Japan vs Korea: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 61,850 Persons against 22,318 Persons in Korea, a difference of 39,532 Persons.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.8 times Korea's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st of 33 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46,790 Persons | 10,390 Persons | 36,400 Persons | Japan |
| 1990s | 52,069 Persons | 12,344 Persons | 39,725 Persons | Japan |
| 2000s | 54,118 Persons | 15,044 Persons | 39,074 Persons | Japan |
| 2010s | 56,487 Persons | 18,948 Persons | 37,539 Persons | Japan |
| 2020s | 60,618 Persons | 21,463 Persons | 39,156 Persons | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 61,850 Persons against 22,318 Persons in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment between Japan and Korea?
- 39,532 Persons, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Japan ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3