Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Korea
Korea: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and was 2.1% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Korea, 1997–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC).
Analysis
Korea recorded 2.1% for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in 2011. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Korea peaked at 2.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.
Korea ranks 22nd of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 2.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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 share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Korea?
- Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Korea was 2.1% in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- How does Korea rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
- Korea ranks 22nd out of 48 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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