Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Korea
Korea: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total was 1.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Korea, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed female population in working age.
Analysis
In 2017, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Korea stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Korea peaked at 1.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2001.
That places Korea 29th out of 94 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, total in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total employed female population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9% | — |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Korea's 1.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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, total in Korea?
- Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Korea was 1.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
- How does Korea rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total?
- Korea ranks 29th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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