Employment in industry in Czechia
34.9% of employed people in Czechia worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Czechia, 2025
34.9%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
23.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
24.6%
Position in 2025
4th of 182
Employment in industry in Czechia 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 | Czechia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.9% | 23.9% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | 24.2% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | 24.3% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | 24.6% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | 24.8% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | 25.0% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | 25.1% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | 25.1% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | 25.0% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | 25.1% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | 25.1% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | 25.3% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | 25.7% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | 26.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | 26.4% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | 27.1% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | 28.3% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | 28.8% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | 28.7% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | 28.7% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | 29.1% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | 29.3% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | 29.9% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | 30.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 35.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 38.0%, the figure has changed by −3.1 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Czechia has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 23.9%.
More for Czechia
All statistics for Czechia
Employment in agriculture
2.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
62.4%
2025 · World Bank
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
2.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
10.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
0.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
82.9%
2025 · Eurostat