Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in South Korea
South Korea: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 19.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in South Korea, 2000–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, male in South Korea is 19.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 22.8% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in South Korea peaked at 24.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
South Korea ranks 66th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -27.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +32.7% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -22.7% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +22.8% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +35.8% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | -22.8% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 19.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 75% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 19.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.6%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.4% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 18.0% | 24.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More work & labour data for South 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 part time employment, male in South Korea?
- Part time employment, male in South Korea was 19.0% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for part time employment, male?
- South Korea ranks 66th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.