Korea vs OECD: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force

Korea
16,164 Persons
in 2025
OECD
444,834 Persons
in 2024
Korea rank
1st
OECD rank
1st

Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time

  • Korea
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 444,834 Persons against 16,164 Persons in Korea, a difference of 428,670 Persons.

That makes OECD's figure about 27.5 times Korea's.

Across all 14 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 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea OECD Difference Ahead
2010s 16,143 Persons 422,928 Persons 406,784 Persons OECD
2020s 16,451 Persons 445,286 Persons 428,834 Persons OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force, Korea or OECD?
OECD, at 444,834 Persons against 16,164 Persons in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between Korea and OECD?
428,670 Persons, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and OECD?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Korea and OECD rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
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 Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,266 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.