Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in South Korea
South Korea: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in South Korea, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in South Korea is 0.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in South Korea peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2009.
South Korea ranks 64th of 111 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.
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in South Korea?
- Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in South Korea was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2009.
- How does South Korea rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total?
- South Korea ranks 64th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
- Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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