Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Korea
Korea: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 27.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Korea, 2004–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Korea is 27.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Korea peaked at 28.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 2005 | 27.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 25.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 24.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 23.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 25.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 22.92 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 23.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 22.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 21.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 22.22 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 21.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 21.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 24.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 26.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 28.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 27.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 26.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 26.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 27.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 23.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 27.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 20.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 24.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 26.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 28.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Netherlands 25.81 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 1 Peru 78.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Poland 15.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Croatia 8.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Chile 24.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 3 Colombia 23.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 4 Mexico 20.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Korea?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Korea was 27.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2021.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2017.
- How does Korea rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates