Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) … square in North Korea
North Korea: Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) … square was 0.0317 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in North Korea, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in North Korea stood at 0.0317 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in North Korea peaked at 0.034 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0239 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places North Korea 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) … square in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0239 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0273 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.028 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0286 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0288 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0294 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0297 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.03 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0317 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0317 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.014 units per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0317 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0281 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | 0.0239 units per square kilometre | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | 0.026 units per square kilometre | 0.0288 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | 0.034 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 75 Sierra Leone 0.0334 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Greece 0.0331 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Tunisia 0.0322 units per square kilometre compare
- 79 Albania 0.0307 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 French Polynesia 0.0303 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Ukraine 0.0294 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 persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in North Korea?
- Persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in North Korea was 0.0317 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.034 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does North Korea rank for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per?
- North Korea ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 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.
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 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
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 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.