High income vs Korea: Employers, total (% of total employment)

High income
3.1%
in 2025
Korea
5.0%
in 2025
High income rank
37th
Korea rank
39th

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • High income
  • Korea
02468199120082025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 5.0% against 3.1% in High income, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.6 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 37th and Korea ranks 39th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 3.9% 7.1% 3.2% Korea
2000s 3.7% 7.0% 3.3% Korea
2010s 3.4% 6.1% 2.8% Korea
2020s 3.1% 5.0% 1.9% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), High income or Korea?
Korea, at 5.0% against 3.1% in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between High income and Korea?
1.9%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Korea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do High income and Korea rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
High income ranks 37th and Korea ranks 39th 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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Indicator
Employers, total (% of total 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).