. Virgin Islands16.6-0.3 pts
125Namibia16.5+0.1 pts
126Greece16.3-0 pts
127Cyprus16.3-0.1 pts
128Saint Lucia16.2-0 pts
129Barbados16.2-0 pts
130Jordan16.1-0.1 pts
131Samoa15.9+0.5 pts
132United Kingdom15.9-0.2 pts
133Bhutan15.9+0.4 pts
134Botswana15.80 pts
135Azerbaijan15.5+0.1 pts
136Belize15.3-0.1 pts
137Israel15.1-0.1 pts
138Mauritania15+0.1 pts
139Comoros14.80 pts
140Bahamas14.8-0.1 pts
141Puerto Rico14.7-0.2 pts
142Cameroon14.60 pts
143French Polynesia14.3-0 pts
144Côte d’Ivoire14.3+0.3 pts
145Guinea14.2+0.1 pts
146Hong Kong14-0.1 pts
147Singapore14-0.2 pts
148Netherlands13.8-0.3 pts
149Central African Republic13.4-0.1 pts
150Eritrea12.7+0.1 pts
151Fiji12.70 pts
152Moldova12.6-0 pts
153Kenya12.5+0.2 pts
154Zimbabwe11.5+0.1 pts
155Sierra Leone11.5+0.1 pts
156Yemen11.1-0.2 pts
157Macao11-0.1 pts
158Zambia10.3+0.3 pts
159Vanuatu10-0.2 pts
160Equatorial Guinea9.9-0.2 pts
161Madagascar9.90 pts
162Guinea-Bissau9.70 pts
163Niger9.3+0.1 pts
164Haiti8.8-0.1 pts
165Mali8.6-0.1 pts
166Chad8.5-0.1 pts
167Liberia8.3+0.1 pts
168Tanzania8.1+0.1 pts
169Democratic Republic of the Congo80 pts
170Papua New Guinea7.9+0.2 pts
171Luxembourg7.6-0.2 pts
172Solomon Islands7.6-0.1 pts
173Laos7.40 pts
174Malawi7.30 pts
175Uganda7.3+0.1 pts
176Angola7.20 pts
177Djibouti6.7+0.1 pts
178Ethiopia6.40 pts
179Mozambique6.40 pts
180Timor-Leste3.8-0 pts
181Burundi3.10 pts

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People employed in mining, manufacturing, construction and utilities (ISIC Rev. 4 sections B to F), as a percentage of total employment. ILO modelled estimates, ages 15 and over.

ILO modelled estimates: model outputs that fill years without a survey, not survey results. The latest year is a nowcast and is revised as surveys arrive. Sectors follow ISIC; where a country counts the armed forces, they are in services.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 5 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Oman, with 39.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank.

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Burundi, with 3.1% in 2025.

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