Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 15.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Republic of Korea, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Republic of Korea stood at 15.2%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Republic of Korea peaked at 20.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2025.
That places Republic of Korea 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 16.2% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.2% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More work & labour data for Republic of 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 manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Republic of Korea?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Republic of Korea was 15.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2025.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Republic of Korea ranks 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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