Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Korea
Korea: Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) was 252.11 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Korea, 2015–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Korea stood at 252.11. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Korea peaked at 562.15 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 252.11, in 2025.
Korea ranks 11th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 458.14 | — |
| 2016 | 472.33 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 502.43 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 522.92 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 540.31 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 562.15 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 534.81 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 420.26 | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 318.96 | -24.1% |
| 2024 | 264.76 | -17.0% |
| 2025 | 252.11 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 499.23 | 458.14 | 540.31 | 5 |
| 2020s | 392.17 | 252.11 | 562.15 | 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 youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Korea?
- Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Korea was 252.11 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 562.15 in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 252.11 in 2025.
- How does Korea rank for youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Korea ranks 11th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Discouraged job-seekers refer to those persons of working age who during a specified reference period were without work and available for work, but did not look for work in the recent past for specific reasons (for example, believing that there were no jobs available, believing there were none for which they would qualify, or having given up hope of finding employment). For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.