Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Post-demographic dividend: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 62.1% against 11.3% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 50.8%.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 5.5 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 45th of 187 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.4% | 15.9% | 45.6% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 14.1% | 47.8% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 12.9% | 48.6% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 11.7% | 50.6% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Post-demographic dividend?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 62.1% against 11.3% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Post-demographic dividend?
- 50.8%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Post-demographic dividend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 45th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.