Korea vs Low income: Employers, female (% of female employment)

Korea
3.2%
in 2025
Low income
1.8%
in 2025
Korea rank
36th
Low income rank
36th

Employers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Korea
  • Low income
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 3.2% against 1.8% in Low income, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.7 times Low income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 36th and Low income ranks 36th of 187 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 2.9% 1.1% 1.8% Korea
2000s 3.4% 1.1% 2.3% Korea
2010s 3.5% 1.2% 2.3% Korea
2020s 3.1% 1.8% 1.3% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Korea or Low income?
Korea, at 3.2% against 1.8% in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Korea and Low income?
1.4%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Low income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Korea and Low income rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
Korea ranks 36th and Low income ranks 36th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, female (% of female 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

Indicator
Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).