Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre was 0.146 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 0.146 units per square kilometre for labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 0.146 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.105 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
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 34 years of available data.
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.105 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1105 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1122 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1137 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1151 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1166 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1179 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.119 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1214 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1225 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1238 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1252 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1265 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.128 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1294 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1307 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1335 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1348 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1361 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1374 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1386 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1398 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1408 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1419 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.143 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1437 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1416 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1423 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.146 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1126 units per square kilometre | 0.105 units per square kilometre | 0.119 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.126 units per square kilometre | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1389 units per square kilometre | 0.1335 units per square kilometre | 0.1437 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1439 units per square kilometre | 0.1416 units per square kilometre | 0.146 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 25 Kuwait 0.1635 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Comoros 0.1585 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Jamaica 0.1473 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1449 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1423 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Guam 0.142 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 17,790 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 82.13 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,871 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 79.21 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.3313 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2604 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 87.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 78.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 89.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.146 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.146 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.105 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labour force (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 6.3%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labour force (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.
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labour force (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
Labour force (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.