Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in North Korea
North Korea: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0269 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in North Korea, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.0269 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in North Korea peaked at 0.0269 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0254 units per person, in 2005.
That places North Korea 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0254 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0255 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0257 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0258 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0259 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0261 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0261 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0262 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0262 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0263 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0264 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0264 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0265 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0267 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0266 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0256 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.026 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0268 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0269 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0269 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0269 units per person | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0269 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0138 units per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0269 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0257 units per person | 0.0254 units per person | 0.0259 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0263 units per person | 0.0261 units per person | 0.0267 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0265 units per person | 0.0256 units per person | 0.0269 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More work & labour data for North Korea
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 17,790 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 82.13 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,871 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.555 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.56 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 3,086 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 931.04 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 79.21 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.3313 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2604 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in North Korea?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in North Korea was 0.0269 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0269 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0254 units per person in 2005.
- How does North Korea rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- North Korea ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.