SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights in Korea
Korea: SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights was 5.63 in 2024. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights in Korea, 2015–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in Korea stood at 5.63.
The figure is up 24.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in Korea peaked at 7 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.54, in 2023.
That places Korea 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.71 | — |
| 2016 | 5.48 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 6.84 | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 7 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.74 | -32.3% |
| 2020 | 4.74 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.56 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 4.56 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.54 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.63 | +24.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 5.63 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.705, 8.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Korea's 5.63 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.58, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.95 | 4.74 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.81 | 4.54 | 5.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 24 Zimbabwe 5.8 compare
- 25 Djibouti 5.76 compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 5.71 compare
- 28 Afghanistan 5.48 compare
- 29 Nicaragua 5.14 compare
- 30 Philippines 5.01 compare
More work & labour data for 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 sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in Korea?
- Sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in Korea was 5.63 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2018.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.54 in 2023.
- How does Korea rank for sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights?
- Korea ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights, freedom of association and collective bargaining. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The indicator measures the level of national compliance with fundamental rights at work (freedom of association and collective bargaining, FACB) for all ILO member states based on six international ILO supervisory body textual sources and also on national legislation. It is based on the coding of textual sources against a list of evaluation criteria and then converting the coding into indicators. The indicator has a range from 0 to 10, with 0 being the best possible score (indicating higher levels of compliance with FACB rights) and 10 the worst (indicating lower levels of compliance with FACB rights). This indicator is not intended as a tool to compare compliance among ILO member States. It should specifically be noted that reporting obligations of an ILO member State to the ILO's supervisory system and thus ILO textual sources are different for ratifying and non‐ratifying ILO member States.