Employment in industry in Algeria
32.3% of employed people in Algeria worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Algeria, 2025
32.3%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
11th of 182
Employment in industry in Algeria over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Algeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.3% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 32.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 31.1%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Algeria has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Algeria
All statistics for Algeria
Employment in agriculture
9.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
58.3%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
11.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
29.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
40.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
14.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT