Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Korea
Korea: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Korea, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed female population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Korea is 0.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Korea peaked at 0.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.
Korea ranks 35th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of rural employed female population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 1.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 32 Costa Rica 0.9% compare
- 33 Austria 0.9%
- 34 South Africa 0.9% compare
- 36 Nigeria 0.9% compare
- 37 Mexico 0.9% compare
- 38 Belize 0.8%
More reference data data for Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Korea?
- Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Korea was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- How does Korea rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
- Korea ranks 35th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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