Industry & Services
Industrial employment
SL.IND.EMPL.ZS ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Egypt, South Sudan. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, United Kingdom
- 15.91%2025
- Period covered
- 1991 - 202535 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 31.79%China, 2025
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 1.67%South Sudan, 2023
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
China31.79%2025
Egypt29.36%2025
Italy26.43%2025
Spain19.85%2025
United States18.91%2025
United Kingdom15.91%2025
Netherlands13.76%2025
South Sudan1.67%2023
Year by year values
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| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Egypt | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.91% | 26.43% | 19.85% | 13.76% | 18.91% | 31.79% | 29.36% | |
| 2024 | 16.12% | 26.68% | 20.09% | 14.02% | 19.04% | 31.63% | 29.21% | |
| 2023 | 15.92% | 26.64% | 20.03% | 14.33% | 19.34% | 31.43% | 29.2% | 1.67% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | 26.87% | 20.46% | 14.27% | 19.28% | 30.93% | 28.64% | 1.67% |
| 2021 | 16.92% | 26.64% | 20.67% | 14.1% | 19.18% | 31.53% | 28.36% | 1.71% |
| 2020 | 17.19% | 26.42% | 20.81% | 15.68% | 19.42% | 31.13% | 28.5% | 1.68% |
| 2019 | 18.22% | 25.89% | 20.46% | 15.93% | 19.75% | 30.76% | 28.61% | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 18.08% | 26.09% | 20.27% | 16.08% | 19.7% | 30.36% | 26.86% | 1.69% |
| 2017 | 18.21% | 26% | 20.04% | 16.58% | 19.56% | 29.97% | 26.56% | 1.73% |
| 2016 | 18.46% | 26.12% | 19.69% | 16.11% | 19.6% | 29.64% | 25.5% | 1.78% |
| 2015 | 18.64% | 26.6% | 20.31% | 16.47% | 19.68% | 29.3% | 25.31% | 1.92% |
| 2014 | 18.96% | 26.9% | 19.19% | 16.04% | 19.84% | 29.9% | 24.69% | 2.07% |
| 2013 | 18.85% | 27.05% | 20.12% | 16.69% | 19.8% | 30.1% | 24.38% | 2.07% |
| 2012 | 19.04% | 27.58% | 20.64% | 17.49% | 19.58% | 30.3% | 25.11% | 1.95% |
| 2011 | 19.15% | 28.29% | 21.43% | 16.84% | 19.56% | 29.5% | 23.83% | 2.07% |
| 2010 | 19.19% | 28.61% | 23.19% | 17.7% | 19.49% | 28.7% | 25.67% | 2.15% |
| 2009 | 19.58% | 29.24% | 24.49% | 18.3% | 19.89% | 27.8% | 23.98% | 2.09% |
| 2008 | 21.39% | 29.8% | 27.62% | 19.32% | 21.35% | 27.2% | 23.13% | 2.17% |
| 2007 | 22.16% | 30.13% | 29.11% | 19.77% | 22.02% | 26.8% | 22.63% | 2.15% |
| 2006 | 22.03% | 30.05% | 29.23% | 20.49% | 22.23% | 25.2% | 22.6% | 2.12% |
| 2005 | 22.16% | 30.68% | 29.57% | 21.04% | 22.13% | 23.8% | 22.02% | 2.08% |
| 2004 | 22.42% | 30.84% | 30.21% | 20.08% | 22.25% | 22.5% | 20.47% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 23.46% | 31.76% | 30.71% | 19.91% | 22.29% | 21.6% | 20.29% | 2.03% |
| 2002 | 24.02% | 31.6% | 31.04% | 20.98% | 22.35% | 21.4% | 21.17% | 1.99% |
| 2001 | 24.75% | 31.74% | 31.46% | 21.57% | 22.47% | 22.3% | 21.85% | 1.96% |
| 2000 | 25.26% | 31.79% | 30.83% | 21.57% | 22.67% | 24.65% | 21.86% | 1.93% |
| 1999 | 25.9% | 32.38% | 30.68% | 22.33% | 22.65% | 23% | 23.19% | 1.9% |
| 1998 | 26.75% | 32.73% | 30.51% | 22.76% | 23.07% | 23.5% | 22.86% | 1.9% |
| 1997 | 26.94% | 32.63% | 29.91% | 22.88% | 23.29% | 23.7% | 22.92% | 1.89% |
| 1996 | 27.5% | 33.35% | 29.47% | 23.16% | 23.24% | 23.5% | 24.19% | 1.79% |
| 1995 | 27.51% | 33.66% | 30.2% | 23.35% | 23.36% | 23% | 22.5% | 1.76% |
| 1994 | 27.86% | 33.76% | 30.26% | 23.35% | 23.31% | 22.7% | 22.06% | 1.74% |
| 1993 | 29.47% | 34.11% | 30.99% | 24.09% | 23.42% | 22.4% | 22.26% | 1.76% |
| 1992 | 29.81% | 34.59% | 31.71% | 24.48% | 23.86% | 21.7% | 22.06% | 1.74% |
| 1991 | 30.77% | 34.82% | 32.04% | 24.83% | 24.37% | 21.43% | 21.89% | 1.71% |
World Bank definition
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).
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