Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.
Analysis
In 2017, informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.
That places Republic of Korea 36th out of 40 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -34.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More reference data data for Republic of Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (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) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0294 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea?
- Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, total?
- Republic of Korea ranks 36th out of 40 countries with data for 2017.
- Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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