Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income: Labour force (ILO modelled estimates)

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
17,790
in 2027
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income
219,640
in 2027
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
40th
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income rank
39th

Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020082027

How they compare

Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income currently reports 219,640 against 17,790 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 201,850.

That makes Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income's figure about 12.3 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 40th and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income ranks 39th of 188 countries.

Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income Difference Ahead
1990s 13,556 185,697 172,142 Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income
2000s 15,171 199,041 183,870 Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income
2010s 16,731 211,726 194,995 Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income
2020s 17,521 219,259 201,738 Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour force (ilo modelled estimates), Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income, at 219,640 against 17,790 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2027.
What is the difference in labour force (ilo modelled estimates) between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
201,850, with Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
38 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2027.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income rank globally for labour force (ilo modelled estimates)?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 40th and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income ranks 39th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 10,464 data points, 1990–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.