Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Korea
Korea: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 15.83 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Korea, 1985–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
Korea recorded 15.83 Percentage of full-time employment for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Korea peaked at 26.04 Percentage of full-time employment in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15.63 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.88 Percentage of full-time employment | 24.88 Percentage of full-time employment | 24.88 Percentage of full-time employment | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.79 Percentage of full-time employment | 22.26 Percentage of full-time employment | 23.41 Percentage of full-time employment | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.86 Percentage of full-time employment | 24.2 Percentage of full-time employment | 26.04 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.61 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.96 Percentage of full-time employment | 24.71 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.11 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.63 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.94 Percentage of full-time employment | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 4 United Kingdom 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 5 United States 22.51 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 6 Hungary 22.06 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 7 Peru 21.25 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 8 India 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 9 Malta 19.91 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 10 Canada 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Korea?
- Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Korea was 15.83 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.04 Percentage of full-time employment in 2007.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.63 Percentage of full-time employment in 2021.
- How does Korea rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Korea ranks 7th out of 9 groups with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.