Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per was 0.1687 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Republic of 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 Republic of Korea stood at 0.1687 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.1762 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1375 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Republic of Korea 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1377 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1375 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1381 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1396 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1387 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1405 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1411 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1496 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1512 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1504 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1499 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1492 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1525 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.151 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1534 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1553 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1575 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1612 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1652 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1664 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1676 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1689 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1693 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1679 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1688 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1704 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1703 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1721 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1719 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1762 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1755 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1702 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1687 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1413 units per square kilometre | 0.1375 units per square kilometre | 0.1512 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1545 units per square kilometre | 0.1492 units per square kilometre | 0.1652 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1694 units per square kilometre | 0.1664 units per square kilometre | 0.1721 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1726 units per square kilometre | 0.1687 units per square kilometre | 0.1762 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 10 Mauritius 0.222 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Barbados 0.1895 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Puerto Rico 0.1861 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 India 0.1642 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Sri Lanka 0.1517 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Netherlands 0.1471 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Republic of Korea?
- Persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Republic of Korea was 0.1687 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1762 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1375 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per?
- Republic of Korea ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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.