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Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Korea

Korea: Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
3rd
of 30 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.5%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.82001200920172001: 0.539 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.544 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.596 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.619 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.637 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.667 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.74 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.754 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.758 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.755 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.778 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.791 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.801 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.783 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.786 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.8 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2017, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Korea stood at 0.8%.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Korea peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2001.

That places Korea 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 8
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Korea?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Korea was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
How does Korea rank for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total?
Korea ranks 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 415 data points, 1980–2021
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