Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector) by country

Countries reporting
90
Highest
1.0%
Namibia
Lowest
0.2%
Nigeria
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,259

What the numbers show

Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector) is currently reported for 90 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 51 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 263.0%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 56.2%).

Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Namibia 1.0% 2015 up 21.8% rising
2 Mongolia 1.0% 2016 up 139.7% rising
3 Luxembourg 1.0% 2016 up 0.8% flat
4 Ukraine 1.0% 2013 down 1.2% flat
5 Bulgaria 1.0% 2016 up 0.6% flat
6 Germany 1.0% 2011 up 3.1% flat
7 Norway 0.9% 2016 up 4.7% rising
8 Malawi 0.9% 2016 up 183.3% rising
9 Austria 0.9% 2003 up 0.3% flat
10 United States of America 0.9% 2018 up 5.3% flat
11 Hungary 0.9% 2016 up 4.5% flat
12 Lithuania 0.9% 2016 down 2.3% flat
13 Slovenia 0.9% 2016 down 2.1% flat
14 Denmark 0.9% 2016 up 2.3% flat
15 Croatia 0.9% 2016 down 0.8% flat
16 Estonia 0.9% 2016 down 3.4% flat
17 Philippines 0.9% 2019 up 13.2% rising
18 Portugal 0.9% 2016 up 5.3% rising
19 Sweden 0.9% 2016 down 0.3% flat
20 Latvia 0.9% 2016 down 4.1% flat
21 Cyprus 0.9% 2016 up 5.1% rising
22 Poland 0.9% 2019 down 2.6% flat
23 Belgium 0.9% 2003 up 0.2% flat
24 Netherlands 0.9% 2016 down 3.4% falling
25 Romania 0.9% 2016 down 0.1% flat
26 France 0.9% 2016 down 5.5% falling
27 Puerto Rico 0.9% 2005 down 3.3% falling
28 Finland 0.9% 2016 down 3.4% flat
29 Malta 0.9% 2016 up 2.2% flat
30 Republic of Korea 0.9% 2017 up 3.6% rising
31 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% 2020 volatile
32 Slovakia 0.8% 2016 down 4.5% falling
33 Tunisia 0.8% 2015 up 3.2% rising
34 Armenia 0.8% 2020 down 9.7% falling
35 Czechia 0.8% 2016 down 1.6% falling
36 Ireland 0.8% 2016 up 5.0% flat
37 Spain 0.8% 2016 down 1.5% flat
38 Türkiye 0.8% 2019 up 1.7% rising
39 Iceland 0.8% 2013 up 0.2% flat
40 Egypt 0.8% 2019 up 6.8% rising
41 South Africa 0.8% 2020 down 3.3% falling
42 Italy 0.8% 2016 up 1.3% rising
43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% 2016 down 3.5% flat
44 Jamaica 0.8% 2002 up 10.2% rising
45 Kazakhstan 0.8% 2017 down 5.1% falling
46 Palestine, State of 0.8% 2017 up 25.0% rising
47 Georgia 0.8% 2013 up 2.5% rising
48 Sri Lanka 0.8% 2019 up 5.7% flat
49 Thailand 0.8% 2021 down 2.9% rising
50 Mauritius 0.8% 2012 down 6.6% falling
51 Chile 0.8% 2017 down 0.3% flat
52 Kosovo 0.8% 2017 up 29.7% flat
52 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% 2017 up 29.7% flat
54 Rwanda 0.8% 2021 down 22.1% flat
55 Jordan 0.8% 2016 down 5.0% flat
56 Bangladesh 0.8% 2016 up 8.6% rising
57 Pakistan 0.8% 2020 up 4.1% flat
58 Costa Rica 0.7% 2021 up 0.2% rising
59 Greece 0.7% 2016 up 0.4% flat
60 Indonesia 0.7% 2019 up 7.7% rising
61 Mexico 0.7% 2020 up 4.1% rising
62 India 0.7% 2019 up 2.2% rising
63 El Salvador 0.7% 2017 up 5.2% rising
64 Republic of Moldova 0.7% 2021 down 8.5% falling
65 Uruguay 0.7% 2021 down 4.4% rising
66 Nicaragua 0.7% 2014 up 17.8% flat
67 Peru 0.7% 2021 up 8.9% rising
68 Nepal 0.7% 2014 down 0.9% rising
69 Argentina 0.7% 2021 down 4.5% falling
70 Ecuador 0.7% 2021 up 3.6% rising
71 Cambodia 0.6% 2012 up 69.6% rising
72 Paraguay 0.6% 2017 up 6.5% rising
73 Brazil 0.6% 2021 down 6.1% falling
74 Guatemala 0.6% 2011 up 7.5% rising
75 Belize 0.6% 1999 down 16.3% falling
76 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% 2006 down 4.9% falling
77 Honduras 0.6% 2017 up 1.6% flat
78 Colombia 0.6% 2021 up 8.9% flat
79 Uganda 0.5% 2016 up 59.2% rising
80 Panama 0.5% 2021 down 22.2% falling
81 Dominican Republic 0.5% 2013 down 10.8% falling
82 Zambia 0.5% 2015 up 2.6% falling
83 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% 2021 down 12.7% flat
84 Ethiopia 0.5% 2021 up 32.6% rising
85 Madagascar 0.4% 2012 down 35.9% falling
86 Gambia 0.4% 2020 up 113.0% rising
87 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% 2020 down 37.3% rising
88 Ghana 0.4% 2016 up 30.7% rising
89 Mozambique 0.3% 2014 down 56.2% falling
90 Nigeria 0.2% 2012 up 263.0% volatile

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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