Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Angola
Angola: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 7.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Angola, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Angola stood at 7.2%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Angola peaked at 8.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2021.
That places Angola 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.5% | — |
| 1992 | 7.5% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 7.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 7.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Angola?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Angola was 7.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2021.
- How does Angola rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Angola ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.