Status in employment in South Korea
South Korea: Status in employment was 77.14 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.14
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
66th
of 186 countries
All-time high
77.14
in 2024
All-time low
63.72
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Status in employment in South Korea, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, status in employment in South Korea stood at 77.14. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, status in employment in South Korea peaked at 77.14 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.72, in 1991.
That places South Korea 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Status in employment in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.72 | — |
| 1992 | 64.2 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 64.68 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 65.14 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 65.62 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 66.03 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 66.42 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 66.62 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 66.9 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.25 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 67.08 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 67.34 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 68.05 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 68.35 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 68.7 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 69.34 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 70.07 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 70.54 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 71.58 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 72.42 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 72.88 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.91 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.53 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 74 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 74.15 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.49 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.6 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.88 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.36 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 75.57 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.09 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.55 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.82 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.14 | +0.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 77.14 is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.72, 89% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 77.14 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.95, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.48 | 63.72 | 66.9 | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.83 | 67.08 | 71.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.92 | 72.42 | 75.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.43 | 75.57 | 77.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More work & labour data for South 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 status in employment in South Korea?
- Status in employment in South Korea was 77.14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest status in employment recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 77.14 in 2024.
- What is the lowest status in employment recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.72 in 1991.
- How does South Korea rank for status in employment?
- South Korea ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is status in employment rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Status in employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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