Korea vs United States of America: Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed

Korea
6,533 Persons
in 2024
United States of America
9,539 Persons
in 2019
Korea rank
1st
United States of America rank
3rd

Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed over time

  • Korea
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 9,539 Persons against 6,533 Persons in Korea, a difference of 3,006 Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.5 times Korea's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 3 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 6,765 Persons 7,561 Persons 796.1 Persons United States of America
1980s 7,185 Persons 9,335 Persons 2,150 Persons United States of America
1990s 7,409 Persons 10,366 Persons 2,957 Persons United States of America
2000s 7,653 Persons 10,241 Persons 2,588 Persons United States of America
2010s 6,849 Persons 9,531 Persons 2,682 Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — self employed, Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 9,539 Persons against 6,533 Persons in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — self employed between Korea and United States of America?
3,006 Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — self employed?
Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 3 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,669 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org