High income vs South Korea: Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- High income
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 5.0% against 3.1% in High income, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.6 times High income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 37th and South Korea ranks 39th of 47 groups.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 7.1% | 3.2% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 7.0% | 3.3% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 6.1% | 2.8% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 5.0% | 1.9% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), High income or South Korea?
- South 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 South Korea?
- 1.9%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and South Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do High income and South Korea rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- High income ranks 37th and South 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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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).