Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in North Korea
North Korea: Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per was 0 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in North Korea, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in North Korea is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in North Korea peaked at 0 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2023.
That places North Korea 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More work & labour data for North Korea
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 17,790 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,871 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 82.13 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.3313 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 79.21 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2604 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 77.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 91.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 82.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 86.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in North Korea?
- Time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in North Korea was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2023.
- How does North Korea rank for time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per?
- North Korea ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.