Employment in industry in China
31.8% of employed people in China worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
China, 2025
31.8%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
23.1%
Position in 2025
13th of 182
Employment in industry in China 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 | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.8% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 31.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 29.3%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, China has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for China
All statistics for China
Employment in agriculture
21.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
46.5%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
15.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
64.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
59.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT