Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Republic of Korea, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 2.8% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Republic of Korea peaked at 3.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2023.
That places Republic of Korea 61st out of 70 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.1% | — |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 6 |
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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)
- 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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Republic of Korea?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Republic of Korea was 2.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2023.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls?
- Republic of Korea ranks 61st out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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