Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 60.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 60.4%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 61.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 1991.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 57.9% | — |
| 1992 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 58.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 60.4% | -0.1% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 60.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.7%, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 60.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.6%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.2% | 57.9% | 60.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 59.8% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 59.8% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 60.4% | 61.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 37 Ghana 61.8% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 61.0% compare
- 39 Bhutan 60.9% compare
- 41 Bangladesh 58.8% compare
- 42 Vanuatu 58.1% compare
- 43 Republic of Moldova 57.8% compare
More work & labour data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 82.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 17,790 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,871 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.56 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.3313 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.555 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 3,086 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2604 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 79.21 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 931.04 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 60.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 1991.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.