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Countries by employment in industry

Oman had the highest employment in industry of 181 countries in 2024, at 39.5%. Burundi had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 19% and the figure for the World was 23.6%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest39.5Oman
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Median19181 countries
World23.6History

Map of countries, 2024

United Arab Emirates: 30.6 %Afghanistan: 19 %Albania: 21.8 %Armenia: 20.9 %Angola: 7.2 %Argentina: 21.1 %Austria: 24.8 %Australia: 19.4 %Azerbaijan: 15.4 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.6 %Bangladesh: 17.9 %Belgium: 19.5 %Burkina Faso: 16.6 %Bulgaria: 28.1 %Burundi: 3.1 %Benin: 18.3 %Brunei: 20.4 %Bolivia: 20 %Brazil: 20.3 %Bahamas: 14.8 %Bhutan: 15.5 %Botswana: 15.7 %Belarus: 31 %Belize: 15.4 %Canada: 18.9 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 8 %Central African Republic: 13.4 %Republic of the Congo: 19.5 %Switzerland: 19.9 %Côte d’Ivoire: 14 %Chile: 21.7 %Cameroon: 14.6 %China: 31.6 %Colombia: 20 %Costa Rica: 18.6 %Cuba: 17 %Cape Verde: 22.9 %Cyprus: 16.3 %Czechia: 35.3 %Germany: 26.3 %Djibouti: 6.5 %Denmark: 19 %Dominican Republic: 19.1 %Algeria: 32.1 %Ecuador: 16.6 %Estonia: 26.5 %Egypt: 29.2 %Eritrea: 12.7 %Spain: 20.1 %Ethiopia: 6.4 %Finland: 21 %Fiji: 12.6 %France: 19.5 %Gabon: 18.8 %United Kingdom: 16.1 %Georgia: 16.4 %Ghana: 17.9 %Gambia: 18.7 %Guinea: 14 %Equatorial Guinea: 10.1 %Greece: 16.4 %Guatemala: 22.5 %Guinea-Bissau: 9.7 %Guyana: 30.4 %Hong Kong: 14.1 %Honduras: 21.8 %Croatia: 26.7 %Haiti: 8.9 %Hungary: 30.8 %Indonesia: 22.3 %Ireland: 18.5 %Israel: 15.3 %India: 25.4 %Iraq: 26.8 %Iran: 34.9 %Iceland: 18.4 %Italy: 26.7 %Jamaica: 17.1 %Jordan: 16.3 %Japan: 23.3 %Kenya: 12.3 %Kyrgyzstan: 26.5 %Cambodia: 28.4 %North Korea: 22.5 %South Korea: 23.7 %Kuwait: 24.7 %Kazakhstan: 19.8 %Laos: 7.4 %Sri Lanka: 26.1 %Liberia: 8.3 %Lesotho: 33.1 %Lithuania: 26 %Luxembourg: 7.8 %Latvia: 22 %Libya: 18.1 %Morocco: 23.6 %Moldova: 12.6 %Montenegro: 18.3 %Madagascar: 9.9 %North Macedonia: 30.7 %Mali: 8.7 %Myanmar: 18.1 %Mongolia: 22.9 %Mauritania: 14.9 %Mauritius: 21 %Malawi: 7.3 %Mexico: 24.7 %Malaysia: 26 %Mozambique: 6.4 %Namibia: 16.5 %New Caledonia: 21.1 %Niger: 9.2 %Nigeria: 16.8 %Nicaragua: 16.9 %Netherlands: 14 %Norway: 18.1 %Nepal: 31 %New Zealand: 20.1 %Oman: 39.5 %Panama: 17 %Peru: 16.8 %French Polynesia: 14.4 %Papua New Guinea: 7.7 %Philippines: 19.5 %Pakistan: 25.2 %Poland: 30.2 %Puerto Rico: 14.9 %Portugal: 24.8 %Paraguay: 18.9 %Qatar: 38.2 %Romania: 32.7 %Serbia: 27.1 %Russia: 26 %Rwanda: 18.1 %Saudi Arabia: 23.1 %Solomon Islands: 7.6 %Sweden: 17 %Singapore: 14.2 %Slovenia: 32.1 %Slovakia: 35 %Sierra Leone: 11.3 %Senegal: 22.3 %Somalia: 17.7 %Suriname: 26.1 %El Salvador: 23.3 %Syria: 25.4 %Eswatini: 26.1 %Chad: 8.6 %Togo: 18.1 %Thailand: 22.3 %Tajikistan: 17.3 %Timor-Leste: 3.8 %Turkmenistan: 28.7 %Tunisia: 33.3 %Türkiye: 27.4 %Trinidad and Tobago: 24.2 %Tanzania: 8.1 %Uganda: 7.2 %United States: 19 %Uruguay: 18.8 %Uzbekistan: 24.4 %Venezuela: 17.2 %Vietnam: 34.3 %Vanuatu: 10.3 %Samoa: 15.4 %Yemen: 11.4 %South Africa: 20.8 %Zambia: 10 %Zimbabwe: 11.4 %
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%, 2024. 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, 2024

Oman: 39.5 %Oman39.5Qatar: 38.2 %Qatar38.2Czechia: 35.3 %Czechia35.3Bahrain: 35 %Bahrain35Slovakia: 35 %Slovakia35Iran: 34.9 %Iran34.9Vietnam: 34.3 %Vietnam34.3Tunisia: 33.3 %Tunisia33.3Lesotho: 33.1 %Lesotho33.1Romania: 32.7 %Romania32.7Algeria: 32.1 %Algeria32.1Slovenia: 32.1 %Slovenia32.1China: 31.6 %China31.6Belarus: 31 %Belarus31Nepal: 31 %Nepal31Hungary: 30.8 %Hungary30.8North Macedonia: 30.7 %North Macedonia30.7Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.6 %Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6United Arab Emirates: 30.6 %United Arab Emirates30.6Guyana: 30.4 %Guyana30.4Poland: 30.2 %Poland30.2Egypt: 29.2 %Egypt29.2Turkmenistan: 28.7 %Turkmenistan28.7Cambodia: 28.4 %Cambodia28.4Bulgaria: 28.1 %Bulgaria28.1Türkiye: 27.4 %Türkiye27.4Serbia: 27.1 %Serbia27.1Iraq: 26.8 %Iraq26.8Italy: 26.7 %Italy26.7Croatia: 26.7 %Croatia26.7Kyrgyzstan: 26.5 %Kyrgyzstan26.5Estonia: 26.5 %Estonia26.5Germany: 26.3 %Germany26.3Suriname: 26.1 %Suriname26.1Eswatini: 26.1 %Eswatini26.1Sri Lanka: 26.1 %Sri Lanka26.1Malaysia: 26 %Malaysia26Lithuania: 26 %Lithuania26Russia: 26 %Russia26Syria: 25.4 %Syria25.4Oman: 39.5 %Oman39.5Qatar: 38.2 %Qatar38.2Czechia: 35.3 %Czechia35.3Bahrain: 35 %Bahrain35Slovakia: 35 %Slovakia35Iran: 34.9 %Iran34.9Vietnam: 34.3 %Vietnam34.3Tunisia: 33.3 %Tunisia33.3Lesotho: 33.1 %Lesotho33.1Romania: 32.7 %Romania32.7Algeria: 32.1 %Algeria32.1Slovenia: 32.1 %Slovenia32.1China: 31.6 %China31.6Belarus: 31 %Belarus31Nepal: 31 %Nepal31Hungary: 30.8 %Hungary30.8North Macedonia: 30.7 %North Macedonia30.7Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.6 %Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6United Arab Emirates: 30.6 %United Arab Emirates30.6Guyana: 30.4 %Guyana30.4Poland: 30.2 %Poland30.2Egypt: 29.2 %Egypt29.2Turkmenistan: 28.7 %Turkmenistan28.7Cambodia: 28.4 %Cambodia28.4Bulgaria: 28.1 %Bulgaria28.1Türkiye: 27.4 %Türkiye27.4Serbia: 27.1 %Serbia27.1Iraq: 26.8 %Iraq26.8Italy: 26.7 %Italy26.7Croatia: 26.7 %Croatia26.7Kyrgyzstan: 26.5 %Kyrgyzstan26.5Estonia: 26.5 %Estonia26.5Germany: 26.3 %Germany26.3Suriname: 26.1 %Suriname26.1Eswatini: 26.1 %Eswatini26.1Sri Lanka: 26.1 %Sri Lanka26.1Malaysia: 26 %Malaysia26Lithuania: 26 %Lithuania26Russia: 26 %Russia26Syria: 25.4 %Syria25.4
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Oman39.5-0.2 pts
2Qatar38.2-0.7 pts
3Czechia35.3-1.2 pts
4Bahrain35-0.1 pts
5Slovakia35+0.3 pts
6Iran34.9-0.1 pts
7Vietnam34.3+0.9 pts
8Tunisia33.3-0.1 pts
9Lesotho33.1+0.1 pts
10Romania32.7-0.5 pts
11Algeria32.1+0.2 pts
12Slovenia32.1-0.1 pts
13China31.6+0.2 pts
14Belarus31+0.1 pts
15Nepal31+0.2 pts
16Hungary30.8-0.2 pts
17North Macedonia30.7-0.4 pts
18Bosnia and Herzegovina30.60 pts
19United Arab Emirates30.6-0.2 pts
20Guyana30.4+2.1 pts
21Poland30.2+0.7 pts
22Egypt29.20 pts
23Turkmenistan28.7-0.4 pts
24Cambodia28.4+0.9 pts
25Bulgaria28.1-1.5 pts
26Türkiye27.4-0.2 pts
27Serbia27.1-0.5 pts
28Iraq26.8+0.1 pts
29Italy26.70 pts
30Croatia26.7-0.8 pts
31Kyrgyzstan26.5+0.5 pts
32Estonia26.5-0.9 pts
33Germany26.3-0.1 pts
34Suriname26.1-0 pts
35Eswatini26.1-0 pts
36Sri Lanka26.1-0.2 pts
37Malaysia260 pts
38Lithuania26+0.2 pts
39Russia260 pts
40Syria25.4-0.3 pts
41India25.4+0.3 pts
42Pakistan25.20 pts
43Austria24.8-0.9 pts
44Portugal24.8-0.7 pts
45Kuwait24.7-0.5 pts
46Mexico24.7-0.3 pts
47Uzbekistan24.4+0.2 pts
48Trinidad and Tobago24.2-0.6 pts
49South Korea23.7-0.3 pts
50Morocco23.6+0.4 pts
51Japan23.3-0.4 pts
52Tonga23.3+0.3 pts
53El Salvador23.3-0 pts
54Saudi Arabia23.10 pts
55Mongolia22.9+0.3 pts
56Cape Verde22.9+0.2 pts
57Guatemala22.50 pts
58North Korea22.5-0.1 pts
59São Tomé and Príncipe22.5-0.1 pts
60Indonesia22.3+0.3 pts
61Senegal22.30 pts
62Thailand22.3+0.3 pts
63Latvia22-1.3 pts
64Albania21.8+0.1 pts
65Honduras21.8-0 pts
66Chile21.7-0.4 pts
67Argentina21.1-0.3 pts
68New Caledonia21.1-0.8 pts
69Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21.1+0.1 pts
70Mauritius21-0.2 pts
71Finland21-0.4 pts
72Armenia20.9+0.4 pts
73South Africa20.8+0.2 pts
74Brunei20.4-0 pts
75Brazil20.3+0.1 pts
76Spain20.1+0.1 pts
77New Zealand20.1-0.5 pts
78Colombia200 pts
79Bolivia20-0.2 pts
80Switzerland19.9-0.1 pts
81Kazakhstan19.80 pts
82France19.5+0.3 pts
83Republic of the Congo19.5-0.1 pts
84Belgium19.5-0.6 pts
85Philippines19.5+0.6 pts
86Australia19.4-0.3 pts
87Guam19.4-0.1 pts
88Dominican Republic19.1-0.1 pts
89United States19-0.3 pts
90Afghanistan19-0.2 pts
91Denmark19-0.3 pts
92Canada18.9-0.3 pts
93Paraguay18.9+0.9 pts
94Uruguay18.8-0 pts
95Gabon18.8+0.5 pts
96Gambia18.7+0.1 pts
97Costa Rica18.6-1.6 pts
98Ireland18.5+1.2 pts
99Iceland18.4+0.2 pts
100Montenegro18.3-0.1 pts
101Benin18.3-0 pts
102Myanmar18.1-0.6 pts
103Rwanda18.1+3.9 pts
104Togo18.1-0.1 pts
105Libya18.1-0.2 pts
106Norway18.1-0.7 pts
107Malta17.9-0.1 pts
108Bangladesh17.9+0.3 pts
109Ghana17.9+0.2 pts
110Somalia17.70 pts
111Tajikistan17.3+0.5 pts
112Venezuela17.2-0.1 pts
113Jamaica17.1-0.1 pts
114Panama17-0.4 pts
115Sweden17-0.3 pts
116Cuba17-0.1 pts
117Maldives16.9-0 pts
118Nicaragua16.9-0 pts
119Nigeria16.80 pts
120U.S. Virgin Islands16.8-0.3 pts
121Peru16.8+0.4 pts
122Ecuador16.6-0.8 pts
123Burkina Faso16.60 pts
124Namibia16.5+0.1 pts
125Greece16.4+0.4 pts
126Georgia16.4+0.2 pts
127Cyprus16.3+0.2 pts
128Jordan16.3-0.1 pts
129Saint Lucia16.2+1.2 pts
130Barbados16.2-0 pts
131United Kingdom16.1+0.2 pts
132Botswana15.7-0 pts
133Bhutan15.5+0.3 pts
134Azerbaijan15.40 pts
135Belize15.40 pts
136Samoa15.4+1.2 pts
137Israel15.3-0.2 pts
138Puerto Rico14.9-0.2 pts
139Mauritania14.9+0.1 pts
140Bahamas14.8-0 pts
141Comoros14.80 pts
142Cameroon14.60 pts
143French Polynesia14.4-0.1 pts
144Singapore14.2+0.3 pts
145Hong Kong14.1+0.1 pts
146Guinea14+0.1 pts
147Netherlands14-0.3 pts
148Côte d’Ivoire14+0.2 pts
149Central African Republic13.4-0.1 pts
150Eritrea12.7+0.1 pts
151Fiji12.60 pts
152Moldova12.6-0.7 pts
153Kenya12.3+0.2 pts
154Zimbabwe11.40 pts
155Yemen11.4-0.3 pts
156Sierra Leone11.3+0.1 pts
157Macao11.1-0.2 pts
158Vanuatu10.3-0.3 pts
159Equatorial Guinea10.10 pts
160Zambia10+0.1 pts
161Madagascar9.90 pts
162Guinea-Bissau9.70 pts
163Niger9.2-0 pts
164Haiti8.9-0.2 pts
165Mali8.70 pts
166Chad8.6-0.1 pts
167Liberia8.3+0.1 pts
168Tanzania8.10 pts
169Democratic Republic of the Congo80 pts
170Luxembourg7.8-1.2 pts
171Papua New Guinea7.7+0.2 pts
172Solomon Islands7.6-0.1 pts
173Laos7.4+0.2 pts
174Malawi7.3-0 pts
175Uganda7.20 pts
176Angola7.2+0.1 pts
177Djibouti6.5+0.2 pts
178Mozambique6.40 pts
179Ethiopia6.4+0.1 pts
180Timor-Leste3.8+0.7 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 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Burundi, with 3.1% in 2024.

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