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

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.

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

79.2%

in 2025

Nigeria

80.0%

in 2025

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

8th

Nigeria rank

6th

Employment rate over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 80.0% against 79.2% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	79.4%	80.2%	0.8%	Nigeria
2000s	79.2%	79.3%	0.1%	Nigeria
2010s	79.2%	77.5%	1.7%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	78.8%	78.1%	0.6%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment rate, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 80.0% against 79.2% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment rate between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Nigeria?: 0.8%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Nigeria?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Nigeria rank globally for employment rate?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th 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.