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

Korea
28,576 Persons
in 2024
United States of America
163,421 Persons
in 2024
Korea rank
1st
United States of America rank
1st

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment over time

  • Korea
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 163,421 Persons against 28,576 Persons in Korea, a difference of 134,845 Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.7 times Korea's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

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

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 11,623 Persons 90,627 Persons 79,004 Persons United States of America
1980s 15,228 Persons 109,820 Persons 94,593 Persons United States of America
1990s 19,754 Persons 127,120 Persons 107,366 Persons United States of America
2000s 22,696 Persons 142,764 Persons 120,067 Persons United States of America
2010s 25,797 Persons 150,074 Persons 124,277 Persons United States of America
2020s 27,852 Persons 158,340 Persons 130,489 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 — total employment, Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 163,421 Persons against 28,576 Persons in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — total employment between Korea and United States of America?
134,845 Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 3 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment. 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 — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,714 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