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Employment in industry, % of total employment: ranking of countries
187 countries ranked by their latest value (2021–2025). Oman is highest at 39.4%; South Sudan is lowest at 1.7%.
World 23.7% (2025)Median country 18.9%187 countries
Jobs in industry: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 187 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
187 shown
| # | Country | Region | Jobs in industry | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 39.4% | 2025 | |
| 2 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 38.0% | 2025 | |
| 3 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 34.9% | 2025 | |
| 4 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 34.9% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 34.8% | 2025 | |
| 6 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 34.7% | 2025 | |
| 7 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 34.5% | 2025 | |
| 8 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.3% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.0% | 2025 | |
| 10 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 32.6% | 2025 | |
| 11 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 32.3% | 2025 | |
| 12 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 32.0% | 2025 | |
| 13 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 31.8% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Nepal | South Asia | 31.3% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 31.1% | 2025 | |
| 16 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 31.1% | 2025 | |
| 17 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 30.6% | 2025 | |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 30.6% | 2025 | |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 30.6% | 2025 | |
| 20 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 30.5% | 2025 | |
| 21 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 30.0% | 2025 | |
| 22 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 29.9% | 2022 | |
| 23 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 29.4% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 28.9% | 2025 | |
| 25 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 28.6% | 2025 | |
| 26 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 27.9% | 2025 | |
| 27 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 27.3% | 2025 | |
| 28 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 27.1% | 2025 | |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 26.8% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.7% | 2025 | |
| 31 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 26.5% | 2025 | |
| 32 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 26.4% | 2025 | |
| 33 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 26.4% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 26.3% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.1% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 26.0% | 2025 | |
| 37 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 26.0% | 2025 | |
| 38 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 26.0% | 2025 | |
| 39 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 25.9% | 2025 | |
| 40 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 25.8% | 2025 | |
| 41 | India | South Asia | 25.8% | 2025 | |
| 42 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.3% | 2025 | |
| 43 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 25.2% | 2021 | |
| 44 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.2% | 2025 | |
| 45 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 24.6% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.6% | 2025 | |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 24.6% | 2025 | |
| 48 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 24.6% | 2025 | |
| 49 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.5% | 2025 | |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.2% | 2025 | |
| 51 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23.8% | 2025 | |
| 52 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 23.4% | 2025 | |
| 53 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 23.3% | 2025 | |
| 54 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 23.2% | 2025 | |
| 55 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.1% | 2025 | |
| 56 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 23.1% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23.1% | 2025 | |
| 58 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.1% | 2025 | |
| 59 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 22.7% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 22.5% | 2025 | |
| 61 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.5% | 2025 | |
| 62 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.5% | 2025 | |
| 63 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 22.4% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 22.2% | 2025 | |
| 65 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 22.0% | 2025 | |
| 66 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 21.8% | 2025 | |
| 67 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.6% | 2025 | |
| 68 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.5% | 2025 | |
| 69 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 21.3% | 2025 | |
| 70 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.2% | 2025 | |
| 71 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.1% | 2025 | |
| 72 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 20.8% | 2025 | |
| 73 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.8% | 2025 | |
| 74 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 20.6% | 2025 | |
| 75 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.6% | 2025 | |
| 76 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 20.4% | 2025 | |
| 77 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.2% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.1% | 2023 | |
| 79 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.0% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 20.0% | 2025 | |
| 81 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 19.9% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 19.9% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 19.9% | 2025 | |
| 84 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.8% | 2025 | |
| 85 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 19.6% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.5% | 2025 | |
| 87 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 19.3% | 2025 | |
| 88 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 19.3% | 2025 | |
| 89 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 19.3% | 2025 | |
| 90 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 19.2% | 2025 | |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.0% | 2025 | |
| 92 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.0% | 2025 | |
| 93 | United States | North America | 18.9% | 2025 | |
| 94 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.9% | 2025 | |
| 95 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.9% | 2025 | |
| 96 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 18.8% | 2025 | |
| 97 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.8% | 2025 | |
| 98 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.8% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Canada | North America | 18.7% | 2025 | |
| 100 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.6% | 2025 | |
| 101 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.5% | 2025 | |
| 102 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.4% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.3% | 2025 | |
| 104 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.3% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 18.2% | 2025 | |
| 106 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 18.2% | 2025 | |
| 107 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 18.2% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.2% | 2025 | |
| 109 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 18.2% | 2025 | |
| 110 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 18.0% | 2025 | |
| 111 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 17.8% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.8% | 2025 | |
| 113 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.7% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 17.7% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.1% | 2025 | |
| 116 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.0% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.0% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Maldives | South Asia | 16.9% | 2025 | |
| 119 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.9% | 2025 | |
| 120 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.9% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 16.8% | 2025 | |
| 122 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.8% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.8% | 2025 | |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.7% | 2025 | |
| 125 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.6% | 2025 | |
| 126 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 16.6% | 2025 | |
| 127 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.6% | 2025 | |
| 128 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.5% | 2025 | |
| 129 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 16.3% | 2025 | |
| 130 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 16.3% | 2025 | |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.2% | 2025 | |
| 132 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.2% | 2025 | |
| 133 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.1% | 2025 | |
| 134 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 15.9% | 2025 | |
| 135 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 15.9% | 2025 | |
| 136 | Bhutan | South Asia | 15.9% | 2025 | |
| 137 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.8% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 15.5% | 2025 | |
| 139 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.3% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.1% | 2025 | |
| 141 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.0% | 2025 | |
| 142 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.8% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.8% | 2025 | |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.7% | 2025 | |
| 145 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.6% | 2025 | |
| 146 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 14.3% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.3% | 2025 | |
| 148 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.2% | 2025 | |
| 149 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 14.0% | 2025 | |
| 150 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 14.0% | 2025 | |
| 151 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.0% | 2022 | |
| 152 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 13.8% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.4% | 2025 | |
| 154 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.7% | 2025 | |
| 155 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 12.7% | 2025 | |
| 156 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 12.6% | 2025 | |
| 157 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 12.6% | 2025 | |
| 158 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.5% | 2025 | |
| 159 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.5% | 2025 | |
| 160 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.5% | 2025 | |
| 161 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.1% | 2025 | |
| 162 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 11.0% | 2025 | |
| 163 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.3% | 2025 | |
| 164 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 10.0% | 2025 | |
| 165 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.9% | 2025 | |
| 166 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.9% | 2025 | |
| 167 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.7% | 2025 | |
| 168 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.3% | 2025 | |
| 169 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.8% | 2025 | |
| 170 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.6% | 2025 | |
| 171 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.5% | 2025 | |
| 172 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.3% | 2025 | |
| 173 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.1% | 2025 | |
| 174 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.0% | 2025 | |
| 175 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 7.9% | 2025 | |
| 176 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 7.6% | 2025 | |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 7.6% | 2025 | |
| 178 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 7.4% | 2025 | |
| 179 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.3% | 2025 | |
| 180 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.3% | 2025 | |
| 181 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.2% | 2025 | |
| 182 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.7% | 2025 | |
| 183 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.4% | 2025 | |
| 184 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.4% | 2025 | |
| 185 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 3.8% | 2025 | |
| 186 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1% | 2025 | |
| 187 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.7% | 2023 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)