[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Korea
Korea: [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash was 100.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Korea, 2004–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Korea recorded 100.0% for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 120.3% on the previous year and up 179.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Korea peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2004.
Korea ranks 1st of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.1% | — |
| 2005 | 27.5% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +120.3% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Korea's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.2%, 1.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 25.1% | 39.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 35.8% | 45.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Korea 100.0% compare
More work & labour data for Korea
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 16,840 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 29,824 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.96 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.78 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 97,052 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 65,686 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 62.02 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9719 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.1065 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Korea?
- [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Korea was 100.0% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2004.
- How does Korea rank for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 85 countries with data for 2021.
- Is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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