France vs South Korea: Employees

France
25,411
in 2025
South Korea
22,318
in 2025
France rank
14th
South Korea rank
16th

Employees over time

  • France
  • South Korea
10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k199320092025

How they compare

France currently reports 25,411 against 22,318 in South Korea, a difference of 3,093.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 16th of 114 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 21,971 10,054 11,917 France
2010s 23,267 16,435 6,832 France
2020s 24,686 21,462 3,223 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employees, France or South Korea?
France, at 25,411 against 22,318 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in employees between France and South Korea?
3,093, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and South Korea?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do France and South Korea rank globally for employees?
France ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 16th of 114 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
114 places, 2,195 data points, 1989–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.