Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force in Korea
Korea: Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force was 3.78 million Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Korea recorded 3.78 million Persons for labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force in Korea peaked at 3.78 million Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.97 million Persons, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.08 million Persons | 2.97 million Persons | 3.20 million Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 million Persons | 3.23 million Persons | 3.68 million Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 million Persons | 3.68 million Persons | 3.78 million Persons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force in Korea?
- Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force in Korea was 3.78 million Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 million Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.97 million Persons in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides labour market indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by urban-rural territorial typology. Data source and definition The indicators include labour indicators at place of residence by type of territory. Data is based on a labor force survey using ILO methodology and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Territorial typology The OECD classifies TL3 regions as predominantly urban, intermediate or predominantly rural; rural regions can be further split into “close to city” and “remote” (see methodology (pdf)). This typology supports analysis of socio-economic differences across regions. See also the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.