Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in North Korea
North Korea: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 5.9 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in North Korea, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in North Korea stood at 5.9 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in North Korea peaked at 5.9 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.14 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
North Korea ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.14 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 5.2 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.26 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.31 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.35 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.41 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.44 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.49 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.52 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.56 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.6 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.64 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.69 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.74 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.75 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.56 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.67 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 5.87 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 5.9 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8631 units per square kilometre, 6.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 5.9 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.89 units per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.25 units per square kilometre | 5.14 units per square kilometre | 5.35 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.58 units per square kilometre | 5.41 units per square kilometre | 5.75 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.75 units per square kilometre | 5.56 units per square kilometre | 5.9 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 22 Jamaica 6.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Rwanda 5.99 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Saint Lucia 5.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 El Salvador 5.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Japan 5.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Comoros 5.7 units per square kilometre compare
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 5.9 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 5.9 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.14 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does North Korea rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- North Korea ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.