Employers, female (% of female employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 2.4%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 2.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1997.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 2.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.3%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 2.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 66 Albania 2.5% compare
- 67 Yemen 2.4% compare
- 68 Austria 2.4% compare
- 70 Saint Lucia 2.4% compare
- 71 United States Virgin Islands 2.4% compare
- 72 Costa Rica 2.4% compare
More work & labour data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 82.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 17,790 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,871 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.56 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.3313 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.555 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 3,086 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2604 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 79.21 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 931.04 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 2.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1997.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, 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), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).