Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%), South Korea or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 56.6% against 55.7% in South Korea as of 2025.

What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) between South Korea and United Kingdom?

0.9%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?

44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

South Korea vs United Kingdom: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)

South Korea

55.7%

in 2025

United Kingdom

56.6%

in 2025

South Korea rank

57th

United Kingdom rank

54th

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) over time

South Korea
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 56.6% against 55.7% in South Korea, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 57th and United Kingdom ranks 54th of 174 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	42.5%	43.2%	0.6%	United Kingdom
1990s	46.5%	48.7%	2.2%	United Kingdom
2000s	48.9%	50.1%	1.2%	United Kingdom
2010s	50.3%	53.8%	3.5%	United Kingdom
2020s	53.6%	56.1%	2.5%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%), South Korea or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 56.6% against 55.7% in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) between South Korea and United Kingdom?: 0.9%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do South Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?: South Korea ranks 57th and United Kingdom ranks 54th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 4,763 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.