Korea vs OECD: Unemployed population — Unemployment

Korea
830.02 Persons
in 2025
OECD
34,262 Persons
in 2024
Korea rank
1st
OECD rank
1st

Unemployed population — Unemployment over time

  • Korea
  • OECD
020.0k40.0k60.0k198920072025

How they compare

OECD currently reports 34,262 Persons against 830.02 Persons in Korea, a difference of 33,432 Persons.

That makes OECD's figure about 41.3 times Korea's.

Across all 18 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 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea OECD Difference Ahead
2000s 820.09 Persons 40,992 Persons 40,172 Persons OECD
2010s 950.35 Persons 44,762 Persons 43,811 Persons OECD
2020s 917.46 Persons 37,913 Persons 36,995 Persons OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Korea or OECD?
OECD, at 34,262 Persons against 830.02 Persons in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Korea and OECD?
33,432 Persons, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and OECD?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Korea and OECD rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
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 Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed 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. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. 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.