Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Korea
Korea: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees was 22,043 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Korea, 1970–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Korea recorded 22,043 Persons for annual population and employment, national concept — employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Korea peaked at 22,043 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,746 Persons, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Korea, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,746 Persons | — |
| 1971 | 3,923 Persons | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 4,005 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 4,153 Persons | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 4,444 Persons | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 4,751 Persons | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 5,140 Persons | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 5,714 Persons | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 6,242 Persons | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 6,479 Persons | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 6,464 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 6,605 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 6,839 Persons | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 7,170 Persons | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 7,631 Persons | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 8,104 Persons | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 8,433 Persons | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 9,191 Persons | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 9,610 Persons | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 10,390 Persons | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 10,950 Persons | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 11,699 Persons | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 11,911 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 11,944 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 12,479 Persons | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 12,899 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 13,200 Persons | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 13,404 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 12,296 Persons | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 12,663 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 13,356 Persons | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 13,659 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 14,206 Persons | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 14,449 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 14,936 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 15,186 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 15,608 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 16,094 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 16,357 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 16,586 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 17,111 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 17,596 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 17,921 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 18,365 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 18,958 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 19,402 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 19,669 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 19,934 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20,084 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 20,440 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 20,332 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 20,753 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 21,502 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 21,828 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 22,043 Persons | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,860 Persons | 3,746 Persons | 6,479 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,044 Persons | 6,464 Persons | 10,390 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,344 Persons | 10,950 Persons | 13,404 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,044 Persons | 13,356 Persons | 16,586 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,948 Persons | 17,111 Persons | 20,440 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,292 Persons | 20,332 Persons | 22,043 Persons | 5 |
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- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 28,769 Persons (2025)
- Unemployed population — Unemployment 830.02 Persons (2025)
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,833 Hours per year per person (2025)
- Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment 22,318 Persons (2025)
- Employment by professional status 28,769 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 58.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment 28,576 Persons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Korea?
- Annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Korea was 22,043 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 22,043 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,746 Persons in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual population and employment, national concept — employees rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org