Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Korea
Korea: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 16.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Korea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Korea is 16.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Korea peaked at 32.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2025.
Korea ranks 120th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 32.0% | — |
| 1992 | 31.5% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 30.9% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 30.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 29.4% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 28.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | -1.5% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 16.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.6%, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Korea's 16.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.5%, 47% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 28.4% | 32.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 23.0% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.6% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.2% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More work & labour data for 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Korea?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Korea was 16.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2025.
- How does Korea rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Korea ranks 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.