Employers, aged 15-64, male in Korea

Korea: Employers, aged 15-64, male was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
10th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2003
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Employers, aged 15-64, male in Korea, 2001–2017

00.0250.050.0750.12001200920172001: 0.103 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.104 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.109 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.107 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.106 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.091 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.087 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.088 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.086 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.085 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.086 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.082 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.085 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.083 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.081 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.078 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.1% for employers, aged 15-64, male in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employers, aged 15-64, male in Korea peaked at 0.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.

Korea ranks 10th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Employers, aged 15-64, male in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Employers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
2001 0.1%
2002 0.1% +1.4%
2003 0.1% +4.7%
2004 0.1% -1.8%
2005 0.1% -1.2%
2007 0.1% -14.4%
2008 0.1% -3.8%
2009 0.1% +0.8%
2010 0.1% -2.6%
2011 0.1% -0.8%
2012 0.1% +0.5%
2013 0.1% -4.0%
2014 0.1% +3.3%
2015 0.1% -2.2%
2016 0.1% -2.0%
2017 0.1% -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 7 Tunisia 0.1% compare
  2. 8 Niger 0.1% compare
  3. 9 South Africa 0.1% compare
  4. 11 Greece 0.1% compare
  5. 12 Mongolia 0.1% compare
  6. 13 Italy 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employers, aged 15-64, male in Korea?
Employers, aged 15-64, male in Korea was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest employers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does Korea rank for employers, aged 15-64, male?
Korea ranks 10th out of 106 countries with data for 2017.
Is employers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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