Part time employment, total in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Part time employment, total was 31.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Republic of Korea, 2000–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 31.1% for part time employment, total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Republic of Korea peaked at 37.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2000.
That places Republic of Korea 33rd out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +24.9% |
| 2025 | 31.1% | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 16.2% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 21.3% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 29.9% | 37.3% | 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Republic of Korea?
- Part time employment, total in Republic of Korea was 31.1% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for part time employment, total?
- Republic of Korea ranks 33rd out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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, total (% of total 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.