Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Korea
Korea: Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Korea, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
In 2017, non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Korea stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Korea peaked at 0.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
That places Korea 4th out of 94 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 3.8× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More reference data data for Korea
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- 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 non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Korea?
- Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Korea was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Korea rank for non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban?
- Korea ranks 4th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
- Is non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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