Which has higher employment rate, Burundi or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 79.2% against 77.5% in Burundi as of 2025.

What is the difference in employment rate between Burundi and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

1.7%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Employment rate

Burundi

77.5%

in 2025

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

79.2%

in 2025

Burundi rank

10th

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

8th

Employment rate over time

Burundi
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 79.2% against 77.5% in Burundi, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 10th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	84.0%	79.4%	4.5%	Burundi
2000s	77.3%	79.2%	1.9%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	78.2%	79.2%	1.1%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	78.0%	78.8%	0.8%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment rate, Burundi or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 79.2% against 77.5% in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment rate between Burundi and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 1.7%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for employment rate?: Burundi ranks 10th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment rate
Unit: %
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.