NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … square in North Korea
North Korea: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … square was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in North Korea, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in North Korea stood at 0.0028 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in North Korea peaked at 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
North Korea ranks 73rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … square in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0028 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0027 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0028 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0022 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 70 Costa Rica 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
- 71 Belgium 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
- 72 South Africa 0.0029 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Cameroon 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Equatorial Guinea 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for North Korea
- 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)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.555 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.56 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 3,086 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 931.04 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in North Korea?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in North Korea was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does North Korea rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- North Korea ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) 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.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 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
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) 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.