Korea vs OECD: Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition

Korea
23,454 Persons
in 2025
OECD
535,737 Persons
in 2025
Korea rank
1st
OECD rank
1st

Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition over time

  • Korea
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 535,737 Persons against 23,454 Persons in Korea, a difference of 512,283 Persons.

That makes OECD's figure about 22.8 times Korea's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 1st and OECD ranks 1st of 3 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea OECD Difference Ahead
1980s 16,528 Persons 305,022 Persons 288,494 Persons OECD
1990s 18,597 Persons 355,258 Persons 336,661 Persons OECD
2000s 20,519 Persons 443,058 Persons 422,540 Persons OECD
2010s 22,481 Persons 478,990 Persons 456,510 Persons OECD
2020s 22,964 Persons 519,128 Persons 496,164 Persons OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full-time and part-time employment based on oecd-harmonized definition, Korea or OECD?
OECD, at 535,737 Persons against 23,454 Persons in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in full-time and part-time employment based on oecd-harmonized definition between Korea and OECD?
512,283 Persons, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and OECD?
37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Korea and OECD rank globally for full-time and part-time employment based on oecd-harmonized definition?
Korea ranks 1st and OECD ranks 1st of 3 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,807 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset based on so-called OECD harmonized definition contains data on full-time and part-time employment according to a common definition of 30-usual weekly hours of work in the main job. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total) In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.