Employment in industry in Australia
19.3% of employed people in Australia worked in industry in 2025.
Australia, 2025
19.3%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
85th of 182
Employment in industry in Australia 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 | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.3% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 19.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 20.1%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Australia has the 85th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
Employment in agriculture
2.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
78.5%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
9.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
66.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
62.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT