Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 2.56 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Republic of Korea, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Republic of Korea is 2.56, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Republic of Korea peaked at 3.93 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.06, in 2014.
Republic of Korea ranks 37th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.06 | — |
| 2015 | 1.86 | +75.3% |
| 2016 | 1.88 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.08 | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 2.28 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7 | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 3.93 | +45.6% |
| 2021 | 3.79 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 2.88 | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 2.53 | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 2.62 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 2.56 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.98 | 1.06 | 2.7 | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.05 | 2.53 | 3.93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More work & labour data for Republic of 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Republic of Korea?
- Time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Republic of Korea was 2.56 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 in 2014.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Republic of Korea ranks 37th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The time-related underemployment rate conveys the number of persons in time-related underemployment as a percent of the total number of persons in employment. Persons in time-related underemployment comprise all persons in employment, who satisfy the following three criteria during the reference period: a) are willing to work additional hours; b) are available to work additional hours i.e., are ready, within a specified subsequent period, to work additional hours, given opportunities for additional work; and c) worked less than a threshold relating to working time i.e., persons whose hours actually worked in all jobs during the reference period were below a threshold, to be chosen according to national circumstances. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.