Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio in Korea
Korea: Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio was -18.5 Percentage points in 2020. ▲ Rising
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio in Korea, 1998–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage points.
Analysis
In 2020, labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio in Korea stood at -18.5 Percentage points. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio in Korea peaked at -18.5 Percentage points in 2020 and was at its lowest, -24.4 Percentage points, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percentage points | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -21.6 Percentage points | — |
| 1999 | -20.5 Percentage points | -5.1% |
| 2000 | -23.7 Percentage points | +15.6% |
| 2001 | -23.3 Percentage points | -1.7% |
| 2002 | -23.7 Percentage points | +1.7% |
| 2003 | -24.4 Percentage points | +3.0% |
| 2004 | -23.7 Percentage points | -2.9% |
| 2005 | -23.2 Percentage points | -2.1% |
| 2006 | -22.4 Percentage points | -3.4% |
| 2007 | -22.1 Percentage points | -1.3% |
| 2008 | -21.9 Percentage points | -0.9% |
| 2009 | -22.2 Percentage points | +1.4% |
| 2010 | -22.1 Percentage points | -0.5% |
| 2011 | -22 Percentage points | -0.5% |
| 2012 | -22 Percentage points | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -22.2 Percentage points | +0.9% |
| 2014 | -21.8 Percentage points | -1.8% |
| 2015 | -21.6 Percentage points | -0.9% |
| 2016 | -20.8 Percentage points | -3.7% |
| 2017 | -20.6 Percentage points | -1.0% |
| 2018 | -19.9 Percentage points | -3.4% |
| 2019 | -19.2 Percentage points | -3.5% |
| 2020 | -18.5 Percentage points | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -21.05 Percentage points | -21.6 Percentage points | -20.5 Percentage points | 2 |
| 2000s | -23.06 Percentage points | -24.4 Percentage points | -21.9 Percentage points | 10 |
| 2010s | -21.22 Percentage points | -22.2 Percentage points | -19.2 Percentage points | 10 |
| 2020s | -18.5 Percentage points | -18.5 Percentage points | -18.5 Percentage points | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio in Korea?
- Labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio in Korea was -18.5 Percentage points in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was -18.5 Percentage points in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.4 Percentage points in 2003.
- How does Korea rank for labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2020.
- Is labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio, gender difference. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on participation rate, employment to population ratio and unemployment rate, in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines 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. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). 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.