Employment in industry in Libya
18.6% of employed people in Libya worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Libya, 2025
18.6%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
97th of 182
Employment in industry in Libya 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 | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.6% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 18.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18.6%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Libya has the 97th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Libya
All statistics for Libya
Employment in agriculture
10.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
71.4%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
18.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
50.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
48.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
33.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT