High income vs North Korea: Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- High income
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 5.3% against 3.1% in High income, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.7 times High income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 37th and North Korea ranks 35th of 47 groups.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 5.3% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 5.3% | 1.6% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 5.3% | 1.9% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 5.3% | 2.2% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), High income or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 5.3% against 3.1% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between High income and North Korea?
- 2.2%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do High income and North Korea rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- High income ranks 37th and North Korea ranks 35th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, 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
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).