Korea vs United States: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population over time
- Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 204.17 million Persons against 32.67 million Persons in Korea, a difference of 171.50 million Persons.
That makes United States's figure about 6.2 times Korea's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.65 million Persons | 211.24 million Persons | 175.59 million Persons | United States |
| 2000s | 38.10 million Persons | 223.92 million Persons | 185.82 million Persons | United States |
| 2010s | 42.86 million Persons | 249.63 million Persons | 206.77 million Persons | United States |
| 2020s | 43.13 million Persons | 254.92 million Persons | 211.79 million Persons | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour indicators levels - regions — population, Korea or United States?
- United States, at 204.17 million Persons against 32.67 million Persons in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour indicators levels - regions — population between Korea and United States?
- 171.50 million Persons, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Korea and United States rank globally for labour indicators levels - regions — population?
- Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
<p>This dataset presents indicators on the size of the labour force, employment, and unemployment in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>