Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Korea
Korea: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment was 4,514 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Korea, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Korea recorded 4,514 Persons for long usual weekly working hours — employment in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long usual weekly working hours — employment in Korea peaked at 11,445 Persons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4,343 Persons, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Korea, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,308 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 11,445 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 11,127 Persons | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 10,727 Persons | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 10,597 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 10,315 Persons | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 10,322 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9,975 Persons | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 9,342 Persons | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 9,110 Persons | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 8,824 Persons | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 8,321 Persons | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 8,592 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 7,583 Persons | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 8,207 Persons | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 8,198 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7,727 Persons | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 7,562 Persons | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 6,613 Persons | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 6,124 Persons | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 5,137 Persons | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 4,902 Persons | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 4,722 Persons | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 4,850 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 4,343 Persons | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 4,514 Persons | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,427 Persons | 9,110 Persons | 11,445 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,775 Persons | 6,124 Persons | 8,824 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,745 Persons | 4,343 Persons | 5,137 Persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long usual weekly working hours — employment in Korea?
- Long usual weekly working hours — employment in Korea was 4,514 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 11,445 Persons in 2001.
- What is the lowest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,343 Persons in 2024.
- How does Korea rank for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Korea ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is long usual weekly working hours — employment rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.