Korea - Employment to population ratio

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) in Korea was 26.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 40.00 in 1991, while its lowest value was 25.00 in 2009.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1980 39.89
1981 38.36
1982 38.78
1983 38.56
1984 35.40
1985 35.19
1986 36.37
1987 37.34
1988 36.88
1989 37.51
1990 38.51
1991 40.00
1992 39.56
1993 39.14
1994 39.29
1995 39.62
1996 38.63
1997 37.17
1998 31.54
1999 31.67
2000 32.24
2001 33.91
2002 34.88
2003 34.36
2004 34.59
2005 33.60
2006 30.97
2007 28.49
2008 26.64
2009 25.00
2010 25.70
2011 25.81
2012 26.55
2013 26.30
2014 27.67
2015 28.70
2016 28.77
2017 28.53
2018 28.43
2019 27.75
2020 26.47

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Korea was 26.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 40.27 in 1991, while its lowest value was 25.54 in 2009.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 40.27
1992 39.79
1993 39.46
1994 39.61
1995 39.95
1996 38.93
1997 37.47
1998 31.79
1999 31.93
2000 32.75
2001 34.47
2002 35.44
2003 34.89
2004 35.16
2005 34.30
2006 31.65
2007 29.09
2008 27.29
2009 25.54
2010 26.26
2011 26.27
2012 27.01
2013 26.72
2014 28.07
2015 29.07
2016 29.15
2017 28.91
2018 28.90
2019 28.09
2020 26.81

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) in Korea was 20.37 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 39.95 in 1980, while its lowest value was 16.38 in 2010.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1980 39.95
1981 38.16
1982 37.52
1983 33.62
1984 30.82
1985 28.55
1986 27.82
1987 27.66
1988 25.52
1989 25.78
1990 25.67
1991 28.30
1992 28.73
1993 27.10
1994 28.86
1995 28.77
1996 28.10
1997 26.48
1998 22.06
1999 23.02
2000 22.95
2001 23.39
2002 24.60
2003 23.89
2004 24.32
2005 22.30
2006 20.57
2007 19.41
2008 16.89
2009 16.49
2010 16.38
2011 17.51
2012 18.40
2013 18.99
2014 20.76
2015 21.79
2016 21.81
2017 21.82
2018 20.29
2019 21.69
2020 20.37

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Korea was 21.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 30.20 in 1994, while its lowest value was 17.23 in 2010.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 29.60
1992 30.06
1993 28.51
1994 30.20
1995 30.04
1996 29.27
1997 27.61
1998 23.04
1999 23.97
2000 24.16
2001 24.58
2002 25.78
2003 25.05
2004 25.50
2005 23.52
2006 21.69
2007 20.46
2008 17.87
2009 17.36
2010 17.23
2011 18.30
2012 19.20
2013 19.73
2014 21.52
2015 22.55
2016 22.53
2017 22.52
2018 21.03
2019 22.35
2020 21.01

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) in Korea was 23.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 39.92 in 1980, while its lowest value was 20.94 in 2009.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1980 39.92
1981 38.26
1982 38.17
1983 36.19
1984 33.18
1985 31.99
1986 32.26
1987 32.74
1988 31.52
1989 31.98
1990 32.52
1991 34.56
1992 34.55
1993 33.59
1994 34.50
1995 34.61
1996 33.73
1997 32.19
1998 27.11
1999 27.64
2000 27.94
2001 29.03
2002 30.11
2003 29.49
2004 29.80
2005 28.33
2006 26.10
2007 24.19
2008 22.01
2009 20.94
2010 21.22
2011 21.79
2012 22.61
2013 22.75
2014 24.31
2015 25.35
2016 25.39
2017 25.27
2018 24.53
2019 24.85
2020 23.56

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Korea was 23.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 34.85 in 1995, while its lowest value was 21.20 in 2009.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 34.78
1992 34.79
1993 33.83
1994 34.77
1995 34.85
1996 33.96
1997 32.40
1998 27.30
1999 27.84
2000 28.33
2001 29.37
2002 30.45
2003 29.79
2004 30.13
2005 28.66
2006 26.43
2007 24.54
2008 22.30
2009 21.20
2010 21.46
2011 22.03
2012 22.86
2013 23.01
2014 24.60
2015 25.62
2016 25.66
2017 25.54
2018 24.77
2019 25.08
2020 23.78

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Korea was 51.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 51.92 in 2019, while its lowest value was 26.24 in 1977.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1977 26.24
1978 27.76
1979 27.99
1980 41.25
1981 41.26
1982 42.31
1983 41.87
1984 39.77
1985 40.93
1986 42.20
1987 44.13
1988 44.23
1989 45.70
1990 46.14
1991 46.19
1992 46.11
1993 46.02
1994 46.90
1995 47.56
1996 48.09
1997 48.60
1998 44.39
1999 45.19
2000 47.78
2001 48.51
2002 49.17
2003 48.01
2004 49.17
2005 49.24
2006 49.66
2007 49.72
2008 49.43
2009 48.49
2010 48.62
2011 48.90
2012 49.16
2013 49.52
2014 50.41
2015 50.62
2016 50.79
2017 51.31
2018 51.31
2019 51.92
2020 51.06

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Korea was 51.49 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 51.81 in 2019, while its lowest value was 44.20 in 1998.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 45.94
1992 45.85
1993 45.76
1994 46.67
1995 47.35
1996 47.88
1997 48.41
1998 44.20
1999 44.99
2000 47.60
2001 48.32
2002 48.98
2003 47.82
2004 49.00
2005 49.07
2006 49.50
2007 49.57
2008 49.29
2009 48.35
2010 48.48
2011 48.76
2012 49.01
2013 49.38
2014 50.27
2015 50.47
2016 50.66
2017 51.19
2018 51.18
2019 51.81
2020 50.96
2021 51.49

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Korea was 69.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 74.64 in 1995, while its lowest value was 43.94 in 1977.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1977 43.94
1978 44.56
1979 44.21
1980 71.69
1981 71.47
1982 70.88
1983 69.80
1984 68.69
1985 68.73
1986 68.58
1987 69.71
1988 70.65
1989 71.20
1990 71.86
1991 73.01
1992 73.57
1993 73.20
1994 74.17
1995 74.64
1996 74.40
1997 73.92
1998 69.18
1999 69.08
2000 71.08
2001 71.37
2002 72.62
2003 72.32
2004 72.57
2005 72.13
2006 71.88
2007 71.93
2008 71.33
2009 70.44
2010 70.49
2011 70.93
2012 71.25
2013 71.31
2014 71.94
2015 71.64
2016 71.37
2017 71.37
2018 70.92
2019 70.77
2020 69.92

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Korea was 69.90 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 74.28 in 1995, while its lowest value was 68.78 in 1999.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 72.63
1992 73.16
1993 72.81
1994 73.78
1995 74.28
1996 74.08
1997 73.61
1998 68.88
1999 68.78
2000 70.80
2001 71.10
2002 72.34
2003 72.04
2004 72.31
2005 71.87
2006 71.66
2007 71.71
2008 71.13
2009 70.23
2010 70.29
2011 70.73
2012 71.03
2013 71.10
2014 71.74
2015 71.44
2016 71.18
2017 71.19
2018 70.75
2019 70.61
2020 69.78
2021 69.90

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Korea was 60.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 61.19 in 2019, while its lowest value was 35.16 in 1977.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1977 35.16
1978 36.23
1979 36.17
1980 55.94
1981 55.88
1982 56.08
1983 55.33
1984 53.71
1985 54.34
1986 54.93
1987 56.48
1988 56.99
1989 58.02
1990 58.55
1991 59.14
1992 59.36
1993 59.14
1994 60.06
1995 60.66
1996 60.83
1997 60.87
1998 56.40
1999 56.75
2000 59.07
2001 59.59
2002 60.55
2003 59.81
2004 60.55
2005 60.38
2006 60.49
2007 60.56
2008 60.14
2009 59.22
2010 59.32
2011 59.69
2012 59.98
2013 60.20
2014 60.97
2015 60.93
2016 60.89
2017 61.16
2018 60.94
2019 61.19
2020 60.34

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Korea was 60.67 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 61.19 in 2019, while its lowest value was 56.40 in 1998.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 59.14
1992 59.36
1993 59.14
1994 60.07
1995 60.66
1996 60.84
1997 60.87
1998 56.40
1999 56.76
2000 59.07
2001 59.59
2002 60.55
2003 59.82
2004 60.55
2005 60.37
2006 60.49
2007 60.56
2008 60.14
2009 59.22
2010 59.32
2011 59.69
2012 59.98
2013 60.20
2014 60.97
2015 60.93
2016 60.89
2017 61.16
2018 60.94
2019 61.19
2020 60.34
2021 60.67

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity