Employment in industry in Ukraine

25.2% of employed people in Ukraine worked in industry in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2014.

Measure: Employment in industry Unit: % of total employment Data: 1991 to 2021 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Ukraine is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Ukraine, 2021 25.2% % of total employment
Change from 2020 +0.5percentage points 2020: 24.7%
World, 2021 23.6% Official aggregate

Employment in industry in Ukraine 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.

Employment in industry (% of total employment), 2001 to 2025
Period UkraineWorld
2025 – 23.7%
2024 – 23.6%
2023 – 23.5%
2022 – 23.6%
2021 25.2% 23.6%
2020 24.7% 23.3%
2019 25.0% 23.5%
2018 24.3% 23.5%
2017 24.5% 23.4%
2016 24.5% 23.3%
2015 24.9% 23.3%
2014 26.3% 23.5%
2013 26.7% 23.5%
2012 27.8% 23.6%
2011 27.6% 23.2%
2010 27.6% 22.9%
2009 27.9% 22.5%
2008 27.9% 22.6%
2007 27.9% 22.5%
2006 27.7% 21.9%
2005 27.3% 21.4%
2004 27.1% 21.0%
2003 26.6% 20.6%
2002 26.2% 20.6%
2001 25.9% 20.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 24.7% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 27.6%, the figure has changed by −2.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 23.6%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Labour Organization, ILO Modelled Estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SL.IND.EMPL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1991 to 2021 for Ukraine
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Labour Organization, ILO Modelled Estimates