Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre was 0.141 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 0.141 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 0.141 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1039 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1039 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.1057 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1072 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1087 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1102 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1115 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1128 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1138 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1146 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1159 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1169 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1181 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1193 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1207 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.122 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1235 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1248 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1262 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1275 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1289 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1301 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1313 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1325 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1337 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1349 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1381 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1388 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1365 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1371 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1404 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.141 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1098 units per square kilometre | 0.1039 units per square kilometre | 0.1146 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1215 units per square kilometre | 0.1159 units per square kilometre | 0.1275 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1341 units per square kilometre | 0.1289 units per square kilometre | 0.1388 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1387 units per square kilometre | 0.1365 units per square kilometre | 0.141 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 25 Comoros 0.1525 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 0.1455 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Jamaica 0.1429 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1391 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1376 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 El Salvador 0.136 units per square kilometre 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)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2604 % change on previous year (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 931.04 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 3,086 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.3313 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 79.21 (2027)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 89.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 75.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.141 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.141 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1039 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.