Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Employment to population ratio

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

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 70.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 72.98 in 1997, while its lowest value was 70.36 in 1991.

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.

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Year Value
1991 70.36
1992 71.18
1993 71.55
1994 71.63
1995 72.08
1996 72.41
1997 72.98
1998 72.84
1999 71.93
2000 72.01
2001 71.60
2002 71.64
2003 71.54
2004 71.45
2005 71.17
2006 71.48
2007 71.72
2008 71.59
2009 71.69
2010 71.94
2011 71.73
2012 71.78
2013 71.65
2014 71.69
2015 71.79
2016 71.37
2017 71.85
2018 72.54
2019 72.79
2020 70.99

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

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 69.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 72.67 in 1992, while its lowest value was 69.21 in 2020.

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.

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Year Value
1991 72.64
1992 72.67
1993 72.42
1994 72.13
1995 72.01
1996 71.84
1997 71.72
1998 71.26
1999 70.77
2000 70.76
2001 70.66
2002 70.70
2003 70.72
2004 70.82
2005 70.79
2006 70.84
2007 70.91
2008 70.87
2009 70.88
2010 70.95
2011 70.84
2012 70.76
2013 70.73
2014 70.68
2015 70.64
2016 70.42
2017 70.64
2018 70.80
2019 70.85
2020 69.21

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

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 70.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 72.34 in 1997, while its lowest value was 70.08 in 2020.

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 71.52
1992 71.94
1993 71.99
1994 71.88
1995 72.05
1996 72.12
1997 72.34
1998 72.03
1999 71.34
2000 71.37
2001 71.12
2002 71.16
2003 71.12
2004 71.13
2005 70.98
2006 71.15
2007 71.31
2008 71.22
2009 71.28
2010 71.43
2011 71.28
2012 71.26
2013 71.18
2014 71.18
2015 71.21
2016 70.89
2017 71.23
2018 71.65
2019 71.80
2020 70.08

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

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 75.11 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 76.33 in 2019, while its lowest value was 74.94 in 1991.

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 74.94
1992 75.30
1993 75.47
1994 75.52
1995 75.77
1996 75.95
1997 76.24
1998 76.24
1999 75.89
2000 75.94
2001 75.78
2002 75.81
2003 75.74
2004 75.71
2005 75.59
2006 75.72
2007 75.78
2008 75.73
2009 75.80
2010 75.90
2011 75.82
2012 75.80
2013 75.77
2014 75.80
2015 75.87
2016 75.73
2017 75.94
2018 76.21
2019 76.33
2020 75.19
2021 75.11

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

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 83.99 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 84.82 in 1992, while its lowest value was 83.66 in 2020.

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 84.78
1992 84.82
1993 84.76
1994 84.70
1995 84.71
1996 84.67
1997 84.63
1998 84.48
1999 84.34
2000 84.38
2001 84.38
2002 84.40
2003 84.40
2004 84.45
2005 84.46
2006 84.46
2007 84.47
2008 84.47
2009 84.45
2010 84.51
2011 84.45
2012 84.38
2013 84.39
2014 84.42
2015 84.43
2016 84.40
2017 84.47
2018 84.55
2019 84.57
2020 83.66
2021 83.99

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

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 79.40 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 80.32 in 2019, while its lowest value was 79.28 in 2020.

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 79.64
1992 79.85
1993 79.91
1994 79.91
1995 80.05
1996 80.13
1997 80.26
1998 80.19
1999 79.94
2000 79.98
2001 79.90
2002 79.93
2003 79.90
2004 79.91
2005 79.86
2006 79.93
2007 79.96
2008 79.94
2009 79.97
2010 80.05
2011 79.98
2012 79.94
2013 79.93
2014 79.97
2015 80.01
2016 79.92
2017 80.06
2018 80.24
2019 80.32
2020 79.28
2021 79.40

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity