Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Upper middle income: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 16.0% against 7.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 19.1% | 3.4% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.8% | 1.3% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 10.5% | 5.3% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 8.2% | 7.9% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Upper middle income?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 16.0% against 7.6% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Upper middle income?
- 8.4%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Upper middle income rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.