Israel vs South Korea: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Israel
3.0%
in 2025
South Korea
2.8%
in 2025
Israel rank
148th
South Korea rank
150th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Israel
- South Korea
How they compare
Israel currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in South Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1969 it was South Korea ahead.
Israel ranks 148th and South Korea ranks 150th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 4.8% | 0.3% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.8% | 0.3% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 3.8% | 2.1% | Israel |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 3.2% | 6.6% | Israel |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 3.4% | 7.7% | Israel |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.4% | 2.2% | Israel |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Israel or South Korea?
- Israel, at 3.0% against 2.8% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Israel and South Korea?
- 0.2%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Korea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Israel and South Korea rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Israel ranks 148th and South Korea ranks 150th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.