Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector) by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
1.0%
Namibia
Lowest
0.2%
Nigeria
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,346
What the numbers show
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Namibia; the lowest is 0.2% in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 0.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 225.2%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 56.7%).
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Norway | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 8 | Austria | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Albania | 0.9% | 2019 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 10 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2018 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 11 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 12 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 14 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 15 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 16 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 17 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 18 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 21 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2016 | up 162.1% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 23 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 25 | France | 0.9% | 2016 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 27 | Puerto Rico | 0.9% | 2005 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 28 | Romania | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 29 | Finland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 30 | Malta | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 31 | Republic of Korea | 0.9% | 2017 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 32 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 35 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 36 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 38 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 39 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 40 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 41 | Iceland | 0.8% | 2013 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 42 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2017 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 43 | Jamaica | 0.8% | 2002 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 44 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 45 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 46 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2019 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 48 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2013 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2016 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 0.8% | 2017 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 52 | Australia | 0.8% | 2015 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 53 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2021 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 54 | Mauritius | 0.8% | 2012 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 55 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 56 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 58 | Kosovo | 0.8% | 2017 | up 28.5% | flat |
| 58 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.8% | 2017 | up 28.5% | flat |
| 60 | Pakistan | 0.8% | 2020 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 61 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2020 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 62 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2012 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 63 | Greece | 0.7% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 64 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 65 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 66 | India | 0.7% | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2014 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 68 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2017 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 69 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 70 | Republic of Moldova | 0.7% | 2021 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 71 | Peru | 0.7% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 72 | Belize | 0.7% | 1999 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 73 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 74 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2021 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 75 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2011 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 76 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2014 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 77 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 78 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2006 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 79 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2017 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 80 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 81 | Uganda | 0.6% | 2016 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 83 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 84 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 85 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5% | 2021 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 86 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 87 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2012 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 0.4% | 2021 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 89 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4% | 2020 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 90 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 91 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2014 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 92 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2012 | up 225.2% | volatile |