Canada - Industry Employment 2025
18.75%
−0.18% from 2024
Canada's industry employment was 18.75% in 2025, decreased +0.18% from 18.93% in 2024. This was the 85th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Burundi | 3.10% | 0.3% |
| 2nd | Timor-Leste | 3.80% | -0.4% |
| 3rd | Mozambique | 6.44% | 0.2% |
| 4th | Djibouti | 6.68% | 2.3% |
| 5th | Angola | 7.20% | 0.6% |
| 6th | Uganda | 7.30% | 1.0% |
| 7th | Malawi | 7.34% | 0.2% |
| 8th | Lao PDR | 7.41% | 0.2% |
| 9th | Solomon Islands | 7.58% | -0.7% |
| 10th | Luxembourg | 7.64% | -2.3% |
| 11th | Papua New Guinea | 7.87% | 2.2% |
| 12th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 8.02% | 0.2% |
| 13th | Tanzania | 8.10% | 0.7% |
| 14th | Liberia | 8.35% | 0.8% |
| 15th | Chad | 8.50% | -0.6% |
| 16th | Mali | 8.59% | -0.9% |
| 17th | Haiti | 8.80% | -1.2% |
| 18th | Niger | 9.27% | 0.7% |
| 19th | Guinea-Bissau | 9.71% | 0.3% |
| 20th | Madagascar | 9.90% | 0.4% |
| 21st | Equatorial Guinea | 9.93% | -2.1% |
| 22nd | Vanuatu | 10.05% | -2.1% |
| 23rd | Zambia | 10.28% | 2.7% |
| 24th | Macao SAR, China | 10.99% | -1.0% |
| 25th | Yemen, Republic of | 11.13% | -2.0% |
| 26th | Sierra Leone | 11.47% | 1.1% |
| 27th | Zimbabwe | 11.53% | 0.8% |
| 28th | Kenya | 12.48% | 1.3% |
| 29th | Moldova | 12.55% | -0.1% |
| 30th | Channel Islands | 12.65% | -1.1% |
| 31st | Fiji | 12.65% | 0.3% |
| 32nd | Eritrea | 12.74% | 0.6% |
| 33rd | Central African Republic | 13.39% | -0.4% |
| 34th | Netherlands | 13.76% | -1.9% |
| 35th | Singapore | 14.00% | -1.2% |
| 36th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 14.01% | -0.7% |
| 37th | Guinea | 14.15% | 0.9% |
| 38th | Côte d'Ivoire | 14.33% | 2.4% |
| 39th | French Polynesia | 14.33% | -0.3% |
| 40th | Cameroon | 14.61% | 0.2% |
| 41st | Puerto Rico (US) | 14.72% | -1.5% |
| 42nd | Bahamas, The | 14.79% | -0.3% |
| 43rd | Comoros | 14.80% | 0.1% |
| 44th | Mauritania | 15.04% | 0.8% |
| 45th | Israel | 15.15% | -0.8% |
| 46th | Belize | 15.35% | -0.4% |
| 47th | Azerbaijan | 15.54% | 0.7% |
| 48th | Botswana | 15.77% | 0.1% |
| 49th | Bhutan | 15.88% | 2.3% |
| 50th | United Kingdom | 15.91% | -1.3% |
| 51st | Samoa | 15.94% | 3.5% |
| 52nd | Jordan | 16.13% | -0.9% |
| 53rd | Barbados | 16.17% | -0.1% |
| 54th | St. Lucia | 16.21% | -0.1% |
| 55th | Cyprus | 16.27% | -0.5% |
| 56th | Greece | 16.32% | -0.2% |
| 57th | Namibia | 16.55% | 0.5% |
| 58th | Virgin Islands (US) | 16.55% | -1.5% |
| 59th | Georgia | 16.57% | 1.3% |
| 60th | Ecuador | 16.59% | -0.3% |
| 61st | Burkina Faso | 16.67% | 0.3% |
| 62nd | Peru | 16.79% | 0.0% |
| 63rd | Sweden | 16.82% | -1.2% |
| 64th | Nicaragua | 16.88% | -0.2% |
| 65th | Cuba | 16.91% | -0.3% |
| 66th | Maldives | 16.93% | 0.0% |
| 67th | Panama | 17.01% | -0.1% |
| 68th | Nigeria | 17.01% | 1.0% |
| 69th | Jamaica | 17.13% | 0.0% |
| 70th | Tajikistan | 17.66% | 2.2% |
| 71st | Malta | 17.74% | -1.1% |
| 72nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 17.75% | 0.1% |
| 73rd | Norway | 17.84% | -1.2% |
| 74th | Bangladesh | 18.03% | 0.8% |
| 75th | Myanmar | 18.16% | 0.2% |
| 76th | Togo | 18.16% | 0.3% |
| 77th | Ireland | 18.21% | -1.3% |
| 78th | Montenegro | 18.23% | -0.3% |
| 79th | Iceland | 18.24% | -0.9% |
| 80th | Ghana | 18.26% | 2.1% |
| 81st | Benin | 18.32% | 0.2% |
| 82nd | Rwanda | 18.41% | 1.6% |
| 83rd | Costa Rica | 18.48% | -0.7% |
| 84th | Libya | 18.63% | 3.0% |
| 85th | Canada | 18.75% | -1.0% |
| 86th | Uruguay | 18.78% | 0.0% |
| 87th | Gambia, The | 18.80% | 0.6% |
| 88th | Denmark | 18.80% | -1.0% |
| 89th | Gabon | 18.85% | 0.5% |
| 90th | Afghanistan | 18.90% | -0.8% |
| 91st | United States | 18.91% | -0.7% |
| 92nd | Paraguay | 18.95% | 0.2% |
| 93rd | Dominican Republic | 18.97% | -0.5% |
| 94th | Belgium | 19.25% | -1.4% |
| 95th | Guam | 19.26% | -0.5% |
| 96th | Australia | 19.29% | -0.3% |
| 97th | France | 19.34% | -1.0% |
| 98th | Congo, Republic of | 19.48% | -0.2% |
| 99th | Switzerland | 19.59% | -1.3% |
| 100th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 19.79% | -0.8% |
| 101st | Spain | 19.85% | -1.2% |
| 102nd | Kazakhstan | 19.89% | 0.2% |
| 103rd | New Zealand | 19.94% | -0.6% |
| 104th | Philippines | 19.96% | 2.4% |
| 105th | Colombia | 20.00% | -0.1% |
| 106th | Brazil | 20.21% | -0.4% |
| 107th | Brunei Darussalam | 20.39% | -0.3% |
| 108th | Mauritius | 20.62% | -1.7% |
| 109th | New Caledonia | 20.65% | -2.1% |
| 110th | South Africa | 20.76% | -0.2% |
| 111th | Finland | 20.84% | -0.6% |
| 112th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.13% | 0.3% |
| 113th | Argentina | 21.18% | 0.3% |
| 114th | Armenia | 21.30% | 1.9% |
| 115th | Chile | 21.50% | -0.8% |
| 116th | Honduras | 21.64% | -0.7% |
| 117th | Latvia | 21.84% | -0.6% |
| 118th | Albania | 21.98% | 0.9% |
| 119th | Thailand | 22.24% | -0.1% |
| 120th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 22.41% | -0.5% |
| 121st | Senegal | 22.50% | 1.1% |
| 122nd | São Tomé and Principe | 22.52% | 0.2% |
| 123rd | Indonesia | 22.53% | 1.1% |
| 124th | Guatemala | 22.71% | 0.8% |
| 125th | Cabo Verde | 23.07% | 0.8% |
| 126th | Saudi Arabia | 23.07% | 0.0% |
| 127th | Mongolia | 23.09% | 0.7% |
| 128th | El Salvador | 23.14% | -0.6% |
| 129th | Japan | 23.23% | -0.5% |
| 130th | Tonga | 23.34% | 0.2% |
| 131st | Korea | 23.38% | -1.2% |
| 132nd | Morocco | 23.83% | 0.8% |
| 133rd | European Union | 23.91% | -1.1% |
| 134th | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.18% | -0.1% |
| 135th | Mexico | 24.52% | -0.7% |
| 136th | Portugal | 24.55% | -0.9% |
| 137th | Uzbekistan | 24.61% | 0.9% |
| 138th | Kuwait | 24.61% | -0.4% |
| 139th | Austria | 24.65% | -0.7% |
| 140th | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.20% | -0.9% |
| 141st | Pakistan | 25.26% | 0.3% |
| 142nd | India | 25.82% | 1.8% |
| 143rd | Russian Federation | 25.83% | -0.5% |
| 144th | Lithuania | 25.90% | -0.3% |
| 145th | Malaysia | 25.96% | -0.2% |
| 146th | Germany | 25.97% | -1.2% |
| 147th | Estonia | 26.00% | -1.7% |
| 148th | Suriname | 26.10% | -0.1% |
| 149th | Sri Lanka | 26.30% | 0.9% |
| 150th | Croatia | 26.36% | -1.1% |
| 151st | Italy | 26.43% | -1.0% |
| 152nd | Iraq | 26.54% | -0.9% |
| 153rd | Eswatini | 26.73% | 2.5% |
| 154th | Kyrgyz Republic | 26.82% | 1.3% |
| 155th | Serbia | 27.07% | -0.1% |
| 156th | Türkiye | 27.29% | -0.3% |
| 157th | Bulgaria | 27.88% | -0.9% |
| 158th | Turkmenistan | 28.57% | -0.4% |
| 159th | Cambodia | 28.87% | 1.5% |
| 160th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 29.36% | 0.5% |
| 161st | Poland | 30.03% | -0.6% |
| 162nd | Hungary | 30.53% | -0.9% |
| 163rd | United Arab Emirates | 30.59% | 0.1% |
| 164th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.60% | -0.1% |
| 165th | North Macedonia | 30.63% | -0.1% |
| 166th | Belarus | 31.06% | 0.1% |
| 167th | Guyana | 31.09% | 2.1% |
| 168th | Nepal | 31.28% | 0.8% |
| 169th | China | 31.79% | 0.5% |
| 170th | Slovenia | 31.97% | -0.3% |
| 171st | Algeria | 32.26% | 0.4% |
| 172nd | Romania | 32.57% | -0.3% |
| 173rd | Lesotho | 33.04% | -0.2% |
| 174th | Tunisia | 33.28% | 0.1% |
| 175th | Slovak Republic | 34.53% | -1.2% |
| 176th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 34.70% | -0.7% |
| 177th | Viet Nam | 34.83% | 1.5% |
| 178th | Czechia | 34.89% | -1.2% |
| 179th | Bahrain | 34.91% | -0.4% |
| 180th | Qatar | 38.02% | -0.5% |
| 181st | Oman | 39.44% | -0.2% |
FAQ
What was Canada's industry employment in 2025?▾
Canada's industry employment in 2025 was 18.75%. This ranked 85th globally.
How did Canada's industry employment change in 2025?▾
Canada's industry employment decreased by 1.0% in 2025 compared to 2024.
Which country had the highest industry employment in 2025?▾
Oman had the highest industry employment in 2025 at 39.44%.
What is the industry employment of Canada in 2025?▾
The industry employment of Canada in 2025 was 18.75%. This ranked 85th globally.
How does 2025 compare to 2024 for Canada's industry employment?▾
Canada's industry employment went from 18.93% in 2024 to 18.75% in 2025, a 1.0% decrease.
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