Employment in services in China
46.5% of employed people in China worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
China, 2025
46.5%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
72.2%
Position in 2025
139th of 182
Employment in services 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 | 46.5% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 46.2% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 46.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 42.4%, the figure has changed by +4.1 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, China has the 139th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for China
All statistics for China
Employment in agriculture
21.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
31.8%
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