Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in South Korea
South Korea: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.021 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in South Korea, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in South Korea is 0.021 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in South Korea peaked at 0.0227 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0203 units per person, in 2020.
That places South Korea 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0226 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0227 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0225 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0219 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0216 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0214 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0212 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0219 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0215 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0224 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0225 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0223 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0224 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0217 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0214 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0203 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0205 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0209 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0215 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0209 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.021 units per person | +0.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.021 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.021 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0223 units per person | 0.0216 units per person | 0.0227 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0219 units per person | 0.0212 units per person | 0.0225 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0208 units per person | 0.0203 units per person | 0.0215 units per person | 6 |
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in South Korea?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in South Korea was 0.021 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0227 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0203 units per person in 2020.
- How does South Korea rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- South Korea ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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.