Korea vs Latvia: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Korea
5.0%
in 2025
Latvia
5.0%
in 2025
Korea rank
39th
Latvia rank
38th

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Korea
  • Latvia
02468199120082025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 5.0% against 5.0% in Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 39th and Latvia ranks 38th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 7.1% 3.0% 4.0% Korea
2000s 7.0% 3.6% 3.4% Korea
2010s 6.1% 4.3% 1.8% Korea
2020s 5.0% 4.8% 0.1% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Korea or Latvia?
Latvia, at 5.0% against 5.0% in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Korea and Latvia?
0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latvia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Korea and Latvia rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Korea ranks 39th and Latvia ranks 38th of 187 countries.
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).