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Countries by employment in industry

The share of people in work who work in industry: mining, manufacturing, construction and utilities. 178 countries, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025

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Map: Jobs in industry — World
Highest
39.4%
Oman
Median country
18.9%
half above, half below
Lowest
1.7%
South Sudan
#Country% of jobsYearRegion
1Oman39.4%2025Western Asia
2Qatar38.0%2025Western Asia
=3Bahrain34.9%2025Western Asia
=3Czechia34.9%2025Eastern Europe
5Vietnam34.8%2025South-Eastern Asia
6Iran34.7%2025Southern Asia
7Slovakia34.5%2025Eastern Europe
8Tunisia33.3%2025Northern Africa
9Lesotho33.0%2025Southern Africa
10Romania32.6%2025Eastern Europe
11Algeria32.3%2025Northern Africa
12Slovenia32.0%2025Southern Europe
13China31.8%2025Eastern Asia
14Nepal31.3%2025Southern Asia
=15Belarus31.1%2025Eastern Europe
=15Guyana31.1%2025South America
=17Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6%2025Southern Europe
=17North Macedonia30.6%2025Southern Europe
=17United Arab Emirates30.6%2025Western Asia
20Hungary30.5%2025Eastern Europe
21Poland30.0%2025Eastern Europe
22Egypt29.4%2025Northern Africa
23Cambodia28.9%2025South-Eastern Asia
24Turkmenistan28.6%2025Central Asia
25Bulgaria27.9%2025Eastern Europe
26Turkey27.3%2025Western Asia
27Serbia27.1%2025Southern Europe
28Kyrgyzstan26.8%2025Central Asia
29Eswatini26.7%2025Southern Africa
30Iraq26.5%2025Western Asia
=31Croatia26.4%2025Southern Europe
=31Italy26.4%2025Southern Europe
33Sri Lanka26.3%2025Southern Asia
34Suriname26.1%2025South America
=35Estonia26.0%2025Northern Europe
=35Germany26.0%2025Western Europe
=35Malaysia26.0%2025South-Eastern Asia
38Lithuania25.9%2025Northern Europe
=39India25.8%2025Southern Asia
=39Russia25.8%2025Eastern Europe
41Pakistan25.3%2025Southern Asia
=42Syria25.2%2025Western Asia
=42Ukraine25.2%2021Eastern Europe
=44Austria24.6%2025Western Europe
=44Kuwait24.6%2025Western Asia
=44Portugal24.6%2025Southern Europe
=44Uzbekistan24.6%2025Central Asia
48Mexico24.5%2025Central America
49Trinidad and Tobago24.2%2025Caribbean
50Morocco23.8%2025Northern Africa
51South Korea23.4%2025Eastern Asia
52Tonga23.3%2025Polynesia
53Japan23.2%2025Eastern Asia
=54Cabo Verde23.1%2025Western Africa
=54El Salvador23.1%2025Central America
=54Mongolia23.1%2025Eastern Asia
=54Saudi Arabia23.1%2025Western Asia
58Guatemala22.7%2025Central America
=59Indonesia22.5%2025South-Eastern Asia
=59São Tomé and Principe22.5%2025Middle Africa
=59Senegal22.5%2025Western Africa
62North Korea22.4%2025Eastern Asia
63Thailand22.2%2025South-Eastern Asia
64Albania22.0%2025Southern Europe
65Latvia21.8%2025Northern Europe
66Honduras21.6%2025Central America
67Chile21.5%2025South America
68Armenia21.3%2025Western Asia
69Argentina21.2%2025South America
70Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21.1%2025Caribbean
=71Finland20.8%2025Northern Europe
=71South Africa20.8%2025Southern Africa
73Mauritius20.6%2025Eastern Africa
74Brunei20.4%2025South-Eastern Asia
75Brazil20.2%2025South America
76Lebanon20.1%2023Western Asia
=77Colombia20.0%2025South America
=77Philippines20.0%2025South-Eastern Asia
=79Kazakhstan19.9%2025Central Asia
=79New Zealand19.9%2025Australia and New Zealand
=79Spain19.9%2025Southern Europe
82Bolivia19.8%2025South America
83Switzerland19.6%2025Western Europe
84Congo19.5%2025Middle Africa
=85Australia19.3%2025Australia and New Zealand
=85France19.3%2025Western Europe
87Belgium19.2%2025Western Europe
=88Dominican Republic19.0%2025Caribbean
=88Paraguay19.0%2025South America
=90Afghanistan18.9%2025Southern Asia
=90Gabon18.9%2025Middle Africa
=90United States18.9%2025Northern America
=93Denmark18.8%2025Northern Europe
=93Gambia18.8%2025Western Africa
=93Uruguay18.8%2025South America
96Canada18.7%2025Northern America
97Libya18.6%2025Northern Africa
98Costa Rica18.5%2025Central America
99Rwanda18.4%2025Eastern Africa
=100Benin18.3%2025Western Africa
=100Ghana18.3%2025Western Africa
=102Iceland18.2%2025Northern Europe
=102Ireland18.2%2025Northern Europe
=102Montenegro18.2%2025Southern Europe
=102Myanmar18.2%2025South-Eastern Asia
=102Togo18.2%2025Western Africa
107Bangladesh18.0%2025Southern Asia
=108Norway17.8%2025Northern Europe
=108Somalia17.8%2025Eastern Africa
=110Malta17.7%2025Southern Europe
=110Tajikistan17.7%2025Central Asia
112Jamaica17.1%2025Caribbean
=113Nigeria17.0%2025Western Africa
=113Panama17.0%2025Central America
=115Cuba16.9%2025Caribbean
=115Maldives16.9%2025Southern Asia
=115Nicaragua16.9%2025Central America
=118Peru16.8%2025South America
=118Sweden16.8%2025Northern Europe
=118Venezuela16.8%2025South America
121Burkina Faso16.7%2025Western Africa
=122Ecuador16.6%2025South America
=122Georgia16.6%2025Western Asia
124Namibia16.5%2025Southern Africa
=125Cyprus16.3%2025Western Asia
=125Greece16.3%2025Southern Europe
=127Barbados16.2%2025Caribbean
=127Saint Lucia16.2%2025Caribbean
129Jordan16.1%2025Western Asia
=130Bhutan15.9%2025Southern Asia
=130Samoa15.9%2025Polynesia
=130United Kingdom15.9%2025Northern Europe
133Botswana15.8%2025Southern Africa
134Azerbaijan15.5%2025Western Asia
135Belize15.3%2025Central America
136Israel15.1%2025Western Asia
137Mauritania15.0%2025Western Africa
=138Bahamas14.8%2025Caribbean
=138Comoros14.8%2025Eastern Africa
140Cameroon14.6%2025Middle Africa
141Côte d'Ivoire14.3%2025Western Africa
142Guinea14.2%2025Western Africa
=143Singapore14.0%2025South-Eastern Asia
=143Sudan14.0%2022Northern Africa
145Netherlands13.8%2025Western Europe
146Central African Republic13.4%2025Middle Africa
=147Eritrea12.7%2025Eastern Africa
=147Fiji12.7%2025Melanesia
149Moldova12.6%2025Eastern Europe
150Kenya12.5%2025Eastern Africa
=151Sierra Leone11.5%2025Western Africa
=151Zimbabwe11.5%2025Eastern Africa
153Yemen11.1%2025Western Asia
154Zambia10.3%2025Eastern Africa
155Vanuatu10.0%2025Melanesia
=156Equatorial Guinea9.9%2025Middle Africa
=156Madagascar9.9%2025Eastern Africa
158Guinea-Bissau9.7%2025Western Africa
159Niger9.3%2025Western Africa
160Haiti8.8%2025Caribbean
161Mali8.6%2025Western Africa
162Chad8.5%2025Middle Africa
163Liberia8.3%2025Western Africa
164Tanzania8.1%2025Eastern Africa
165DR Congo8.0%2025Middle Africa
166Papua New Guinea7.9%2025Melanesia
=167Luxembourg7.6%2025Western Europe
=167Solomon Islands7.6%2025Melanesia
169Laos7.4%2025South-Eastern Asia
=170Malawi7.3%2025Eastern Africa
=170Uganda7.3%2025Eastern Africa
172Angola7.2%2025Middle Africa
173Djibouti6.7%2025Eastern Africa
=174Ethiopia6.4%2025Eastern Africa
=174Mozambique6.4%2025Eastern Africa
176Timor-Leste3.8%2025South-Eastern Asia
177Burundi3.1%2025Eastern Africa
178South Sudan1.7%2023Eastern Africa

No World Bank figure for 16 countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Seychelles, Taiwan, Vatican City.

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed, and Antarctica. Highest first.

Place% of jobsStatus
Palestine29.9%Status disputed
New Caledonia20.6%Territory of France
Guam19.3%Territory of United States of America
US Virgin Islands16.6%Territory of United States of America
Puerto Rico14.7%Territory of United States of America
French Polynesia14.3%Territory of France
Hong Kong14.0%Territory of China
Macao11.0%Territory of China

Questions

Which country has the most jobs in industry?
Oman has the most jobs in industry: 39.4% of jobs (2025). Next come Qatar (38.0% of jobs) and Bahrain (34.9% of jobs).
Which country has the fewest jobs in industry?
The South Sudan, with 1.7% of jobs (2023).
What is the typical jobs in industry of a country?
The median of the 178 countries is 18.9% of jobs: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?
The share of people in work who work in industry: mining, manufacturing, construction and utilities. Source: World Bank, mostly 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.